It doesn't feel like the author has practical experience in small-cap investing (he's a professor), and a lot of material is just theory. Too much time is spent on the history and controversy of small-cap performance. The figures and diagrams are crude and at times hard to interpret. The facts may not be out of date, but the presentation is.

Paperback has a very shallow, typical plot. Although I completely read the book, it was a struggle to finish simply because of boredom. Entertaining would not be an adjective for selection of this D. B. Newton (aka Clement Hardin) paperback.

This is not the book that unviels mysterees. The ritual moniter also available from this publisher details initiations and preperations. this book is not for that. most people will be more interest4ed in the accompanying catolog. however for those not looking for more secret words and genuinly interested in the search, this books stands by itself. this is geared towards those trying to smooth the proverbial stone. Atleast i thought the chapter on the square was well rounded! i would recomend this book to any one interested in the afore mentioned subjects. it is displayed in dissertation and poetry. the real strength of this book ist its symbolism and the gained perspective in the end.

This book could use a lot more information, judging by its name, i couldnt even tell what its about. U.X.L?

It seemed like an intriguing concept when I read the front and back covers; something like either a James Elroy novel or Sidney Kirkpatrick's excellent "A Cast of Killers." Instead, this story goes back and forth and beyond -- part mystery, part horror story, part apocryphal Hollywood tell-all, part semi-documentation of the dangers of all too-intense hero worship -- and at the end of it, there is no sense of WHICH genre it falls into, thus making it a very muddled and confusing read.

This disturbing diatribe by an aspiring actress clearly indicates that she is credible as a victim of extreme child abuse. Her "memories" of the Black Dahlia murder, however, are highly dubious...if her case were as strong as she claims, she wouldn't be relegated to this kind of pulp work that is so over-the-top disgusting that it is impossible to read. I found myself having to skip portions of graphic torture too heinous to digest. I cannot imagine any psychological adviser supporting this kind of "purge" and it is best avoided by any reader. Hopefully the author will find some more productive way to exorcise her demons.

Please I beg you do NOT read this book!! It's disgusting and will give you nightmares...we do not need to hear every detail of how life was in George's house of horrors. Not for anyone interested in Beth Short and not for anyone who has a weak stomach. AGAIN LEAVE THIS ONE ALONE. Hey can we burn the remaining copies now???

I have read the book based on the subject matter, the Black Dahlia murder, which I am very interested in since it was never solved. Although I do believe that Ms. Knowlton was defintely abused by her father, there is no proof that he has committed the Black Dahlia murder or any other. There is no direct evidence that would convince me that has committed the murders that are mentioned in the book. I do feel for Ms. Knowlton and her suffering, however, many of the things that she mentions about Beth Short (the Black Dahlia), do not meet the facts that are known about her. For example, Ms. Knowlton mentions that "Aunt Betty" had sex with her father (George Knowlton)and was a well known prostitute. Beth Short had a deformed sex organ that did not enable her to have intercourse with men. This was a fact that was kept out of the news papers in order to identify the true killer if they ever confessed. the picture that Ms. Knowlton paints of Beth Short is as sadistic babysitter and a tramp, as if to say in indirect words, that the Black Dahlia put herself in a position that caused her death and suffering. The abuse is too well described and I had to put the book down many a time because of its disturbing content. I am sorry to say that this book is not one that I would recommend to people who never heard of the murder of the Black Dahlia. It is full of rumors that could have been overheard over time and facts about the murder that could have been taken out of back issues of newspapers that were printed in January of 1947, when the murder took place. I hurt for Ms. Knowlton, but do not believe that her "facts" are well founded.

As a supplement to the review above, please note
that this book includes a photograph of what is identified
as a statue of John F. Reynolds. Although there are three
bronze portrait statues of Reynolds at Gettysburg, the
photograph is one of the statue of Brigadier General James
S. Wadsworth. Did the author actually visit the battlefield?

