Had a little bit of everything --- the English goings-on was as good as ever I have read. Some of the stories went on too long -- to the point they became boring. Others were very intense and eroitic.

First ... this 635 page bok published originally by Carrol & Graf THE erotic book publishers of the English language makes it somewhat a favorite of mine ....

There are 27 excerpts of books that give the reader a taste of the storyline ... The reason that I rate this book as five stars is that this is a true anthology of erotic literature from books and authors that have been PUBLISHED. In so many compilations on the market listed as 'The Best of .... ' I give them one star since many of the contributers are unknown and the stories pure erotic garbage.

Of the 27 excerpts more than half of them are from books and authors that I have rated as five star material .... So, for the afficionado and connosieur of erotic writings this is a great way to get a taste of the story, and the authors style, without having to kick out the money for the whole book ...

First ... this 635 page bok published originally by Carrol & Graf THE erotic book publishers of the English language makes it soemwaht a favorite of mine ....

There are 27 excerpts from the same number of books that give the reader a taste of the storyline of the book ... For the aficionados this book may be boring but then just consider that you are looking for a nugget of eroticism without buying the book ... ....

The Author give the beginning Bible student concise insight from the book of Revelation. He gives many references from which he draws his conclusions. The Author gives a step-by-step chronological approach that most Bible students will like.

Dake is/was a master of musical lyricism. I find myself saying "w00t" repeatedly when I read his theological treatises. This book is an eschatology primer for those "in the know."

Being a teenager wanting to learn more about the Bible and especially Revelations, this book has taught me what to expect. It also taught me the concepts in detail of the very mistifying book of REVELATIONS!It's a great book and I highly recommennd it.

Sorel's most famous work is an interesting conflation of Marxism and XIXth century Romanticism. Like most socialist literature it idealizes the "worker" as an heroic figure standing astride history.

The book advocates syndicalism (a system in which industrial workers' unions are the vehicles of political power), but it eschews the pseudoscientific rhetoric favored by Marx and Lenin. Sorel is not particularly strong on economics, and he knows it.

What he does know is cultural history and he advocates political rebellion through violence and mythmaking. The book is essentially a broadside against Jaures and the calculative, creeping parliamentary socialism of fin de siecle France. He finds Jaures and his methods to be too meek and compromising. He characterizes parliamentarism (accurately) as a system of endless debate, dealmaking and "selling out". Sorel advocates revolutionary violence as a means to both power and the creation of a new mythic order. He correctly observes that the Jacobins were violent and bloody, yet they managed to create a mythology for the French Revolution which still held a strong cultural resonance in his day.

Direct action, mythmaking and ruthless bloodshed were the means Sorel recommended for revolution. His ideas went largely unacted upon in France, but the anarchosyndicalists of Spain took him quite seriously.

His greatest disciple however, was a young socialist named Benito Mussolini. Mussolini's Fascist movement was based upon direct action and inspired by a myth of a resurgent Roman Empire. Mussolini made explicit reference, again and again, to the importance of myth in revolutionary struggle.

Sorel inadvertently became the prophet of revolutionary Fascism.

Two asides: (a) there is no reason for corporate executives to keep this book by their bedsides - it contains nothing of economic value, and its ideology is thoroughly exhausted and devoid of contemporary relevance; (b) Sorel is one of the few French intellectuals besides Tocqueville who seemed to have a healthy respect for America and the American economic miracle.

"Reflections on violence" was written in 1908 by Georges Sorel, and gives us a good idea of what revolutionary syndicalism was like to him. Even if this book isn't widely read, it is quite important in the history of political ideas. It is a little difficult to read sometimes, because it was the result of many articles that the author had written regarding many subjects. When he finally put them together he didn't rewrite them, because he believed that to be good, reading must be an exercise that implies a certain amount of work. Well, he achieved his aim, but all the same the book is well worth the effort.

In "Reflections on violence" Sorel gives great importance to the idea of social myth, because according to him, myths can lead everybody's energy towards a given aim. In his opinion, there is an enormous difference between myths and utopias, because myths don't only describe an ideal, but try to reach it. Through utopia you tear yourself from the world, with a myth you transform it (and transforming it you find yourself, because man is creative activity).

