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Books to read if you're planning a vacation in "Morton", sorted by average review score:
M.E. and Morton
Published in Paperback by HarperTrophy (October, 1989)
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Noone does it like Ms. CassedyEven though I am now nineteen years old, Sylvia Cassedy's novels still have the same hold on me as they did back when I was a little tike. "Behind The Attic Wall" was my ultimate favorite. There is a certain magic and spelndor within her books that just can't be beat. It is sad to think her passing will cease her wonderful, descriptive tales; but she will not be forgotten. "M.E. and Morton" is a herat-warming tale about M.E.- a young girl- her mentally retarded brother, Morton, and their mutual friend, Polly. The book teaches us that people can change for the better. That sometimes we love someone deep inside but never show our true feelings until something, (or someone), comes along and shows us about those feelings. The book is about finding true friendship, and learning from each other. Learning to accept, and appreciate. Learning how to love... I recommed anyone to this book, along with any other novel by this excellent author. She knows how to bring out the innocent child in us all. Her books are pure fantasy-like creations that will warm anyone's heart.
IMHO, Sylvia Cassedy's best novelI've read all of Sylvia Cassedy's novels many times over, and "M.E. and Morton" is my favourite one. The characters are very well defined, and the story is original and often humourous. Luckily I found a copy at the library sale, but nevertheless I'm upset to find that it's out of print. The first time I read this book I hated Polly, the girl who befriends M.E. and Morton, but when I read it again, I began to wish I had had a friend like her when I was M.E.'s age. I highly recommend this book, as it is one of my favourite children's novels, and Sylvia Cassedy was really quite a fine writer.
The National Geographic Society: 100 Years of Adventure and Discovery
Published in Hardcover by Harry N Abrams (September, 1997)
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The Reason Why The National Geographic is Still HereOnly National Geographic could chronicle the triumphs and the tragedies of mankind, as well as the awesome wonder of nature. This thick volume features award-winning photography combined with detailed accompanying text.
For those of us unable to travel to such exotic locations or live during the time periods profiled, this monumental book offers such an opportunity.
This purchase is money spent wisely.
A great buy...A masterpiece collection from the masters of photography. A well compiled selection from the archives of NGM...this book is truly value for money. If you have espace on your coffe-table, buy this...
New English Canaan
Published in CD-ROM by Digital Scanning, Inc. (01 June, 1999)
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Morton: ahead of his timeMorton is readable and approachable...until you come upon his allegorical poetry. Dr. Jack Dempsey has unlocked the dense stanzas of Morton. I first encountered Morton years ago and dismissed him as did almost every major New England historian. Not Dempsey. Through his scholarship 'mine eyes have been opened'. Morton loved New England in a very modern sense. His relationship to the Indians and the environment are worth studying. Morton was trained in Latin and understood the mythological figures. Morton related those ancient figures to the circumstances of the 1620's and 1630's. Morton stands in stark contrast to his neighbors twenty five miles away: the Pilgrims at New Plimoth. Adventure, Compassion, Courage...it is all there. Bravo Jack Dempsey!
Provocative and informativeThomas Morton's life and influence on early America is under appreciated.In a very entertaining section of the book Dempsey reveals how Morton has been received during the course of our history.Dempsey brings to life the ebullient,prickly,roguish character that Morton was.I learned a great deal about the politics of colonial religious life especially as it effected Native Americans. Of course this influence is still with us today and Dempsey's exegesis on this subject is powerful and persuasive.This book is scholarly but also lots of naughty fun.
On Doing Time
Published in Hardcover by Charles Scribner's Sons Ltd ()
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My opinion of "On Doing Time" and Morton SobellThis is an excellent book and details of how a man that would in this day and time be considered a "white collar criminal" was treated like the most hard criminals.Like being sent to Alcatraz.Its goes into every detail of how he delt with being locked up for 18 years( 6+ years on Alcatraz).Unlike many criminals who had no family on the outside, this man did.It would be interesting for him to "undate" this book by adding a chapter on his 31+ years out of prison. (That is how sucessful was he or any further and later views on his being in prison.)
