The documents in "American Legacy" present a concise, yet dramatic look at the events which have shaped American history. Its pocket size makes it a good reference to carry anywhere and it can provide a wealth of quick quotes for any avid debater. All patriotic citizens should own one...

This 2 volume set tells you all you need to know about Libraries in America--from Academic to Corporate, Public and Government. Circ stats, populations figures, book budgets and all the contact information you'll ever need. A must!

The Amish In The American Imagination by David Weaver-Zercher (Assistant Professor of American Religious History, Messiah College) is a fascinating Anabaptist study of how American twentieth-century culture perceives and interacts with America's Amish population and culture. The repercussions that Amish songs and Amish themed movies arising from the broader American popular culture have had upon Amish people, and vice versa, are discussed at length in this sober, thoughtful, scholarly, and carefully researched presentation. The Amish In The American Imagination is a highly recommended and original contribution to American Religious History Studies, American Popular Culture Studies, and 20th Century Amish Cultural Studies supplemental reading lists and academic reference collections.

When missionaries came to colonize California, it was to Baja California "Antigua California" that they came. This is the story of the Jesuits who persevered in a barren, waterless, resource poor place. But the really great thing about the book is that it is the whole story of the pioneer mission period: it is also the story of the aboriginal peoples who were the targets of the Jesuits, and of the people (mostly Mexican) whom the Jesuits hired and brought along to handle and create daily life-soldiers, sailors, artisans, laborers. For once, a comprehensive history truly is. Using original eighteenth century materials (church records, diaries, letters, reports) the author has tracked down the movement of individuals, their genealogies, their careers, their contributions. More than most, it is a book of portraits of real people, pieced together sympathetically from scattered and scanty records. For a scholar, the book is eminently useful: full of maps, chronological tables of people and places, explanations of systems and bureaucracies. For the history buff, it is a dream of readability and detail. Highly recommended.

"Approaching The Center" is perhaps one of the most interersting works I have read in quite some time. I have long been anticipating the release of this book of poems, which elaborates on Myronn E. Hardy's journeys through life. Some of the topics in the book range from adolescent experiences from the early 1980's in rural eastern and southern Arkansas to his experiences in South Africa, to a tribute to his father. However, this is only a sample of the vast number of ideas and experiences he has to share. An absolutely phenomenal work, that I shall be reading for many hours to come. Highly Recommended!

Congratulations, Myronn... on a job well done.

Finally a book that cuts through the bias surrounding discussions about childcare to give parents the straight facts. Too often the debate about appropriate care gets mired in discussion about morals and family values but the need for childcare --whatever our personal opinions are-- isn't going away; parents deserve the information in this book. For those actively searching for quality substitute care, the second-half of the book contains valuable insight into what a good care situation looks like based on the research uncovered in the first half of the book. I strongly recommend this book to any parent considering using non-parental care or anyone interested in child advocacy issues.

This is a valuable book for anyone interested in the decorative arts, especially for understanding the impact of the respected artist and teacher, Arthur Wesley Dow within both the American Arts and Crafts movement and American visual culture. It is a book suited both for the serious academic as well as the art enthusiast. Nancy E. Greene an Jessie Poesch have achieved a fine balance between their insightful scholarly text and the beautiful illustrations of prints, watercolors, photographs, pottery and furniture by Dow and other well-known exponents of this aesthetic shcool. This is truly a visual feast, a great book all around!

Having visited a friend at this very ward I can tell you this is an accurate and compelling story. It also documents the heroism and selfless behavior of the doctors and nurses there

Well written and easy to follow. Excellent source of information to prepare you for various tasks in an assessment center exam.

If you agree that identifying and selecting the very best possible leaders for your organization is among your most important responsibilities, or, if you are a police officer seeking a higher level within your own police agency, then you need to read this book and keep it close at hand.

Assessment centers have gained a high degree of credibility in recent years as an objective, valid, useful and fair means of evaluating the qualifications, skills and abilities of persons for advancement within law enforcement.

Drawing on current knowledge and his own extensive experience, the author provides a thorough overview of the design and administration of an assessment center for police and fire personnel. This book looks at a variety of different assessment center exercises designed to elicit critical leadership and behavioral traits consistent with potentially successful leaders.

The book is skillfully crafted by the author with a three-fold goal in mind. First, for those who are planning on participating as a candidate in an assessment center. Secondly, it assists the reader who may be interested in using an assessment center as part of their selection process. Finally, it provides meaningful information to those who may simply be interested in obtaining more information about the process.

This work offers invaluable insight concerning the reliability, cost-effectiveness, and objective methods for the selection of candidates for higher appointments. Topics include the advantages of an assessment center, typical assessment center exercises, design and administration, selection and training, candidate evaluation and scoring methods, preparation, and an overall summary. How or why an assessment center should be conducted and the manner in which candidates are evaluated by the assessors are among the many important features of this book. Concluding with numerous exercise plans, typical assessment center schedules, candidate evaluation and assessor feedback forms, this volume will serve as an excellent textbook in administrator preparatory programs.

Sample exercises and relevant grading forms are also included as well as detailed descriptions and diagrams provide basic planning considerations such as room layout.

The author leads the reader through a straightforward and well-written tour of the assessment center from start to finish. The book is well-scripted, easy to read and all of its concepts are well explained and effortless to follow.

The book includes chapters on typical assessment center exercises, design and administration, selection and training of assessors, candidate evaluation and scoring methods, how to prepare for an assessment center and detailed appendices that contain sample exercises, schedules and evaluation forms.

In summary, it pays, both as a candidate and, as a law enforcement executive, to know what to expect in an assessment center. From start to finish, this is a thoroughly researched, intelligently presented and easy to read work on the critical essentials in conducting an successful assessment center. It is a necessary reference for one of your most important responsibilities: selecting, or becoming, a future law enforcement leader for tomorrow.