Sorel thinks that myths are not rational, and because of that they cannot be judged intellectually. One of those myths is the myth of the general strike. He believed that particular myth could give the proletariat (through syndicalism) enough strenght to fight against the bourgeoisie. Sorel also affirms that violence is positive, because while force gives the workers chains, the violence directed at that force frees them.

In conclusion, I must say I liked this book. When he highlights the importance of myth, I guess he also somehow stresses the tendency human beings have to dedicate their life to an ideal, a cause. And that ideal is likely to be of the utmost importance to us, because our beliefs make us. That is the reason why it is so important to choose the right ideal, the right cause. The problem is that Sorel doesn't measure the truth of each myth, but merely its efficacy, and by doing so opens the way for all kind of disasters. How can we expect even a little bit of rationality from social life if the ultimate end of that life cannot be evaluated rationally?. And if we cannot understand intellectually our aim (the myth), how can we realise if it is legitimate?. If you can, read this book... It'll make you think !!!

This book, should be studies in conjunction with books on violence. It illuminates that despite today's pacifity within the labour movement, circumstances (as exist in these modern times), justify resorting to 'activism'. A reading of Sorel's expose of the machinations of Socialists, the Middle Classes, et al clearly show that in these years of 'Neo-Liberalist' ideology and the guises of Capitalism under the new cloak of 'Globalisation' ..... nothing has changed for the great swaith of working poor, dumbing down or buying off Trade Unions etc etc.

This book should be required reading of anyone who aspires to a pro-active approach to conditions surrounding work and Labour.

It would be useful for corporate executives and polticians to keep this book permanently by their bedsides.

This book was my introduction to Access 97.As such, it did a fine job of explaining concepts of databases and Access. Found some of the examples and walk throughs to be needlessly confusing, as they were not in a logically progressive order. Took me a week to learn how to setup a workgroup for a split database on a network. Now that I know it, it should have taken me at most 20 minutes! Such a simple thing made so complicated.... Otherwise, it's a great resource.

This book is excellent because it thoroughly described MS Access 97. It is a valuable reference book. I give this book five stars!

I have used Roger Jennings books on Access since Access Ver 2.0. I find these books to be very thorough and well written. They are designed to be both a study guide and a reference manual and I feel these books fulfill both functions very well. As long as Roger Jennings is writing books on Access, I will consider no others unless they are very specialized in only 1 aspect of Access use. This book is among the best written books on any computer topic that I have seen. I wish we had more authors like Roger Jennings.... We would definitely have less confusion in the computer industry. Definitely a best buy in my opinion

Hmmmm. I'm not sure about this book. Is it believable? Sort of. Is it well wwritten? Sort of. Is it true? Maybe. I just don't get good vibes from this book......maybe it's just me. It is a very small book which is over priced, and that alone is a warning signal. So, bottom line.......check it out for yourself, if you don't mind paying too much.

This book so captivated me with its vivid detail of past lives! The most difficult thing for me to do was put the book down at night to sleep! It is an awakening of the possibilities of understanding the reasoning behind present repetitive behavior and the link of similarities in past lives. You learn that to understand these past lives can indeed give you relief in a currant situation of which no conventional therapies have been able to. My mother, who has had difficulty believing in the past life theory has picked the book up and is devouring the chapters over and over again. Definitely well written and easily read!

I found this to be one of the most exciting books I have ever read. It held my attention from the very first page. I could not put it down. It really made me understand that some of the habits I have today may be carried over from one of my past lives! I didn't want this book to end!!!

In his preface to this book, Irving Younger applauds Darrow's systematic annihilation of poor, befuddled Bryan. "Analysis of this kind of drama is irrelevant. One can only smile, admire, and wonder," he says. Although Younger declined to analyze Darrow's examination of Bryan, the contemporary press (most of whom staunchly supported teaching evolution) were not so reticent to judge. Edward J. Larsen, in the Pultizer Prize winning history of the trial, "Summer for the Gods," summed it up thus: "[T]he nation's press initially saw little of lasting significance in the trial [whose centerpiece was Darrow's examination of Bryan] beyond its having exposed Bryan's empty head and Darrow's mean spirit." p. 202.