Moving, engrossing and still importantWhen "atom spies" Julius and Ethel Rosenberg went on trial in 1950 there was a third American defendant. While the Rosenbergs took the stand in their own defense and adamantly maintained their innocence, which so angered the judge and prosecutors that the death penalty was imposed, Morton Sobell remained silent on advice of counsel, and waited for the government to fail to make its case against him. He was convicted anyway, but his silence might have saved his life: He was spared the death penalty and sentenced to a 30-year prison term instead. He served 18 years, 5 years of them on Alcatraz, which is where much of ON DOING TIME takes place. The book was first published in 1974 but was just reissued by the Golden Gate National Park Association.
Despite the title, the book is about much more than what it was like for an extraordinarily decent, gentle and probably innocent man to be locked away in the country's most notorious maximum security penitentiary. This is Sobell's first person account of the events surrounding one of the most infamous trials in American history, which sparked demonstrations all over the world and began a debate that still rages today. His insights into the trial and the events leading up to it are as valuable historically as they are fascinating. The new edition includes a CD that contains many of the heretofore-classified documents he fought for decades to get his hands on.
Sobell's quest to unearth these documents was not driven by his desire for exoneration -- he seems unconcerned with whether anyone believes in his innocence -- but by his fervent wish to expose what he considers the devious, underhanded and outright fraudulent means to which the government will resort in its pursuit of "undesirables" in emotionally-charged situations. (I imagine he danced a jig when the government's reprehensible treatment of Wen Ho Lee was exposed.) He is particularly incensed about the highly-publicized "Venona" decryption project that purportedly led to his and the Rosenbergs' apprehension and, using the files on the CD, does a mighty convincing job of demonstrating how absurd some of the links between cabled code names and actual persons were arrived at.
ON DOING TIME, however, is not another rehash of the facts and speculation already well-covered in dozens of books. It is the very human tale of how it all affected one man who, to this day, refuses to be bitter and insists on casting his personal experience in a larger historical and political context, all of which is heavily layered with his persistent and unapologetic left-wing slant. It is extremely well-written, gripping and enlightening, and I recommend it very highly to the general reader as well as the armchair historian.
Oral and Maxillofacial Infections
Published in Hardcover by W B Saunders (28 February, 2002)
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I recommend it for anyone considering a career in dentistryTopazian and Goldberg have written the bible of O and M Infections
Recommended by the Medical Library Association.Recommended in "A Basic List of Recommended Books and Journals for Support of Clinical Dentistry in a Nondental Library" in Bulletin Of the Medical Library Association, July 1997.
Picnics With Pizzazz
Published in Paperback by NTC/Contemporary Publishing (July, 1981)
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Has changed my lifeI bought this book used from some fool that did not understand the magic contained within its covers. This book has not only changed my outlook on picnics, but on all aspects of my life. The insight and amazing advice contained in this book will blow you away. Don't buy just one, buy dozens and give them as gifts to everyone you care about.
TremendousThe author sells herself short with the titles, as the suggstions and recipes cover a hell of a lot more than pizza. Salads, sandwiches, cakes and treats this book has them all. My wife prepared a handsome spread using this book and I hope she will get back in the picnic-saddle again soon. Getting parts of her glasses frames embedded into her face by a stray frisbee put a dampener on our last outing to the park, but Marjorie was pleased to learn when she got back from the hospital that I thoroughly enjoyed the feast. Excellent.
Quick Look Drug Book 1996
Published in Hardcover by Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins (March, 1996)
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Excellent resourceAs a Medical Transcriptionist I find this book to be an invaluable tool. I use this book not only to find the correct spelling of the drugs but also to find drug usages, doseages, generics, and brand names. I especially like the indication/therapeutic category index. Many times it is difficult to determine exactly what a physician is dictating. I can go to the back, find the illness being treated, and most of the time locate the drug that the doctor has dictated. This book is very comprehensive, up-to-date, and very easy to use. It is the book that I refer to most.
