The author has a distinct view of the WW1: stalemate. Via descriptions of the famous battles he attempts to portray the reasons behind the strategy, tactics, and apparent blunders. For example the volunteer army was considered too inexperienced to try any formation other than walking across 'no mans' land in a single row at the Somme. Everybody, including the generals, seemed to be unprepared for this type of warefare. Although the book is not about General Haig much of his decision making was, inevitably, commented upon or mentioned. Hitherto my opinion of him had always been from the 'Lions led by Donkey's ' camp, but some of his main strategic decisions appeared to be correct, eg place of attack. But as a tactical invovator? No! It took Haig until the latter half of 1918 to abandon the idea of the great strategic breakthrough by attacking the enemy at their strongest point. The German 'stormtroopers' in 1918 did the opposite and almost won the war. Tactics changed considerably after the final failure at Cambrai and a chapter detailing the changes would have been useful even if outside the scope of this book. The book rekindled my interest in the WW1 and I read it twice.

Covering the six major battles fought by the Brithish and its allies between 1915-1917 (Neuve Chapelle, Loos, The Somme, Arras, Third Ypres, and Cambrai) this book gives great insight into the tacticts and actions of the general staff on the Western Front.

After the armies facing each other had become locked in siege warfare in the west by the end of 1914, the Brithish high command along with the French, sounght to destroy the German line and achieve a breakthrough to open a war of movement once more. What followed over the next three years was was a series of battles, neither of which had any degree of sucsess in breaking through only costing the Allies tens of thousands of lives. The Generals where often ignorant or not avare of the real situation on the battlefields, sending time after time thousands of soilders to their deaths in devastating frontal assaults against German trenches who shot them in the open with machine guns. Heavy bombardment, often lasting for weeks, had some effect in weakening the enemy or cutting the wire, but it turned the battlefield into a sea of mud making any large movement impossible.

THis book is mostly concerned with the leader's point of view, especially the Brithish. If you looking for personal experiences of the individual soldier this book is not for you. But if you are interested in the tacticts, answers and the background stories to infamous military disasters such as the 'Somme' this is your book.

I found this book very revealing, eventhough it tends to throw to much information at the reader in short passages from time, making it hard to keep up. Information is well researched and the maps are good to.

When I married my husband, my stepdaughter already had 3 parents and didn't need a fourth. I've always felt like the outsider, but no more! Read this book'.there's something for everyone who lives with the challenges that are present in a stepfamily. You'll feel empowered and better able to deal with these challenges.

As a "never been married," this book saved my sanity when I married someone with two teenagers. Great advice for parent - parenting as well as parenting in "new families." This book helped me with skills to stay out of the relationship with the "ex". Good advice, easy to read, and some really great ideas.

My four year old son and I really enjoyed this book. There is a simpler text on the top of the page and a wordier one at the bottom. At first the parent read it all and grdually the child will read the simpler text at top. A unique way to step into reading! My little guy especially enjoyed finding the little duck hidden on each page. I also got a sticker book version.

My four year old son and I so enjoyed this bright, happy book. I like the format with the simple sentences on top that the child eventually can read and the wordier text at the bottom for the parent which makes the story interesting. My little guy like the duck hiding on each page. Some took some looking to find much to his delight.

This is a wonderful book. I've found it very useful in my classroom as a teacher of Juvenile Delinquents who dropped out of school. At first sight of the book my students think it's a joke, but I find it as effective as other text boks when teching History. It's FUN and DIFFERENT. A change in the admission of information is very helpful and effective in the acquisition of information in youths.

Very unique presentation of African American history. Basically use two elderly narrators, one male and one female to take the reader in time. Each narrator has a different "voice". The female narrator has a bit of black nationalism, while the male narrator has a more balanced view of America in terms of race relations. Though a cartoon narrative, the book seems to be written for older readers (teenagers to adults). I recommend it for the entire family *and* ALL RACES. As author Russell Banks (Rule of the Bone) says on the back of STILL I RISE, "It's not just the history of African-Americans; it's the African-American history of *all* Americans."

"Stop the Music" is a very intriguing literary work about domestic violence. The book is one you will not put down. It will take you through a range of emotions as you travel through the life of the main character. There are also some surprising twists and turns that will keep you guessing about the outcome. I highly recommend this book to anyone who has dealt with domestic violence because although this work contains fictional information, it is based on real life occurrences that others may have endured. CJ has done an excellent job writing this book and the underlying message is inspirational. I can't wait to read her new novel.

Knowing this book dealt with domestic violence, I was initially hesistant to read it..But the author did such a fantastic job dealing not only with this topic but also the character development was very strong. I don't know if this is the only work this author has written, but I would be interested in reading more..Highly recommended reading for people of all races.

Graham's book is very well written and goes at an easy pace, while not becoming boring. It is a fertile field of ideas. His commodity buffer stock idea could be a real solution for today's global problems of increasing financial instability and growing inequality. Deregulation has removed almost all government automatic stabilizers. Graham's idea is ultimately an international stabilization policy particulary relevant to the European Union and the Third World.

While this book was written in 1936, and buffer stock ideas have been around for centuries, his monetary forumlation of the buffer stock is a policy still ahead of its time.