Some quotes from contemporary sources found on page 207 of Larsen's book: Walter Lippman of the "New York World": "Now that the chuckling and giggling over the heckling of Bryan by Darrow has subsided it is dawning upon the friends of evolution that science was rendered a wretched service by that exhibition." The New Orleans "Times Picayune": "Mr. Darrow, with his sneering 'I object to prayer!' and with his ill-natured and arrogant cross-examination of Bryan on the witness stand, has done more to stimulate 'anti-evolution' legislation in the United States than Mr. Bryan and his fellow literalists, left alone, could have hoped for." The Vanderbilt University humanist and champion of evolution, Edwin Mims: "When Clarence Darrow is put forth as the champion of the forces of enlightenment to fight the battle for scientific knowledge, one feels almost persuaded to become a Fundamentalist."

As Larsen explains in "Summer for the Gods," Darrow's examination assumed the status of a legendary victory only after the release of the McCarthy-era morality play "Inherit the Wind," which took great dramatic license in depicting the examination as having "won" the Scopes Trial.

When a lawyer performs as mean-spirited an examination as Darrow did of Bryan, the lawyer's rabid fans are enthralled, his enemies are enraged, and those on the fence are encouraged to join the enemy. Darrow's examination of Bryan should be studied as a fine example of how not to perform a cross examination.

The public recollection of what happened when Darrow questioned Bryan in the case of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes is a mixture of topics and outbursts. Most accounts of the trial, as well as the fictionalized version in "Inherit the Wind," include the discussion of the Bible Stories of Jonah being swallowed by the whale/big fish and Joshua making the sun stand still. The crucial point of the exchange comes when Darrow forced Bryan to admit the days of creation in Genesis were not 24-hour days, thereby forcing Bryan to deny the Fundamentalist's literal interpretation of the Bible. Scopes himself called it the "great shock that Darrow had been laboring for all afternoon." However, the actual exchange does not support such an interpretation. Darrow specifically asked about the number of days involved in creation. A fuller examination of the transcript, which this volume provides, indicates Darrow was trying to get at not only the length of creation but the DATE as well, intending to get Bryan to endorse Bishop Usher's infamous calculation the earth was less than six thousand years old in order to confront Bryan with evidence of civilizations considerably older. The key to the exchange is that Bryan gives a preemptive answer, declaring the days of creation were not 24-hour days BEFORE Darrow asked the specific question, in order to avoid agreeing to Usher's flawed calculations. More importantly, Bryan volunteered the information twice, each time cutting Darrow off from a particular line of question.

Moral of the Story: When there are primary documents available, such as this volume which provides the entire transcript of the trial as taking from the stenographers record, you are better served by reading them rather than secondary sources that tend to privilege a play/movie rather than what really happened.

Finally, you don't have to hear someone else's take on one of the most spectacular court cases this country has ever seen. Decide for yourself who outwitted who in this battle of the courtroom titans. This book includes only the exact words from the cross-examination of William Jennings Bryan by Clarence Darrow. A must read for all those who wish to know how the cross-examination really ran.

I really liked the first book, Faith and the Electric Dogs better. The second book seemed to go on too long and was kind of predoictable. It was a fun book to read, but the first was the best. IF you haven't read the first, buy that one. But don't just take my work for it.

This book is from an electric dog's point of view; electric meaning a dog that comes from many breeds, basically a mutt, named Edison. Now Edison is no ordinary dog, he is a literate, which means that he can read, write, and understand what humans say to him. In this book Edison is writing a story about his adventures with his master Faith. In the beginning of the book Edison, Faith, Faith's mom and step-dad are moving from El Perro Corriente, Mexico to San Francisco, California. On their plane ride there Edison meets a full breed dog named Daphne and he falls in (puppy) love with her, but he feels as if his feelings aren't being returned. Edison is in luck though because it turns out that his new house is practically neighbors with Daphne's. There is one more thing that is out of the ordinary about Edison (besides the fact that he's bilingual), he and his master built a rocket ship that actually worked, but most people don't believe her. For example, when Faith started school again in San Francisco and she told her class about the rocket nobody believed her. Especially this boy named Alex, so Faith invited him over one day to experience a flight first-hand. Edison also wanted to invite someone (Daphne), but every time he even came close to her, her master told him to go away or she would even call the dog pound. So Edison convinced Faith to act as if she was her mother and invite Daphne and her master over for coffee. On the day of the little get-together something really bad happened. The rocket took off! With Faith, Edison, Daphne, Alex, and Faith's mother inside. And to add to the matter Daphne ate all of the fuel, which was pig-fat and jalapenos. So the Rocket died out in the air, but luckily they landed safely because they had parachutes. They all landed in Death Valley, but they didn't land together they were separated in the wind. Will they find each other in the desert, Will they Daphne ever become interested in Edison, or Will they even make it out alive? Find out by reading the book.

