Sidney Sherman recruited, equipped and led a group of 52 Kentuckians to fight for Texas independence, the only significant outside contingent to arrive in Texas before the culminating battle of San Jacinto. Despite being a Catholic among Freemasons, a Yankee among Southerners and a well-uniformed and sober man in a ragged and hard-drinking army, he was highly esteemed by the Texians, who elected him Colonel of one of the two regiments at San Jacinto. He led the crucial attack around the Mexican left flank that decided the battle, as well as the cavalry attack the day before that Houston chose to leave unsupported. Because of Houston's envy and malice, he never received the credit that he was due in his lifetime, and when Houston slandered him in his farewell Senate speech in 1859, most of the surviving senior officers at San Jacinto wrote a testimonial to him that Houston's hagiographers are careful to avoid looking at too closely. For as long as Houston remains an icon, Sherman will not get the historical credit he should, because if we was a hero, as indeed he was, then Houston is revealed as a malicious liar who appropriated all the credit for a battle directed by others. Bate's book is more a suggestive compilation than the major revisionist biography the subject deserves, but it fills a gaping hole in Texas historiography.

This is one of the best books available for introducing young children to flying -- and it is the only one I've found that includes passport control/customs. It was perfect for both my children when we went to Europe. They knew what to expect at the airport, in the plane, etc. We followed along with the book at each step of the process -- ticketing, security, the plane ride, arrival, baggage claim and customs. Plus, the kids love locating the hidden duck on each page.

For any beginning practioner this book can't be beat. It is easy to use and understand. It shows how to do all aspects of a physical exam, along with taking a complete and accurate history.

Yes, I must confess that I have read this book. It contains excellent information for those who practice the art of heat treatment. I found the topics on quenchant analysis techniques valuable for testing our quench media

About 30 years ago, I read H.E.Bates' 'The Darling Buds of May'. When the Green woods laugh was his follow-up and was equally hilarious as one revels in the triumphs of Pop Larkin, a country wheeler-dealer.

Nothing is too much of a problem for Pop. "Perfick", he says as each event unfolds.

You should try and get hold of the original book (and also 'The Darling Buds of May') and read it, just for the scene where Pop Larkin sells his ramshackle country house to a gullible, drunken American (changed to a London stockbroker in American versions of the book!!). Perfickly Politically Incorrect - and huge fun. You'll discover an author and a style that will have you wishing he'd lived long enough to write some more.

I read this book as part of my research on a parenting presentation on Sibling Rivalry and Jealousy. It had some good components to it with practical advice on dealing with fighting dilemmas. As an educational consultant and parent of three fighting boys this book gave insight on why kids rival and fight as well as strategies to help deal with it and minimize it. A great resource to use. -Straightforward Parenting and Consultation.

If you are researching Pennsylvania's Civil War units or soldiers, this collection of information is absolutely essential. This multi-volume work (with companion index) contains not only short unit histories of every unit from Pennsylvania that served in the Civil War, but also complete rosters of the units (or as complete as possible). The information includes soldiers' names, ranks, muster-in dates, muster-out dates, death dates (if killed in action) and location, POW status, and notes on wounds, transfers, promotions, etc. The rosters are broken down by company and the books even detail what counties that the companies were recruited from. This is the single best reference source on Pennsylvania in the Civil War.

Occasionally, someone who has experience improving their eyesight with the Bates Method writes a book to help clarify things for others. The Bates Method is comprised of many subtleties that just about everyone misses at first (and some people never get it). Many people who claim to understand it don't, so it's always refreshing to read a book by someone who knows what he's talking about, and this book is no exception.

One unique offering is his explaining how there are two ways for the brain to block the visual process. One is to interfere with the mechanics of vision, by altering the eye shape with the extrinsic muscles, preventing proper blinking and shifting, and encouraging disease that impairs vision. The other way is what Barnes refers to as altering the consistency of the barrier between the subconscious and conscious mind. The first type of blocking (mechanical) tends to be more easily overcome than the second. The second is purely mental, when there is clear information that has made it through the visual system but it isn't recognized for what it is. So there are times when the eyes are working in an improved manner, but their signals are prevented from passing through the barrier (from the subconscious to conscious mind).

That actually just summarizes one page, and the rest of the book is relatively simple. But if you're new to the Bates Method, read this text slowly, as you are going to miss important principles he slips in if you aren't careful.

Marinaro's sequel to 'A Modern Dry Fly Code' only adds to his flawless reputation as America's most important spring creek angling author.

While it is not the ground-breaking work of his first book, it will, nevertheless, provoke much thought on the part of the contemplative angler.

True, there are points which could be argued (Vince and I never agreed on rod action, for one), but the author makes his points, and back them up with clear sound logic.

This book should be in the library of every spring crrek angler.

This book is great. I was a biology major at MIT and I couldn't tell you how many lectures for my classes seemed to come write out of the book. It's certainly not enough to use by itself, but it's a great way to focus the information either prior to a lecture or even prior to a test.