Given the recent events, this book seems to take the position that we would do well to research protective DNA. Not only against aging but also against foreign and domestic attacks. It seems that the author has a grasp of how to modify and develop DNA for good purposes. He has a good sense of humor and a mind for details. Tom Clancy-like in his approach to characters and action.

If you like detailed plots and character descriptions, this is the book for you. Gripping suspense and science fiction murder mystery at its best.

Gripping suspense. Well written with plots intertwined with subplots that keep the reader spellbound until the surprise ending.

This is volume two of the new enlarged, updated, improved edition of *The Old Rose Advisor*, the breakthrough work which brought a new level of interest and accuracy to the study of old roses, those fragrant, opulent varieties bred before 1920, many of which are still available to grace the choicest gardens of today. Readers of the globally-acclaimed first edition will know that the book is built on actual statements by those who lived in the times in which these roses were new and the object of intense scrutiny; indeed, many of the descriptions are those supplied by the breeders themselves! This new edition has many additional entries, and has been re-formatted to increase ease of use by the reader. Additionally, new material has been tapped to augment many of the old entries, and continuing research has yielded new information, included here, updating names, attributions, dates, parentages, descriptions, and indeed rose history. Volume Two includes chapters on Noisettes and Climbers, old Polyanthas, and old Hybrid Teas--in each case, the fullest treatment in modern times of each group; this volume also includes the updated extraordinarily detailed and helpful ten appendices to both volumes, appendices which help the reader to select and identify old roses. The reader will be interested as well in Volume One, also in release now. Come, join in the elegance and richness of another exciting world of Rosedom!

This is volume one of the new enlarged, updated, improved edition of *The Old Rose Advisor*, the breakthrough work which brought a new level of interest and accuracy to the study of old roses, those fragrant, opulent varieties bred before 1920, many of which are still available to grace the choicest gardens of today. Readers of the globally-acclaimed first edition will know that the book is built on actual statements by those who lived in the times in which these roses were new and the object of intense scrutiny; indeed, many of the descriptions are those supplied by the breeders themselves! This new edition has many additional entries, and has been re-formatted to increase ease of use by the reader. Additionally, new material has been tapped to augment many of the old entries, and continuing research has yielded new information, included here, updating names, attributions, dates, parentages, descriptions, and indeed rose history. Volume One includes chapters on Damask Perpetuals, Chinas, Teas, Bourbons, Hybrid Bourbons, Hybrid Chinas, Hybrid Noisettes, and Hybrid Perpetuals--in each case, the fullest treatment in modern times of each group. The reader will be interested as well in Volume Two, also in release now. Come, join in the elegance and richness of another exciting world of Rosedom!

This monumental piece of research establishes Brent Dickerson as one of the most important rose historians of our time. Dickerson has painstakingly unearthed, translated, and indexed the information from countless antique nursery catalogs, archival notes by hybridizers, and garden journal articles to offer anecdotal, contemporary commentary on thousands of old rose cultivars. It is fascinating to read what the growers of past centuries had to say about the roses which were entering commerce and being introduced to gardens and public collections during their times. Often a rose which, in our own time, proves to be difficult due to some predilection for disease will have that tendency confirmed in the comments of a rose grower (sometimes the hybridizer himself) who was growing the variety as a "new" introduction decades ago. The contemporary descriptions of roses which have vanished from nurseries and the show tables can be invaluable in helping modern rosarians in their quest to identify the plants that "rose rustlers" find in old cemeteries and ruined gardens from the past. Together with Dickerson's more recent book, The Old Rose Adventurer, the entire array of rose varieties introduced prior to 1920 is covered in great depth. These books are a "must" for the serious student of the genus Rosa.

T.R. St. George paints a vivid and charmingly familiar portrait of a wild-eyed boy growing up during the Great Depression. Whether you grew up in Stiles, Minnesota, the setting for Old Tim's Estate, or any other American small town, you can identify and thoroughly enjoy each of the characters in this book . But St. George's distinctive talent is his ability to capture and illustrate the curiosity, wonder, angst, and innocent enthusiasm that pervade the DNA of a pre-adolescent boy. If courage is the ability to keep one's wits while others are losing theirs, then little Eddie Devlin is a true hero in this delightful tale of perseverance in the face of life-changing adversity. It was a true pleasure to read this first installment of the "Eddie Devlin Compendium," and I look forward to reading each of the rest.

