A Hard Man to Beat was a story told to Howard White (no relation) by Bill White, former president of the Marine Workers and Boilermakers Union. Bill brought about many changes that made such a difference to the "little guy", or "the working stiff" as Bill referred to his colleagues. He speaks the truth and tells what happened without trying to polish up the story to make it politically correct. The book was reviewed by many TV and radio stations after it was published and was ordered by an Ontario University to use in its Political Science classes. A good read and one that will make you look at modern day politicians in a new light.

This book has great pictures and maps of most of the trails it discusses, and for each trail, there is a description about the area it is in, how to get to it, and information about the hike along the way. Plus it mentions the status of the area, whether it is protected or not. All in all it's a great book for information about hiking in old growth and it should be a must have for anyone planning a trip to this area.

it encompasses the hikes that every avid hiker must do before or during death.

I have other historical atlases, but this one is my favorite. For one thing, it covers the area where I live, but even without the local interest it's great. Instead of drawing broad historical themes on modern maps, like most historical atlases do, this book collects historical maps, showing how people through history thought the world looked. In addition to the many interesting historical maps, there are lots of interesting stories about the people who created the maps.

The stuff in the book flap text and the excerpt isn't just hype -- the book really is as good as it sounds.

This book provides a wonderful overview of petroglyphs and pictographs in general, with the emphasis on the Northwestern states (Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Western Montana) and British Columbia. There are images on nearly every page including black and white photos and drawing recreations. Many elements of rock art are described and defined. There is a time line illustrating eras from pit and groove to modern, and a brief description of what Native American Indians were doing during that time. There are also some quantitative charts of elements. This is a great book for anyone interested in Native Americans, Archaeology, Rock Art, or a great way to get interested.

I have read numerous books on the subject of native peoples but none has dealt with the reality of being an indian as well as Knight has. His historical perspective is well rounded and complete, he has taken great pains to treat Indians not as historical footnotes but as people who cope, and adapt with the realities of thier changing sociotal landscape. He has presented a comprehensive insight into the working lives of Indians pre-contact and has dispelled the foggy myths that have been the hall mark of books dealing with this subject. He has shown a keen understanding of the role of Indians in BC's emerging industires, and made it easy to read to boot. I highly recommend this book for anyone who is tired of reading about tipees and totem poles.

I used to for my EIT test. It's a great book preparing me for IE EIT.

This is an incredibly readable and helpful volume! This was assigned by Dr. Peter Enns at Westminster Theological Seminary in our Old Testament class, and I have re-read it, and referred back to it several times. It will particularly help those who desire to understand the continuity, as well as the discontinuity, between the Old and New Testaments. Calvin's exegesis will help the mature Biblical expositor from falling into irresponsible "spiritualizing" and allegorical interpretations of the Old Testament. Buy it! Read it! Tolle, Lege! Tolle, Lege!

Luther was honored to be deemed a "Hussite." Hus preceeded Luther and the real only difference Luther said was the time. Luther's was right for the Reformation, Hus premature.

Same guarantees made to both for the Councils. Luther wisked away after Worms, while Hus' fate not so good.

Amazing account from Hus scholar who has researched and written extensively about this event. Pope was even there and sneaked out in darkness of night rather than be party to the evilness that came over this council and the fateful tragic end of a real reformer of Christ's church.

Much of evidence Spinka cites is from letters from Hus and council documents. Excellent read for Reformation and Church History buffs. Worth expense of finding copy and securing.

I live in Columbia, Maryland, and heard about this book in high school maybe a year after it went to print. I was entirely freaked out by the descriptions of police brutality in places I have been to. I played baseball at Oakland Mills High School. This is my town Parrish was talking about. I believe every word he said. I recommend this book to anyone. My only criticism is the second half of the book when Parrish searches for alternative explanations to Bowie's death. Noble, but pointless I thought.