Called by Frederick Benteen, "My Lie on the Plains" this is Custer's personal description of his adventures on the Plains. Of necessity it minimizes his Court Martial and other acts of ommission and commission because of Custer's self-view. Notwithstanding this the book gives insights into the psychology of a man who wished to become a legend and did. Any student of Plains History and Custer's part in it, must certainly read the man's own words.

This book lets the reader into the mind of one of America's most fascinating military men, George A. Custer. He shows his talent for writing and vividly paints a picture of what life was like on the Western Plains. This book is a MUST for any student of the Old West or military historian.

this profile gives the reader all the basics; covering neil a armstrong from childhood, through present; with basic facts about 1st human on moon. tells reader enough to help better understand him, and his life

Thanks Mr. Connolly for being able to tell us more about Neil Armstrong, his life and times! Well-done job, and wish that more could be told of Mr. Armstrong; and wish that more books could be done on him!

I picked this book up in a hostel while travelling through europe, at first by the cover I thought it would be silly, but after reading the cover and looking at the first couple pages I still thought so. I read it anyways and I loved it. Its the true story of a former confederate soldier, who knew many famous people and fought with and against them all, including crazy horse, sitting bull, buffalo bill cody and custer. I would recommend this book to anyone who doesn't know anything about the battle of little big horn or someone wanting to know more about the ogala indians. The battle with/against custer is a important part of the book but not what the book is all about. Its mainly about a soldier who becomes a member of the ogala tribe and all the things that happen along the way. read it!

This book was written over a half-century ago in 1950, yet the author holds the attention of current readers easily - something not easily done in today's hectic world.

A Well written document. One keeps reading the book and going back to historical accounts to see if John Clayton ever existed because the story is so convincing and so 'possible'.

I am an amateur historian and this sent be back to the documentation of the period (1860-1878) to see what I could find... I'm still searching the records.

Very good book - I recommend it highly.

As a medical transcriptionist, there are many times when a doctor will say the name of a drug incorrectly or I cannot quite understand what the doctor is saying. In the Quick Look Drug Book, there is a section in the back of the book called the Indication/Therapeutic Category Index. In this section, you can look up the patient's diagnosis and it will list the medications used for that illness. Most of the time I am able to determine what drug the doctor is referring to by using this method. It has saved me a lot of time and effort over the years. I highly recommend this book if you are a medical transcriptionist.

Great book! Use it a lot, but would like to have the latest vesion..

Sam Price

Amateur historian Pete Armstrong provides a good summary of William Wallace's famous rebellion against English rule in Scotland during 1297-1298. The two principle battles of this rebellion were Stirling Bridge and Falkirk, the first a Scottish victory and the second an English victory. Overall, Armstrong provides both insight and detail of this epic phase of the Scottish struggle for independence from English domination.

Stirling Bridge & Falkirk 1297-1298 begins with a nine-page introduction that explains how Scotland's dynastic problems led to English intervention. The sections on opposing commanders and opposing armies are decent, but perhaps not as informative as they could have been (a diagram of tactical unit dispositions might have been helpful). The maps are a bit skimpy in this volume, as there are only four 2-D maps instead of the typical 7-8; they are: Edward I's invasion in 1296, the campaign of 1297, the campaign of Falkirk and the campaigns of 1300-1307. There are also three 3-D "Birds Eye View" maps - two of Stirling Bridge and one of Falkirk. The three battle scenes by Angus McBride depict William Wallace at Stirling, the Scottish attack at Stirling and the English cavalry at Falkirk.

One aspect of this book that is particularly welcome for military historians is the attention that the author devotes to issues such as the terrain over which the battles were fought. Clearly, the restrictive terrain at Stirling Bridge contributed significantly to the English defeat on that battlefield. Similarly, the lack of suitable defensive terrain at Falkirk led to the Scottish defeat. It is also clear that both sides were plagued by logistic problems and the lack of intelligence about enemy movements.

I know that many people like the Hollywood movie "Braveheart" with Mel Gibson, and have "learnt history" from that inacurrate, fantasy film. But if you want the real story about William Wallace's war against Edward II, take your time and read this superb, new volume from Osprey, written by the respected historian David Nicolle. Here we're introduced to Wallace the armoured knight, leading his disciplined mailclad scottish pikemen, not the longhaired and kilt-dressed savage in head of his pictish hordes as inacurratly portrayed by Hollywood. Perhaps equally important for the victory at Stirling bridge was also Andrew Murray. So enjoy this fascinating peice of history, and laugh next time you watch "Braveheart"!

This book explains how implementing teams can dramatically improve an organization's effectiveness. The author's premise is that using teams to make decisions is far superior to doing it alone. In fact, Armstrong professes that teams are often the best way to improve an organization's performance. Why? Because of the interactive synergy that results from well­coordinated team efforts. This book is a comprehensive methodology of how to build a team­based organization. Armstrong uses a plan based on the Armstrong Model, a methodology that he has developed and found, from experience, to work." "Since team building can be difficult, this book helps by providing a systematic, step­by­step approach. The Armstrong Modell uses nine requirements and fifteen principles that the author claims must be met to convert to a team­based system. These requirements and principles are thoroughly explained with suggestions and examples to ease understanding. There are also four appendices that summarize the model, principles and methodology and provide a handy guide for team meeting planning and administration." "While no one has a corner on the only way to make teams work, Armstrong does have an organized approach and this book serves as an excellent primer. Most team builders will find it to be an excellent guide on how to make the most of a team­based decision and management operation.