Imagine one of those "quirky as you wanna be" small town novels that have been all the rage of late. Now, strip it of all the sticky sweetness and precocious children; all the atmosphere drenched old houses and carefully quilted anecdotes. In short, move it to Eddie Devlin's Depression-era Minnesota. "Old Tim's Estate" is funny, heartbreaking, insightful, and cleanly written. The characters are wonderfully drawn (and yes, a few are even quirky). Eddie's family (and how they adapt when their world is upset) is the larger picture; against this is Eddie's own story and his encounters with family, friends, smoking, girls, airplanes... I loved the style of "Old Tim's Estate" (spare wihtout being dry, exciting without being melodramatic), and I loved the strange little cartoons scattered throughout (more would have been good!). It was a chance find, but I'm glad I found it!

This book is a small jewel ... the rhythm of the writing drew me into the world of young Eddie Devlin and his family. Don't read this expecting a grand climax, ...it is the story of a small boy in a small world during the Depression. As a midwesterner, it made me smile ...as a resident of a small New England town, it made me smile again. No pretty pictures (but some good cartooning) this is no romantic look back but one writer's view of how things were then, for him, I suspect. I find myself trying to describe it and coming-up with phrases that say what this book IS NOT ... it is not your usual memoir, it is not all gussied-up in misty nostalgia for the "good old days", it is not a romance, it is not an adventure (any more than any life is) it is simply what it is, a look through a lit window as you walk down a quiet little street. The last line is "to be continued", and that seems to sum it all up ... (It is continued, in Wildcat Strike, by the same author.)

No science fiction unless you count Escape's great adaptation of "Country of the Blind". And only one detective type which classifies as mystery because of the mysterious "Fatima". Still, a great collection. Top of the heap is the "Suspense" classic, "The Hitchhiker" with the great Orson Wells at his greatest. "Escape" is represented as mentioned above with "Country of the Blind", a H. G. Wells story, spotlighting the terrific use of sound effects and music in telling the story. Then, there's not one, but two examples of the great Arch Oboler. First, there's "Cat Wife" on "Everyman's Theater", an admittedly preposterous supernatural story, but made one of the most entertaining entries here because of the Oboler genius of use of the voices. The "Lights Out" episode, also featuring Oboler's talent, was the lesser of the two, but quite interesting because of the dramatic acting by singer Dinah Shore and tough voiced Gloria Blondell. "The Whistler" and "Inner Sanctum" were two of the best loved mystery series, and the theme music of the former, and use of the organ in the latter definitely are masterful. But the episode which I found most interesting and surprising personally was the story, "Killer, Come Back to Me" on Molle Mystery Theater, a gangster story by a fledgling author by the name of Ray Bradbury while he was still writing for the detective pulps, before he found himself in the horror and science fiction genres which made him famous. I am sure that while many Bradbury stories were dramatized on radio, this was undoubtedly the first. The classic "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" from the Weird Circle series was good though I could've wished for a less familiar literary classic. All in all, this is a great collection which shows how sound effects, music, distinctive voices, stories with twist endings, were all used to create the beloved old time radio mystery.

The realm of mystery and suspense must lie somewhere between the detective story and science fiction. The example shows chosen from "Escape", "Everyman's Theater", "Suspense", "The Mysterious Traveler", and "The Wierd Circle" would have been just as much at home in the Smithsonian science fiction collection, while the stories from "The Molle Mystery Theatre", "Murder by Experts", "Tales of Fatima", and "The Whistler" would have fitted quite nicely into the Smithsonian detectives collection.

Several of the individual episodes were classics: H.G. Wells' "The Country of the Blind" ("Escape"), Stevenson's "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde" ("The Wierd Circle"), and Orson Welles' "The Hitchhiker" ("Suspense"). Radio drama just doesn't get any better than these episodes. "Suspense" has to have been the greatest radio drama series of all time, but from what I've seen, "Escape" wasn't far behind in quality.