Benjamin Graham certainly is one of our century's most important financier and self-thought economist. After the great depression, Graham reenginered his way of investing and his way of looking the world. After suffering the debacle, he made value investing and value thinking the most important things in his life. The book is the proposal for a new monetary system, which uses an index of commodities as it's core backing for the issuance of currency. Graham's idea isn't revolutionary, because as he tells us , the granary system has been used throught men's history. The philosophical foundation of the proposal lies in that the surplus of commodities should'nt represent a disgrace, instead it should represent wealth. As economists know, when there is an overproduction of commodities prices tend to decrease, so why plenty relates to disgrace. If the government stored the surplus of commodities and used the as the backing of the issuance of currency, this problem can be allevianted. The book is easy and fun to read, and shows the genious of the dean of Wall Steet

Numerous books have been written analysing the dramatic structure of stories: many are good; some are great. Here's another great one!

What Bill Johnson offers, in "A Story is a Promise", is an exciting new perspective on the ancient craft of story-telling. Exciting because not only does he explore our deep-rooted yearning for stories, but he explicates techniques to engage, sustain and fulfill the audience's emotional needs and expectations.

Every story, be it a short story, screenplay, novel or play, makes an implicit promise to the audience: 'Lend me your attention for ten minutes, two hours, or a week of your life and I promise you a satisfying vicarious experience of...adventure, romance, redemption...whatever. Johnson helps writers identify and design story elements that make good on this promise, that "concretely and visibly manifest the resolution of the story's promise" and allow the audience to share in the experience. His approach addresses story-telling from the broadest thematic level, or premise, down to individual word choice.

Bill Johnson 'promises' to help "unlock the mystery of creating compelling, engaging stories." He delivers!

Someone finally has found a clear, concise, and - yes! This the best part - an even "interesting" way to make us understand more than the anatomy of stories, but what is their heart and soul. Through the use of examples and his step-by-step approach to both the logical and emotional sides of stories, Bill J. has come up with a true eye opener. His workbook brings the pleasure and appreciation of reading and writing stories (not to mention film) to a new level.

And he does it "simply". . . Like a conversation about mutual friends.

Stories are the friends. Clearly and easily he reveals to us their underlying nature, what he knows of them; how and why some are strong, and others weak. Where others preach dry theories and abstract notions, in his easy-to-follow, accessible fashion, he makes sense of the purpose, tools and meaning used in good storytelling.

Teachers should be glad to find here concrete, even alternate and contemporary manners of explaining its craft and nature. High-school and college students through reading it will awaken to a kinder, simpler approach to their reading and writing assignments - as well as a new enjoyment of what they read, write and watch. And writers . . . Well, writers and would-be writers alike will breathe nothing less than a sigh of relief; finally discovering new tools and paths around the proverbial "writer's block". Need I say more?

Only this: I wish I had read this book a long time ago, back even in my school days.

The Success in Reading and Writing series are great books to utilize with children who are developing skills in reading, writing and study skills. Every child participates with success. I enjoy using their methods of presenting new skills, taking what the child knows and building a strong reading and writing foundation from there.

I checked the ISBN - this is the book for Kindergarten.

As a new teacher, I have found this book to be quite helpful as an alternative or supplement to the basal. While our basal is literature-based, it's themes don't go along with normal themes I would be doing. Success is structured enough to provide guidance for a new or inexperienced teacher like me, but allows you the freedom to choose your own theme and literature selections. This program also provides opportunities for kids to be involved in the learning process so it is more fun and meaningful.

The program has 4 parts - Pictures & Words, Storytime, Writing, and Alphabet.

Pictures & Words - Very helpful in developing writing skills, while some teachers choose to leave it out due to lack of time. (I use Daily News.)

Storytime - Each day has a suggested book and discussion focus that may or may not go along with the theme or alphabet concept. (Each concept is developed for several days, and at least one book from those days relates to the concept. However, it is very easy to substitue your own selections, if you wish.)

Writing - 5 days - A theme is introduced on day 1, then days 2-4 the teacher meets with small groups to help w/ writing, then day 5 is a culminating activity of the theme.

Alphabet - Each letter is focused on for 3 days (upper & lowercase together), next is rhyming words, object labeling (deals w/ beginning consonants), then finally blends.

The book itself has a beginning section that thoroughly describes the program and how to do it, and the rest of the book has: Daily Lessons (clear layout, can be personalized by teacher); Lists of suggested pictures, themes, and books; and Alphabet module lessons.

I have found this textbook to be quite helpful in developing a reading program based on the children's interests and needs. Even if you have to use your school's basal program, this is a GREAT supplement, especially if you are lacking active participation of the students.

They call it "Successful Manager's Handbook". That is correct. But one thing you should know about this beautifully structured text is that it benefits anyone who seeks knowledge from it. Thus, I would not advise you to wait until you become a 'successful manager' before paying attention to it.
Even if you are the most unsuccessful messenger around, the valuable productivity guidelines in this book would go a long way in defining and improving your status. If diligently applied, the principles of this book would enhance your overall potentials: be it official or domestic.
This book is a handbook for all. It is an asset for matured dealings.

I just picked up a copy in an airport bookstore. I looked at one suggestion, and used it when I got back to the office. My productivity has skyrocketed. I think a lot of the suggestions here are commonsense. But do any of us have enough commonsense?

This book is a terrific tutorial on superscalar hardware design principles and their implications for compilers. It is well organized and crystal-clear. The author, Mike Johnson (aka William M. Johnson), is Advanced Micro Devices' VP of Research and Development. He is an industry leader in microprocessor design and an excellent writer. The book is especially remarkable because it was written some years ago, derived from Mike's Ph.D. dissertation at Stanford. The principles are still current, and no other book explains them so well.

If what you want to know is "superscalar stuff", then this is a must.
Nearly all technologies to design superscalar microprocessors are here.