Very funny. Well-written This was a great book.

In this in-family adoption (the grandparents adopted the out-of-wedlock child) the adoptee knew her birth mother and had many questions answered, but always wondered who her father was -- the one secret her birth mother refused to share. Practically at death's door, her birth mother finally admitted who the father was, and Cheryl's search began to find an ending. This book should be read by families who are faced with an unplanned pregnancy and think that "keeping it in the family" is best. The author tells her story with much insight and pathos. It is easy to imagine her hunger for the truth. Her journey is to self-acceptance, and she arrives, finally, and is able to share her love for the missing parent she always wondered about. The book could have used a good editor to hone it into shape, but as a raw manuscript, it has value.

Cheryle Jennings wrote My Father's Eyes for readers who have been adopted out or given away by their parents to others to raise. She seeks to give adoptive and birth parents helpful insight into how the situation of a childhood adoption feels to the now grown-up adoptee. She addresses such very real issues for adoptees as loving the adopting mothers and fathers yet yearning to know about their biologically parents. Especially when these feelings on the part of adult adoptees are not acknowledged or even perceived by the adoptive parent or legal guardian. My Father's Eyes is an intensely personal story with universal implications, deftly and sensitively written, and highly recommended reading for adoptees seeking to understanding their own yearnings, men and women who are being approached by their now adult children once given up to others; and for their adoptive parents and guardians needing to understand those feelings as well.

"My Fathers Eyes" isn't just about Cheryle Timbrook Jennings as an adopted child and her search for meaning. It's about the insecurities and fears we all face inside. Her step-by-step emotional struggle for self-worth and acceptance cast an ugly shadow on a society that accepts moms and dads running away from their problems, responsibilities and sadly enough their families. Ignoring reality doesn't make it go away, Cheryle shows us, especially if you are the one being ignored. She weaves you through an unforgettable journey of heartache and immense courage as she attempts to set her record straight. "My Fathers Eyes" is a mirror that will inspire you to look at your own life and trace your way back to your own responsibilities. Her message is a resounding one of "People are not to be ignored but embraced."

Military historians will love this book, which is replete with battle plans, diagrams, maps, and minutiae regarding the War of 1812. So clear and cogent a description of our army's actions and tactics is an impressive accomplishment, obviously the result of years of assiduous research. Information is derived not only from military and government records but also from personal correspondence of the time. One emerges from this book with a new respect for Major General Jacob Brown, whose victories at Chippawa and Lundy's Lane strongly influenced the outcome of the war and earned him a Congressional gold medal. John Morris's book offers a plenitude of information about the War of 1812 and also describes the changes in American military organization that resulted from Brown's ideas. (The author has also unearthed financial and personal records showing that Major General Brown labored under a backbreaking load of debt all his life, and was never free of financial worries. In present times, such a military celebrity would be making millions on the lecture circuit.)

I am not particularly well qualified to review this book, having bought and read it for family rather than academic reasons, but it is definitely a must-have for any serious student of American history. Put it on your Christmas list as the perfect gift for historians, war aficionados, and military scholars. It is not only a gold mine of information but also an elegant coffee-table display volume, containing numerous reproductions of portraits of the dramatis personae of the period.

This book provides a sparkling bio on the life and times of Maj. Gen. Jacob Brown. For too long we have ignored the study of the US army in the post Revolutionary War period. Jacob Brown, a Quaker turned soldier was one of the founding fathers of the American army in the early part of the 19th century. Like Winfield Scott and others of this period they have for too long been overshadowed by the galaxy of personalities associated with the Civil War. Without the Browns and Scotts in the antebellum US army there would not have been a firm military foundation in this country on which to build anything.

For sure Brown was no military genius, but he possessed common sense and was aggressive in his generalship. After whitnessing first hand the shameful failures in the first part of the War of 1812 when ametuer American armies bumbled their way across the border into Canada only to be sent reeling back, Brown and others learned quickly what not to do. A successful defense against Governor Provost's clumsy attack upon Sacketts Harbor in 1813 quickly marked Brown as one of the few American generals able to best British regulars. He was destined to achieve higher command than just the inefficient New York State Militia.
After the disasterous Montreal campaign of 1813, easily the worst debacle in US military history, Brown achieved rank as Maj. Gen. in the regular army. His promotion was one of several which was intended to remove the aged and incompetent generals that were ruining the army.