"Cat Wife" ("Everyman's Theater"), "The Man the Insects Hated" ("The Mysterious Traveler"), "Killer Come Back to Me" ("The Molle Mystery Theatre"), and "The Eager Pigeon" ("The Whistler") were forgettable.

Two of my favorite old time radio detectives were included: Basil Rathbone played himself in "Tales of Fatima", but the persona he adopted was strongly influenced by the many years he spent portraying Sherlock Holmes. Jack Webb played an anti-hero in "The Whistler", but Webb's bad guy was a sort of a tarnished Joe Friday. Webb seems incapable of having played anything other than a jaded tough-guy. The three series characters he played (Jeff Regan, Pat Novak, and Joe Friday) were all had boiled, hard fisted heroes.

Today we are truly the inheritors of mass media but think back upon a time when all the american public had in their homes was a radio. Movies were the medium you had to go out to see but radio was in your homes. Comedy flourished,Westerns brought excitement but Mysteries dominated the medium as no other had before it. The twelve shows represented in this collection SUSPENSE, ESCAPE, THE WHISTLER, LIGHTS OUT, MURDER BY EXPERTS, MOLLE MYSTERY THEATRE,EVERYMAN'S THEATRE, INNER SANCTUM,THE MYSTERIOUS TRAVELER,THE CLOCK, THE WEIRD CIRCLE & TALES OF FATIMA. With the exception of the final title all of these shows are good examples of a self contained story which if successful would raise the hackles on the back of your neck. TALES OF FATIMA on the other hand seems to belong more in a collection of gentleman dectives. It has the estimable Basil Rathbone playing himself as an actor who sleuths between performances. 3 prime examples of the power of dramatic radio presented here are H.G. Wells' The Country of The Blind presented on ESCAPE starring Edmond O'Brien, The Eager Pigeon on THE WHISTLER starring Jack Webb and the final gem of The Hitchhiker starring Orson Welles presented on the greatest mystery anthology of them all SUSPENSE. All of these shows have been remastered to the point where you would honestly think they were recorded yesterday. So turn your light's down and prepare to enter the mind's eye.

Garrett does his finest gumshoe work in this tense, creepy and funny tome. Truely, this is the beginning of Garrett's true love for art. Glen Cook has always been my favorite storyteller, I am proud to share the same city with him and that McGuire guy.

This is the book for anyone who has enjoyed any other of the Garrett novels. It is the second book in the sequence of events in Garrett's life. It explains the background of Elenor, the haunting painting that hangs above Garrett's desk. Fans of the Dead Man will be disappointed, as he makes but a brief appearence in this book. This is possibly Cook's best Murder mystery / Ghost story.

This one has it all, a hard-bitten detective, his slightly sleazy sidekick, several beautiful women as love interests, and a story that will keep you engrossed and guessing till the end

I spent years between the time this book came out in 1964 and when I lost it some time around 1976 going through every page of this book, learning about every song, playing them in bands with people, or just by myself. If you like old timey music this is it.

The emphasis is on the most songs per page written down in music, not on tab or instruction. All these songs and what little commentary there is in this book was impossible to find elsewhere when this came out in 1964. Remember this comes from the early 60s when you were a weirdo pinko freak if you liked this kind of music (contrary to fantasies some folks have about the folk revival)s. This is a book to buy, go through all the songs, and enjoy.

To go along with this book, you should get the recordings of the NLCR. Several compilations are available on Smithsonian Folkways that can be bought wherever you get CDS. However, if you contact Smithsonian folkways, they will dub you a CD or a cassette tape of any of the original complete albums (I think there were about 20). This is not exactly stereophile music where a dubbed version will be unenjoyable. In fact, it probably will sound more like the original old time music 78s that the Ramblers were trying to imitate.

