Using this kids'book as a reader for adult literacy classes is
great! It reveals many things that most have not heard nor realized. I found it shocking the way that illnesses were tracked. A huge H written on ones' coat meant they were a heart patient, Sc meant scalp problems, etc. The most dreaded was a large X which indicated a mental patient. They were asked personal questions such as how much money they had and if they could read or had ever been in prison. Sometimes all but one member would be accepted and the family had to decide what to do.

Obviously, most came looking for a better life but the trip over the ocean was dangerous, long and uncomfortable, since there were three classes on the voyage and most immigrants could only afford the cheap, bottom of the boat cramped quarters. Many got ill and died. Varied languages caused further loneliness.

Families were often split up forever, it was not an easy thing to decide to come to America. Most would never be able to visit their motherland again..ever. Around 2% of the total were sent back home and this fear was with each immigrant that made it alive to Ellis Island.

They were told NOT to tell anyone they had a job waiting, for this was against the international laws and they would be punished. If all went well, their stay on Ellis Island was about 5 hours.

Since most immigrants were poor and had no money to get further than New York City, it quickly became a melting pot for Italians, Germans, Irish, Jewish and Polish. It was said one could tell where you were in the city just by opening your window at mealtime and smelling the spices and dishes from each country.

Learning English and integrating into American life came easier for children than adults. Most adults clumped together in small areas according to language and heritage, shopping at familiar stores and cooking and eating familiar foods.

Ellis Island was eventually shut down, then reopened and restored and is now a museum. For many, the most important letters they saw were those on the door that said "PUSH TO NEW YORK CITY" and they did.

The Freedom's Holy Light series is a rare treasure. Not many people have heard of them, but they are up there among Francine Rivers's Mark of the Lion and Bodie Thoene's The Zion Covenant Series. This, the 5th book, is set during the American Revolution towards the end of the war. Morgan, the son of a tory, and Prudence, his new wife, are spying for Washington. These books show the good and bad of both sides in a very realistic way. I found myself moved over the conflict between loyalty to country and loyalty to family. All the old characters are back--and some new ones! If you haven't read them already, I suggest you start with the first one, The Gathering Dawn. They're a blend of romance and adventure--my favorite! I've read this series three times. They are definitely worth buying!

An easy to read book and well explained throughout. I found that some of the information is repeated in different sections, but a very good read regardless. A good basic text book for all Emergency Vehicle Operator Instructors.

The Rev.Dr.Rivera (the Father of Theotherapy) does an excellent job in offering theotherapeutic principles that assist in helping individuals with the emotional conflicts that are so often very burdensome in their lives. This book is useful for everyone searching for answers to those unanswered emotional conflicts and to those searching for deeper faith in God. I highly recommend this marvelous work.

Dr. Kushner has finally done what has been needed to be done for years. This work not only demonstrates Harvey's prowess and in-depth knowledge on the subject of terrorism, but encapsulates and consolidtes information in an easy to use, researchable format. Its is truly an "Encyclopedia of Terrorism". It is a critical resource and should be on the bookshelf of every law enforcement professional, fire/rescue/EMS offical, emergency manager, and homeland security practitioner. This book is highly recommended; it may be used for research as well as for operational pusposes. Great job Harvey!

This book is an essential tract for all who need to understand why Man abhors death and destruction, and yet continues to inflict both on himself. The recent American WTC/Pentagon tragedy focalizes our attention on to this obsessive oxymoron.

I now wish to use the underlying thesis of this important work, where the author endeavors "to gain such learning and skills as to enable me to revolutionize mankind's thinking, slay the dragons of racism, religionism, ethnicism and other ideologies of malevolence, oppression and war, and bring true peace for the first time", to express my corollary to his plight on life and death. We hate death for two reasons. It ends life prematurely; and we do not know what lies beyond it. The idea of an afterlife has persistently haunted man because inequality has persistently tyrannized him. It is not only to the poor, the sick, the unfortunate underdogs of history, that the idea appeals; it has appealed to all honest men's sense of justice, and very often at the same time as the use of the idea to maintain an unequal *status quo* in society has revolted them. Somewhere, this belief proposes, there is a system of absolute justice and a day of absolute judgement, by and on which we are all to be rewarded according to our deserts.