Excellent!As a Medical Transcriptionist this book is an invaluable resource. I have used it not only to look up the correct spelling of drugs but also to cross reference doseages, generics, and usages. I especially like the indication/therapeutic category index. Many times it is difficult to understand what the physicians dictate, it is helpful to be able to go to the back to see if the drug I think that they have said matches the diagnosis. I highly recommend this book.
Rage Sleep
Published in Audio Cassette by Blackstone Audiobooks (September, 1999)
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Great Read!Like Tom Clancy writing a Robin Cook medical thriller. Got all the techno with all the medical details. GREAT -- do more!
An exciting plot with lovable and detestable characters.CW Morton, (also known as CA Mobley/Rites of War and Rules of Command) has combined genres to create a wonderful mix of military/medical thriller. The driving force of this book is the characterization of the principals, including those you come to hate even though you understand their failings are not of their own making. Morton & Dr. Mobley, her father, have produced an admirable tag-team effort with a story-line that will keep you in suspense. Even when the primary issues are resolved, and you are content to read a few more pages of "happy-ever-after," Morton throws you a few curves - the true test of an evil and devious author who is determined not to let the reader get ahead of the game. She ticked me off so much I signed up to have Amazon notify me every time one of her books comes out. If it is true that newspapers have a finite number of column inches for news and lesser stories are bumped for hotter issues, the same probably applies to our available reading time. Fair warning: if your free time for reading is limited, don't read Mobley or Morton unless you are prepared to bump one of your other favorite authors.
The stainless steel carrot; an auto racing odyssey
Published in Unknown Binding by Houghton Mifflin ()
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A in-depth look into the short lived Trans-AM 2.5 seriesThis is the only book available that gives a detailed look as the brief Trans-AM 2.5 Challenge series. This short lived race series introduced sedan racing to America and produced many memorable battles between Alfa, Datsun and BMW. This book was invaluable in researching the Trans-AM history for the popular BSedan.com web site. Highly recommended!
The best inside look into the workings of a racing team.This book is incredibly hard to find...and with
good reason. It chronicles the early career of
John Morton, a sports car racing driver, and the
way the money end of the sport works (in the early
'70's of course) and how teams are structured and
the commitment required to "be good" at racing.
I'm on the inside of racing. I crew on a sports
car and have worked as a press photographer for
over ten years in all types of professional
motorsports. I've seen what it's really like.
If you want to find out what it's
really like....read this book. It has no peer.
The Story of Webster's Third : Philip Gove's Controversial Dictionary and its Critics
Published in Paperback by Cambridge University Press (July, 1995)
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The most significant U.S. dictionary of the 20th centuryIf you're one of those people who consider a well done dictionary to be good early-morning reading material (and really, who isn't?) then this book is for you. Seriously, the Merriam-Webster Third Edition created a huge controversy when it was first released in 1961, being the first major U.S. dicitonary that took a mainly DESRIPTIVE rather than PRESCIPTIVE approach to the english language. Never mind that European dicionaries had been doing much the same for a hundred years or more, to many Americans this was heresy. The ripples from this storm are still bouncing about today. Too bad that Philip Gove, the editor and virtual godfather of the Third, was such a poor defender of it. Also too bad he didn't live long enough to see his editorial philosophy largely vindicated. Morton gives equal attention to Philip Gove, the dictionary itself, and the G. & C. Merriam Company. The historical section on Noah Webster and his dictionary, how it was acquired by the Merriam brothers, and the subsequent history of the company is most informative and fascinating. So is the discussion at the end of the lasting effects of Webster's Third. As it should be with any book about dictionaries, the material is well-organized, with everything clearly and logically laid out. A good read, and a must for lexiphiles.
The American Big DictionaryPhilip Gove spent his career producing this magnum opus. Morton traces the work and the explosion that occurred when the dictionary was published. It's the American version of "The Professor and the Madman".