The most perfect matches here would be the records of the original group with Tom Paley. I am not one to claim, as many do, that the NLCR was no good after Paley left. In fact, the band continued and expanded its own musician horizons. Now with them nearing their 70s they still put out good interesting music although the NLCR has now disbanded officially. John Cohen and Mike Seeger continue to put out solo albums.

All I am saying is that these were the records made before this book, originally their songbook, came out and contain most of the songs in the book. I would note that "Songs from the Depression" is a masterpiece with some of the best picking and best songs I have ever heard.

Here's the list of the original; records.

FA 2396 New Lost City Ramblers (1958)
FA 2397 New Lost City Ramblers, Volume 2 (1959)
FA 2398 New Lost City Ramblers, Volume 3 (1961)
FA 2399 New Lost City Ramblers, Volume 4 (1961)
FA 2395 New Lost City Ramblers, Volume 5 (1962, released 1963)
FC 7064 Old Timey Songs for Children (1959, originally a 10" disc)
FH 5264 Songs from the Depression (1959)
FA 2494 Tom Paley, John Cohen and Mike Seeger Sing Songs of the New
Lost City Ramblers (1961)
FH 5263 American Moonshine and Prohibition (1962)

I rate this highly because its so damn informative. It's chock full of old string band standards from the twenties through the forties. Most, if not all, have been recorded at one time or another by the New Lost City Ramblers. It's geared toward those who are already musicians, although the novice instrumentalist can get a lot from it. It has very little in terms of tablature, but there is tuning and key information so you can strum along and figure out the accompaniment. In the introduction the book clearly points out that the best way to learn to play this music is by listening to the records if you can find them. In any event, if you're a fan of old-timey music, this book is something you have to have.

traditional old tyme type stuff it was originaly called the new lost city rambelers song book.

This book has been as challenging as ever! The children in my year 6 class have thoroughly enjoyed solving the many layers of puzzles in this book. However, unlike the other Paul Adshead books we have used, we are a little frustrated by this one! We have solved all the puzzles in the book except one of the 'four puzzling messages'. We know where it is and how it is drawn - but we can't decode it! Ahhhhh.

The book gets better each time you read it. First time, it's an exciting, particpative, interactive book for kids, with great illustrations. And then you start with the puzzles : they get better each time. You can play with this book for days.

This playful bedtime story is one of those wonderful gems you can read with a group as well as one on one. A sleepy snail calls upon various birds in the "Forest of Nod" to help her wake a disruptive snoring owl. As each new group of birds makes their noisy entrance in "12 days of Christmas" style, a great din begins. Each page is elaboratly illustrated, including colorful feathered friends and a brilliant sunset which deepens with each page. Younger children will enjoy the playful rhymes, while older children love finding the "hidden" birds. A fun twist to use when reading this book to groups: kids can make an appropriate sound with each added bird (humming hummingbirds, quacking ducks). This allows for great, if a bit noisy, interaction!

I love the Oregon Trail II game and this book provided tons of useful information in helping understand what the pioneers faced on their journey west. It helped me achieve a really high score too (34,085)!! It is packed with information on which trail to take, how to load your wagon, which wagon to choose, which draft animals are best, how to care for your people, and so much more. I'm hooked on the game and the Strategy Guide helped me appreciate this bygone era for all it was worth. I think it is a great compliment to owning the game!

The Official Strategy Guide is a wonderful guide. It not only helps you through your journey, but it is very informative. I would find myself sitting down to read the guide more than using it while I was playing the game. It has a lot of historical facts about the trail, the people, towns, and diseases. I would recommend buying it, because it is two-fold, informational for the game and for yourself!

If you are playing the 2 version of the game this book is the best. I hope to see one for the newest game version. It is still helpful in your travels. Give it a try.

Joseph Scotchie notes that the term 'Paleoconservatism' arose in the 1980's, perhaps in opposition to the rise of the 'neoconservatism', which is the so called conservatism of the Beltway Right. 'Neoconservatism' was first articulated as an ideology by Irving Kristol who characterized himself as a "liberal mugged by reality." Neocons essentially accept the FDR New Deal, the Welfare State, an interventionist foreign policy, open borders and cosmpolitian internationalism, whereas paleoconservatives reject these instruments of big government.

