In His first book to discuss the life and career of a local kids tv wraparound host/performer.Birmingham,Al. based kids tv historian:Tim Hollis takes the reader thru the life of "Cousin Cliff"Holman.The MC of "Tip Top Clubhouse!"/"Cousin Cliff's Clubhouse!","The Popeye Show"and "The Cousin Cliff Show!".From his humble beginnings as a amature magician.Who performed in High School and at local functions.To his appearing in radio plays and at entertaining nightclubs patrons and servicemen in the l940's and during The Korien War.To his early days in local Birmingham,Al. Kids tv as a puppeteer.Mr.Hollis gives us insight into this talented man's career.He also looks at the creation and development of his tv series and tells us all how the character of "Cousin Cliff"was created by an executive from The J.Walter Thompson Ad Agentcy.The story continues.As we learn about "Cousin Cliff's"Personal appearances,dealing with difficult kids and animals in the audiences of his shows.His years following the cancellation of his Birmingham,Al kids tv show.An unsuccessful attemp to revive his kids tv show on another tv station in Anninston,Al. and his post kids tv show efforts as a pollitcian and hotel exec.Filled with photos from the private collections of both the author and his subjects,plus copies of ads,rare artwork and some thoughts and photos from local fans."Cousin Cliff:40 Magical Years In Television!"is a wonderful biography of a career of a unique talent and a rare document of local Birmingham,Al.Kids TV History.Next To Mr.Hollis' latest book:"Hi There!:Boys & Girls!"..This is one kids tv history book worth having!

Dr. Hollis here gives us a book that explains, in plain terms, the very esoteric subject of differential equations.

The subject should not be esoteric. The limit is encountered in every man's life. Here, we finally see it in action. This is the author's forte. He knows his subject completely.

Hollis has a simple, yet very adventurous plan: Mathematics without appeal to the physical world can not appeal to the average man. In this, he succeeds beyond all expectations.

The Mathematica examples are astounding. Have you ever seen a ticking watch flick, or wondered about the moon sailing across the sky, or watched in horror as a raw egg fled from your hand and wondered: "What happened?" This is the book for you. His explanation of Runge-Kutta is the best I've seen.

The only weakness I perceive is in the section on Laplace transforms. Laplace transforms should require only a mechanical mathematician and some knowledge. Given that Laplace transforms are a fundamental tool, I would have expanded this chapter. The average engineer needs a sound basis. The classroom teacher can decide for himself what his students need.

The last chapters should appeal to those who want to "push the envelope". The equations lay down very neatly and precisely what can and can not be done.

Writing: Very clear. Lot's of examples help the average to excellent student.
Overall: Outstanding. A great learning tool.

Looking forward to the third edition.

This is a very well written, well organized and interesting book about the ethnic history of Chicago. Starting from the early settlers, the authors write about the history of different ethnic groups such as Poles, Ukranians, Germans, Chinese, Japanese and Greeks among others. Most, if not all chapters are written by someone from the ethnic group in question, and each chapter seems to be very well researched. I admire the neutral and scientific writing style. In other words, there is no hint of side taking, even when the authors describe recent and painful conflicts between ethnic groups. This is just how a research book should be.

The book is easy to read, and I found it very illuminating. It is a very good source of information about Chicago. The book traces the history of different ethnic groups in Chicago through the 19th and 20th century, their struggles for adaptation, their neighborhoods, occupations, and life styles. After reading the book, I feel I appreciate the diversity of this great city even more. I learned many things I did not know about this city from this book, and I keep looking for the neighborhoods and landmarks mentioned in the book with interest.

The book is also a very good source of reliable information about American history in general, because the immigration patterns in Chicago and the process of adaptation of the immigrants to American life occured in somewhat similar ways to other large cities, and in several chapters, the authors discuss the immigration of a certain ethnic group to the USA in general, as well as to Chicago in particular.

Finally, I found the book very helpful in terms of information about recent world history. The reasons that led the ethnic groups in question to immigrate to USA and Chicago (the push factors) are shortly discussed in each chapter, and this gives the reader an overall idea about the recent history of each of the nations in question.

The editors of the book did a very good job in ensuring continuity across chapters. Even though each chapter is written by a different author, I did not feel any gaps between chapters, and did not think there were any problems of continuity.