Brown and Winfield Scott worked hard in preparation for the 1814 Niagara campagn. Scott has been given a lot of the credit for this work, but it was really Brown who put the wheels in motion and who gave Scott the latitude to train and perfect his little brigade. The 1814 Niagara campagn would be the coming of age for the US army. The fiercely fought battles of Chippewa, Lundy's Lane and Fort Erie are at long last starting to receive the attention they deserve. Morris in his bio goes into some depth concerning these actions, and rightfully so as Brown played a major part in them all. Still, we see that it was Brown's maanagement and control of the army as opposed to his battlefield genius that accomplished more than anything. Brown got the militia to actually cross the border and support the regulars. Brown is often credied as the only general who was never defeated by the British. American historians are often desperate to point this out in order to regain some pride from an embarrassing conflict. While Brown was successful in all his battles save Fort Erie, he very easily could have lost at any one of them. Still, compared to the likes of Dearborn, Wilkinson and Hull, Brown comes acorss as a towering military genius!

This biography on Brown paints a nice picture of the man and the times he lived in. We learn of the origins of this old and honorable American family and how they became the land barons of northern New York before the war. We learn of Brown's domestic life and large family from the fragmentary records which the author has put together and carefully arranged. Where there is not enough evidence the author tries to put together the pieces. The War of 1812 takes up about half of this book, while the remainder shows how Brown struggled to maintain a tiny US army under the constant attacks of scheming politicians in Washington. Without Brown's harmonizing efforts the US army might not be what it is today. Brown was also instrumental in reorganizing many departments within the army, and deserves every bit as much credit as Scott has recieved over the years. All of this was done while Brown struggled with heavy debts and a failing health.

Morris has rescued the honor of a general who deserves a very important place in the early history of the US army. This is a very readable and concise biography. All students of the War of 1812 and the period in general should enjoy this book.

No other US general was as consistently successful in the War of 1812 as Jacob Brown. Although a politically appointed general officer in the New York militia, Brown quickly earned the nation's respect, and a regular commission as a Brigadier General. Morris' well-written book objectively follows Brown's amazingly successful career from pre-War of 1812, to his death while serving as General of the Army in the post war years. The bulk of the book chronicles Brown's various commands on the Niagara Frontier during the War of 1812. During his tenure on the Niagara Frontier, Brown was a central player in most land combat actions. He was in command of US forces against the British in such major battles as the Battle of Chippewa, and the Battle of Lundy's Lane- the bloodiest battle of the war. Morris covers Brown's development of standardized training for not only enlisted, but the officers under his command as well. This served as the start of professional development for the US Army that continues through to today. Morris also ably covers Brown's post war career as one of only two Major Generals retained on active duty after the war (the other being Andrew Jackson), and his rise to become General of the Army. It was in this post where Brown was able to truly begin to instill professionalism in the Army. Although the book devotes most of its space to Brown's military success, Morris also delves into Brown's personal difficulties- severe debt and deteriorating health, which serves to round out the reader's understanding of the man. Despite his status as a national hero at the time of his death in 1828, the public unfortunately has generally forgotten Brown and his contributions the United States and its Army. Morris' book will hopefully help widen the public's knowledge of the forward-thinking Brown past those interested in the War of 1812. A highly recommended book for those not only interested in the War of 1812, but also for those interested in the development of the US Army and early westward expansion.

This book gives the impression that it has more to say. But it never really does. For some, it certainly will be a wonderful validation of a kindred type of experience. I grew a little bored with each individualized story that all to soon seemed to sound like the next. My purpose for choosing this book, was not fullfilled, I found it witty, even charming, poignant, but lacking.

Regardless of your sexual orientation, even if you were just perceived as different or the oddball in the crowd, this book strikes a nerve. Everyone feels they had it bad until you read of other peoples journeys. I recommend this book to everyone. I don't look at it as depressing but it is comfort to know that as a small towm boy I was not the only one.

Telling Tales is an outstanding collection of moving stories about being gay in school. Kevin Jennings has proven himself as an editor with his earlier book, One Teacher in Ten, and he delivers again here. It is relevant to anyone interested in gay and lesbian studies and/or education.