But true longing of humanity is not for an afterlife; it is for the establishment of a justice here and now that will make an afterlife unnecessary. This myth was a compensatory fantasy, a psychological safety-valve for the frustrations and horrors of existential reality.

We are ourselves to establish justice in our world, NOW more than ever! And the more we allow the belief in an afterlife to dwindle away, and yet still do so little to correct the flagrant inequalities of our world, then the more danger we run.

Our world has a badly-designed engine. By using the oil of this myth it did not for many centuries heat up. But now the oil-level is dropping ominously low. For this reason, it is not enough to remain agnostic. We MUST bet on the other horse: we have one life, and it is ended by a total extinction of consciousness as well as body.

What matters is not our personal damnation or salvation in the world to come, but that of our fellow men in the world that is.

The function of death is to put tension into life; and the more we increase the length and security of individual existence then the more tension we remove from it.

Death is in us and outside us; beside us in every room, in every street, in every field, in every car, in every plane. Death is what we are not every moment that we are, and every moment that we are is the moment when the dice comes to rest. We are always playing Russian roulette.

...And yet, the more absolute death seems, the more authentic life becomes. This Seadler emphasizes with the support of history.

The Wall came up. It separated East Berlin from West Berlin and with it--Sabrina and Matthew. Follow the Baron, Sabrina, and Matthew as they are reunited. They never forgot how much they loved each other and how grateful to God they were for perserving that love during the years of their separation. Follow their heroic escape to freedom in the West. Their lives become entertwined with the selfless other in the Network. This is a story of courage and God's perfect timing

The star of this collection is clearly Howorth, who has clearly spent a good deal of his energies lately focusing on matters of integration and union. And clearly such unions, after a half-century--actually 51-years to be precise--of isolationism a great deal of work and study will be required to bring together forces of such disparate backgrounds. If anyone can propse a plan of attack it is Howorth. The flap copy says that Howorth "fills a surprising gap." No one who knows the subjects could possibly disagree. Howorth (again in the words fo the book) "outlines the tortuous history of attempts to . . . [achieve] European integration and highlights some recents initiatives," though one senses there may be other initiatives that the public account does not provide, which is only fitting. One can only hope that he extends his often brilliant efforts to an American model.

This book is a great tool for police leaders to use in the development of their skills. EVryone should have one on their office bookshelf.

Lawrence Freedman was written many important articles and books but _The Evolution of Nuclear Strategy_ is probably his best. He presents a comprehensive analysis of the development nuclear strategy from 1945 to the end of the Cold War. The book usefully explains a multitude of concepts such as second strike capabilities, massive retaliation, and selective options. Freedman gives added depth by covering nuclear strategy in China, Europe, and the Soviet Union.

One of the great strengths of this book is its objectivity. Most works on nuclear strategy focus on arguing whether nuclear war is still possible, how a nuclear war would be fought, or if mutually assured destruction is a stable and inevitable strategy. Freedman definitely questions the logic of strategies that aim to fight nuclear wars and favors mutually assured destruction. However, the text is devoid of rhetoric or argumentation that would cloud his historical analysis.

Some may criticize the book because it does not concentrate on certain issues relevant today, such as non-proliferation or nuclear terrorism. From the perspective of 2001, though, Freedman's work serves as a history of the major strategic discourse of the Cold War. In a way, his work serves as a the cap on fifty years of writings on nuclear strategy.

For students of strategy, _The Evolution of Nuclear Strategy_ is an essential read. In terms of comprehensiveness, objectivity, and good explanation, this book cannot be matched.