This looked like a thick book with 600+ pages, but I finished it in a few weeks, and I think this was time well spent.

This book was created mostly by the people who survived the Expulsion. Much material gathered in this book has never been made public in America.It is must reading for survivors and their children, at the least.

This is a terrific book. I would recommend it to anybody who is depressed, stressed out, nervous or alcoholic. The authors provide 50 strategies to make you happier and build your self-esteem. The book is a super easy read. It is humorous, lively and very practical. I must admit that I am kind of a self-help book fanatic (I have literally purchased hundreds of them) and I would rate this one at the top of the list. It gives numerous techniques that none of the other books even mention!!! This book will set you back about one-fifth of what it would cost to see a shrink or a personal coach for one session and will probably do a heck of a lot more. I'd give it six stars but the system only goes up to five!!! FORGET THE BIG NAME SELF-HELP TITLES. BUY THIS ONE AND GET A TON OF INFORMATION YOU HAVEN'T HEARD BEFORE THAT MAKES SENSE.

This book is a very funny and clever commentary on women, men, and life through the viewpoint of some very well-developed characters.

THE BEST.I READ THIS BOOK IN THE 80'S AND WENT OUT AND ASSUMED A PROPERTY IN NO TIME .WITH NO MONEY BECAUSE I HAD NONE AT THE TIME.AND WALKED AWAY AT CLOSING WITH 300 IN CASH.YOU LEARN HOW TO LOOK FOR A SELLER NOT A HOUSE.HOLLIS IS A GIFT FROM GOD I WISH I COULD THANK HIM PERSONLY .THIS IS THE BEST BOOK YOU WILL EVER READ. WORTH ITS WIEGHT IN GOLD

This is the most enjoyable introduction to philosophy I have read. Although I have an undergraduate degree in philosophy, I have been too busy building a law practice to read much philosophy for the last two decades. I have recently begun to read philosophy again, however, and have started by reading introductory books. I have found Hollis's "Invitation to Philosophy" to have all the ingredients of a classic of its kind: 1) it is concise; 2) it is clearly written; 3) it is a reliable exposition of the fundamental problems of philosophy; and 4) above all, it is entertaining. In fact, the book is so enjoyable that I was left thirsting for more, which is itself an indication that Hollis has succeeded. Congratulations to Hollis on a job well done.

I used the information from this book to get a job with the state of California within 3 months. I then used the information to get a promotion and pay raise within another 3 months. I had tried to get on with the State before, but I learned that I was going about it all wrong. This book has really changed my life.

I might not have purchased this book if it hadn't been included in a selection of bargain books from Yale University Press. The Acknowledgments on p. xv includes a comment on "My dissertation research in Paris." My use of the term "modern" in my reviews conforms to the sense which I observe on page 79 of this book. A cartoon at the top of the page, called "M. Manet studying beautiful nature," dated April 25, 1880, is followed by an explanation which "connects the extremity of exposed breasts to vulgarity and ugliness . . . by mocking any connection between this toilette and decorous feminine beauty." The painting which is then discussed, Henri Gervex's "Rolla," was abruptly removed from the Salon of 1878 for impropriety, but was exhibited by a private dealer for three months. Consideration of that painting in this book begins with "Another instance of a painting that displays female sexuality as something of a threat, and that locates this threat specifically in the realm of modern fashion." (p. 79) The painting was based on a poem by Alfred de Musset about a son of the bourgeoisie who squandered his fortune and committed suicide at the age of nineteen. The details of the painting are discussed to such an extent that minor elements of the picture become a great danger. "Indeed the lack of restraint that Gervex showed in placing the cain in the still life points to the vulnerability of the genre of the nude, to the ways in which the nude was almost always a strained synthesis of opposing forces, perpetually in danger of slipping out of equilibrium as a consequence of even the smallest push in the direction of deviance." (p.88) The discussion of that painting concludes with "Rolla drowned in the rising tide of sexual vice. The woman was the culprit, and Rolla her victim." (p. 93) Chapter Four's topic is "Suspicious Professions" and features pictures of working women, the intrigue being tied closely to the question, what makes them so cute?