My family is planning to move to Washington, DC. in the fall and I wanted to find a school that would fit my children's different needs. This book gave me all the information I needed in an easy to read format, without a lot of unnecessary information. I would recommend this book to any parent with school age children, that is planning to move to the Washington, DC area.

J.J. Creighton has written a fascinating book on a largely unknown encounter between a group of art students and instructors and a group of traditional Native Americans. This happened in a rather remote area of the state (the Colville Reservation) in the 1930s when gravel roads were the norm. A wonderful record of life on the reservation has been preserved in the form of portraits and landscapes, many of which are illustrated in this book.

Dr. Harmon has written a wonderfully crafted work which will be important for future historians of the Pacific Northwest. The story is quite simply about the history of Indian people in the Puget Sound area. Unfortunately, after reading this book, you will no longer see the history of Puget Sound tribes as simple. The history is very complex as the Native peoples and the white explorerers and settlers try to distinguish themselves from each other. In the beginning, George Vancouver could draw a line in the sand to separate the races. It only went downhill from that point especially as the number of interracial marriages began to increase. Who is eligible to be a tribal member? Who can live on the reservation? Are the Indians who live off the reservation truly "Indian"? These are a few of the numerous questions that are raised in this book.

Dr. Harmon has presented a thorough and carefully written work. I would highly recommend it to any student of PNW history or indigenous history buffs. Future historians will have a new benchmark to base their works on. Dr. Harmon provides a wonderful bibliography which is rich with information. This book deserves a home in your library.

Fresh and original, "Inscriptions of a Nation" fills a hole in history and travel books. This slim volume contains the inscriptions on Washington, D.C.'s major monuments and memorials. The author, Clint Ensign, prefaces each featured memorial with a brief synopsis of the monument and why it or the person it commemorates is significant to our history. However, the book's main purpose is to present the inscriptions on these memorials.

By truly reading and understanding these passages, the purposes of the memorials become even clearer. Usually, a tourist doesn't have time to appreciate the wisdom and strength of Abraham Lincoln's words when confronted by his massive memorial, but careful study of the quotations leads to understanding that a monument is more than a massive statue, but rather a tribute to an idea.

Ensign admits this is not a comprehensive work, but the prominent monuments as of 1994 are featured here. This book sorely needs to be updated and put back in print.

My son is 5 and has become very interested in the buildings of Washington D.C. I had a hard time finding a book that had a lot of pictures without all the verbage. This book is the best that I have found! Delightful pictures will hold the interest of the very young. Recommended for the pre-book-report set!

This book is great. If you're looking to get your feet wet in DC, or make it a career this book is informative, easy to read and helpful. It untangles the web and labyrinth of DC organizations, political organizations and the city.

Easy to understand chapters break it down, and make it simple. Highly recommended for the 'off the turnip truck' intern or the seasoned professional coming to DC.

This guide provides the most insight into this misunderstood city. The 306 pages have just as many pictures as pages letting you picture what you want to see before ending up in a bad part of town.

When I was a small boy growing up in the slums of Lesotho, I lived under the assumption that I would follow my father and work in the mines in South Africa. It was what our family had always done, and I would continue the tradition. If you had told me back then that I would grow up to invest in wastewater treatment, I would have said "Who are you? You're crazy! Get out out of my custard!" because you would have been standing in my custard. But I would have been wrong. After I ran away from home to Copenhagen, an old friend contacted me because he had heard I was broke. He gave me this book. Marino and Boland changed my life. I went from a scared little Besotho runaway to a plump and powerful player in just one year of investing smartly in wastewater treatment. If it hadn't been for this book, I might of had to resort to selling off my body parts for food money. Thank you Marino and Boland. I love you. I will do anything you want. You can have all my money. You can live in my house. You can have my firstborn child. I thank you.

The editors of this excellent book have brought together a collection of useful and interesting essays on the role(s) of interest groups in the US political system, particularly at the federal level. The contributions treat a range of interest group activities focused on four major areas: elections, Congress, the executive, and judicial selection and case activity. These essays are framed by a general introduction to the different types of interest groups and their activities and by an assessment of their place in the contemporary political system. Aimed primarily at a student audience, the book would be a valuable resource for anyone curious about what interest groups do and why they do it. Recommended at all levels. - A.L. Crothers, Illinois State University

Each of the books in this series were well written, and thought out. I believe that this series could really help better the understanding of what role Radiation Therapists have and play in the treatment of Cancer and Aids patients. My sincere appreciation goes out to Charles M. Washington and the group of contributors for their role in the education of Radiation Therapists. As a student therapist I found the book essential to aid in my studies and boards, I feel that this has impressed upon me to be a better therapist