Paleoconservatism resonates with Middle America and stands opposed to not only liberalism, but to the pseudoconservatism of the Northeastern Establishment and the Beltway, which acquiesces with much of liberalism's vision for America. Neocons characterize themselves as realists and concede big government is here to stay, we just to need to capture its machinery and utilize it for our ends. Hence, the virtual abandonment of the idea lauded by Republicans in the 1980s to abolish the federal Dept. of Education. Now, in 21st century, they've told the Democrats we'll match your federal education appropriation and double it. Is it any wonder the Left is winning in this game of tug and war, neocons used to be just 2 decades behind liberals on what was acceptable. And today, well... sigh...

The Old Right traces its early twentieth century roots to New Deal opposition. It was a diverse group to say the least, including classical republicans, populists, paleolibertarians, Midwestern agrarians and Southern traditionalists. There are schisms amongst modern day paleoconservatives over issues like free trade, however, those who articulate a free trade position often due so with reservations and remained opposed to free trade treaties and the WTO such as Congressman Ron Paul of Texas.

Featured are essays from Russell Kirk, the father of twentieth century conservatism, who addresses the question of tradition and the relevance of class, status, religion and culture to American life. Murray Rothbard offers a tongue-in-cheek look at Life in the Old Right, which gives a window into the anti-FDR New Deal opposition. Populist economist William R. Hawkins defends a protectionist trade policy and sets out to prove the destructiveness of a free trade policy in his essay the Anti-History of Free Trade Idelogy. James Burnham, author of Suicide of the West, offers an essay on 'the managerial society.' Conservative thinker Allan Carlson offers his thoughts on education, home and family. Other essayist featured are Paul Gottfried, Richard Weaver and Clyde Wilson.

The Paleoconservatives captures the essence of an authentic American conservatism. Certainly it has a divergent cast of characters with varying positions. However, their common commitment to classical republicanism, parochial regionalism and federalism generally bridges the gap. They hardly seek to play the all or nothing game the neoconservatives play in trying to articulate a 'general will' for the whole nation, but rather favor devolution, states' rights and a doctrine of federalism commensurate with original intent. Paleoconservatives aren't afraid to put America First, despite being denounced as xenophobes, reactionaries and various other slurs.

_The Paleoconservatives_ contains essays from various Old Right thinkers and scholars that emphasize the traditional conservative outlook. Paleoconservativism emphasizes such aspects of society and culture as tradition, family life, religion, populism, nationalism, and protectionism as a trade policy. The paleoconservatives are firmly opposed to immigration, the welfare state, the New Deal and subsequent legislation, and often to free trade and unnecessary interventionist wars. Unlike many "neoconservatives" who have lost touch with the conservative tradition and now emphasize globalization, internationalism, and interventionism, the paleoconservatives have tried to retain a nationalist/isolationist outlook. These essays featuring such thinkers as Murray Rothbard, Frank Chodorov, James Burnham, Russell Kirk, Richard M. Weaver, Chilton Williamson Jr., William Hawkins, Allan Carlson, M. E. Bradford, Thomas Fleming, Paul Gottfried, Clyde Wilson, and Samuel Francis give a good introduction to the philosophy underlying the paleoconservative movement. Topics include a history of the Old Right, the immorality of taxation, the managerial state, traditional conservativism, immigration, the breakdown of the family and the need for home schooling, the distinction between a free trade and a protectionist policy, and the need for a new kind of nationalism. For those of us who see the sham of liberalism and modern day "neoconservativism", these essays offer some hope for a restoration of a traditional oulook opposed to modernism, multi-culturalism, internationalism, and modern day interventionism.