If this is an example of this new "Battleground America" series, I won't make the mistake of buying another one. Newton has a ton of errors in this book, ones that have been corrected by much better researchers than he years ago. First, he makes the disastrous error of claiming that Union Gen. John Buford's cavalry division was armed with "repeating carbines." The fact is, all ordnance returns for the division as of June 30, 1863, show that none of the troopers had such a weapon. In fact, only about 5 existed in the world at the time. They didn't go into mass production until a few months later. Buford's brigades were armed with ONLY single-shot breechloading carbines. If Newton had only done a modicum of research before writing this thing, he'd have caught his error.
In one section, he refers to the commander of Buford's 2nd Brigade, Colonel Thomas C. Devin, as a "brigadier." Devin wasn't promoted to Brigadier General until Jan. 1865.
He also fouls up quotes attributed to Buford. Due to many such mistakes thoughout the text, it appears that Newton relied heavily on secondary resources instead of primary sources. You can't write a decent book by basing it on coffee-table works, folks.
There are many tactical errors and misinterpretations throughout the book, which will give the reader an incorrect view of what happened to open the Battle of Gettysburg. This is not the way to introduce a reader to either the ground there or the battle itself.
A photograph is also misidentified... a photo of Union dead, long proven to be bodies of those on the Rose Farm some 3 miles away from McPherson Ridge, is identified here as being on the ridge. Anyone with even a passing interest in Gettysburg photography knows full well that this famous photo is NOT from the ridge.
The worst thing about the book is that there isn't a single footnote in the entire work. This causes serious scholars to dismiss it out of hand. Perhaps Newton chose not to footnote the work because he used mostly secondary sources, instead of first-hand primary sources, and it certainly shows in the multitude of errors, poor tactical comments and terrain evaluation.
It's also expensive...
... It's a poor start to this series...

The book is supposed to give insights into off-season for cyclists, and according to its description one is led to believe that it caters to seasoned cyclists as well as recreational athletes. I felt that the whole book is a synopsis of articles appearing in cycling fitness magazines, and that it is not a useful book at all. To be more precise, I expected some sample programs of what one could do in various winter situations. (Off-season in Germany is very much different to off-season in Arizona) What kind of different sports? at what intensities and with what combination? What do high caliber athletes do? Track riders? Criterium specialists? Time trialists? How about individually (according to bicycling discipline that is) categorized schedules? How about the major question of how to combine weight training (especially squats)and aerobic sports without injuring your knees as I did this past winter! I didn't find any of these questions addressed anywhere in this book. Instead, one finds general information on weight exercises,some information on indoor training, stretching, and so on. Personally, after having read "smart cycling..." by Arnie Baker, I feel that all the information that the "Off-Season" book contains is included in Baker's book along with a whole bunch of other useful training advice. In fact, if one subscribes to any bicycling magazine would know of all the topics the book addressed. Therefore, why buy an individual book on off-season training? I expected more from Ed Burke whose articles I read often. I was dissapointed and I would not recommend this purchase.

The only good advice this book gives you is how you should combine weightlifting and cycling throughout the year. It does so by illustrating different exercises, but no schedules or programs are provided. Interesting, but the rest of the off-season advices are more how you do it than why you should do it. How will a certain exercise make me a better cyclist? That is what I want to know. It seems like a lot of good advices have been bundled together and thus lacking an overall plan. Sorry, but I expected more from Ed Burke.

On the moment I first received this book, I was already felt disappointed as the book is a timy one with fewer than 200 pages. I have a feeling that this book would not give much information on Newton, undisputably the greatest scientist and mathematician of all time!! ( Don't compare him with Einstein, the later can only be described as a great theoretical physicist !) Considering Newton's achievement and his complicated life, a book ten times the content of this one even may not be enough!

After reading the whole book, I was even more disappointed!! As the description of Newton's life is even less than any book on History of Mathematics!! Coupled with the expensiveness of this book. ( It cost me more than 60 dollars ) I cannot think of one reason to buy this book. I recommend " the life of Issac Newton or for a more detailed account, " Never at rest," both by Richard Westfall.

At the moment I first received this book, I was already felt disappointed as the book is a tiny one with fewer than 200 pages. I predicted that this book would not give much information on Newton, undisputably the greatest scientist and mathematician of all time!! ( Don't compare Einstein with him , the later can only be described as the greatest theoretical physicist of the 20 th century!) Considering Newton's achievement and his complicated life, a book ten times the content of this one even may not be enough!
After reading the whole book, I was even more disappointed!! As the description of Newton's life is even less than any book on History of Mathematics!! Coupled with the expensiveness of this book. ( It cost me more than 60 dollars ) I cannot think of one reason to buy this book. I recommend " the life of Issac Newton or for a more detailed account, " Never at rest," both by Richard Westfall.

What at first glance appears to be a book about the crime of slaying police officers soon uncloaks itself as a self-serving medium of hatred. If you can stomach the first few pages you will be drawn into some bazaar cathartic rant on the evils of law enforcement.

If I had to guess I'd say the author is venting after some run in with law enforcement.

Your money is better spent elsewhere.