This is a great collection of essays that captures true, classic conservatism, known also as paleoconservatism. Many so-called conservatives today are "neoconservatives," and the neocons have come to dominate the movement with their money and media access. Neocons are really liberals dressed up with conservative rhetoric, they seek to make liberal values and institutions more efficient, but not abolish them. Most of the founding fathers of the neoconservative movement are Jewish refugees from the Democratic Party of the 1970s. This collection of paleoconservative essays restores what the neocons have tried to stamp out: the traditionalism, nationalism, and populism of the American Old Right. One of the best essays is that of William Hawkins, who illustrates the difference between the 19th century liberals (today's libertarians) and conservatives on trade policy. Hawkins makes the crucial point that the free trader libertarians of the 19th c. might appear to be the allies of conservatives in opposition to big government, but that is only superficial because people have forgotten that in the 19th century the welfare state did not exist. This means that the libertarians were against the traditional (and legitimate) function of the state--preserving borders, a military, sovereignty, etc. In other words, the libertarians' true agenda is a cosmopolitan, borderless, one-world order in which there are no ties to home, to family, to race and culture, just hyperatomized individuals engaging in economic transactions. This insight alone into libertarianism is worth its weight in gold.

The "Old Guard" of out-of-touch and can't-handle-the-truth milicrats still run the Pentagon--even after the 9/11 attacks clearly showed a "house-cleaning" is in order to meet the challenges of 21st Century asymmetric warfare by cunning enemies. Colonel Burton's book outlines how 1980s reformers sought to get reliable, safe and affordable weapons into U.S. military service and how these common sense efforts are opposed by the egotists with other agendas. The point is that the U.S. military culture BREEDS self-seeking, egotistical, vain milicrats not common sense warriors with values of honor and troop welfare and mission accomplishment.

The sad thing is that the 1980s military reformers are now gone and not on duty to stop the current round of Pentagon losers like the lav3stryker, V-22, AAAV and F-22 all stricken with the disease of Tofflerian gadgets while ignoring sound physical robustness, reliability and combat effectiveness at their own level. The current generals runnng DoD have simply transplanted their bureaucratic pass-the-buck mentality to the foot Soldier and pilot by hoping a computer "mouse-click" will deliver some magic firepower to solve the battlefield problem instead of empowering lower ranks to fight and win at their own level.

What makes this book so haunting is that its a true story that is repeating itself before our very eyes with the Army's thin-skinned, air-filled rubber-tired LAV-3 Stryker armored car boondoggle that will get our men killed in combat. The book shows the exact same PR tactics and lying "spin" the Army and DoD use to put people second and their programs/promotions first. The depiction of how the Army will cheat on tests to masquerade that "all is well" with a program is common as seen by the recent efforts to deceive the public by flying overweight lav3strykers a short distance by C-130 aircraft with less fuel inside to compensate--exactly how in the Bradley's fuel tanks were filled just with the minimum fuel to drive in front of the audience grandstands and to the aim point for the test anti-tank weapon to hit it.

The tragedy is that after 2 decades, the Army today is rushing the lav3stryker deathtrap into production without ANY live-fire testing against fully fueled and ammo loaded vehicles fired at by RPGs or 14.5mm heavy machine guns thanks to a loophole in DoD procurement. Too bad Colonel Burton wasn't on duty now in the Pentagon. When they make the movie sequel to this book, "Pentagon Wars II: the lav3stryker" it looks like the ending will not be a happy one with a better vehicle (upgraded M113A3 Gavins) going into service. The horror of hundreds of dead American Soldiers Colonel Burton wanted to prevent will be our "wake-up call".

If we ignored the film and Col Burton's book its based on, what makes us think the Pentagon Old Guard will change after needless deaths?

This beast that we creat, "the Military-Industrial Complex," influence in shown in every instiution in this country. This tells the story from inside the Pentagon, and shows how insane it has got. CUT MILITARY SPENDING BY HALF. NO MORE 300 billion a YEAR! Oh Lord, help me. I am clear, for the future now lies in our hands.

I read this book after seeing the HBO black comedy film The Pentagon Wars. It is all true!! I was part of the U. S. Army Chemical Research Development Engineering Center at Edgewood Arsonal back in the late 1980's. I assisted with the testing of the xm-22, xm-21, cadnet, nbc recon. vehicle (a m-113 that got its butt kicked by the then west german fuchs vehicle) and other systems. There were times that you just had to shake your head at the way the officers and civilians conducted some of the tests. The Col is right on the money.