Teaming Up For Excellence answers all of the "how-to" questions of employee empowerment and converting an existing organization to a team-based system. The book is highly recommended reading for anyone charged with a management or supervisory responsibility for their business, corporation, or community organization.

This is a very readable book with interviews and stories by many of the participants of the 76 campaign. As Brian Pohanka (foreword) adeptly informs the reader, Brninstool did tremendous research and interviewed and corresponded with a number of the survivors of the LBH. However, as Pohanka hits the nail on the head, Brininstool lacks objectivity when it comes to Reno and Benteen. He supports their versions 100%. In Benteen's statements, he repeatedly denies that Custer had any plan. And in his testimony and letters he constantly states that he was to just ride to infinity to the left, which is totally absurd. In Gray's time motion studies and in Darlings "Benteen's Scout to the Left", Benteen only went one mile further than Custer by the time their trails intersect. Brininstool constant reminds the reader that Custer through his adjutant stated that Reno "would be supported by the whole regiment". If that statement was true then obviously he meant for Benteen to join the attack. If you tour the site of the first separation, it made logical sense for Custer to have flankers on the left where the ground rose and could have hid attacking Indians on his flank. In addition, Brininstool supports Reno and his "charge" that was actually a rout. Later in the excellent recounting of the Lt. Kidder massacre in 1867 about the young Lieutenant and his platoon that ran into a Sioux war party the author states "Running away from Indians was, in the opinion of experienced Indian fighters, poor policy." Well, he seems to forget this when applauding Reno for his abrupt run from the cottonwoods leaving 21 men behind who didn't get the word and somehow survived but Reno still lost 1/3 of his command in his run. The survivors particularly Lt. Hare continuously state that they would have not lived other wise. Brininstool also over estimates the number of Indians. Brininstool also has a section on Theodore Goldin and the famous water detail, which is very interesting except that Goldin has historically been proven to fabricate the truth including his own service period.

The best parts of the book are the story of Lt. DeRudio and Sgt. O'Neil's exciting two
days surrounded by Indians while abandoned and hiding in the cottonwoods after Reno suddenly bugged, the retelling of the 1867 Lt. Kidder massacre and the exciting story of Lt. Sibley's escape from a large Sioux war party while scouting for Crook. After being surrounded, Sibley led by famous scouts Grouard and Baptise Pourier abandon their horses at night and travel days in broken country to return to Crooks base camp. The book also includes a mini-bio on Lonesome Charlie Reynolds, one of the greatest scouts of the west who died turning Reno's bug out. Although not mentioned by the author, another great Scout Herendeen testified that he and Reynolds discussed that the worst thing that one could do is try to outrun Indians which was supposedly said not long before Reno abruptly hauled freight.

Lots of great testimony in spite of Benteen's self serving interview which is valuable to read since his extreme defensiveness is obvious along with his distaste for Custer, his argument is so absurd that it is irrational to believe. Besides Brininstool's lack of objectivity, I was disappointed that he didn't have more interviews with the surviving
Troopers such as Peter Thompson who was with Custer until just before Medicine Trail Coulee where his horse broke down with a few other troopers who walked back to join Reno. Those interviews with these only technical survivors would have been fascinating.

This is actually a good book to add to your collection. In contrast, I like Walter Camp's book "Custer in 76" edited by Ken Hammer better. It appears more objective with lots of nuggets of information such as references to Peter Thompson. Brininstool like Camp met a lot of the participants, reading both is a pleasure.

Being a relative of E.A. Brininstool, I know first hand what length of detail and accurateness went into this product. Earl spent many months/years on interviews, pictures, and fact finding on this compilation. I would recommend this to anyone looking for accurate information on the Custer Battle.

Armstrong's book is what it promises: an opinionated introduction to the problem of universals, which in the most general terms is the problem of how to understand philosophically the phenomenon of similarity or resemblance between different things. Resemblance between things is the basis of classification and generalization, and it is presumably by noticing similarities among numerically distinct things that we form many abstract concepts and general terms. A realist about universals holds that similar things get to be similar by having some entity in common--repeatable features that are present identically in all of them, either as a constituent of the particular or as "instantiated" or "exemplified" by it in some mysterious way, without being in it. These repeatable features he calls "universals"--general things, as it were, to correspond to general terms, as names of particulars correspond to them. A nominalist denies that there are universals, and seeks to account for similarity without positing them. Armstrong spends most of the book comparing the relative merits of five different metaphysical accounts of similarity: natural class nominalism, resemblance nominalism, a realist "bundle theory" of particulars, a realist substance-attribute theory (his own favorite), and finally theories of tropes (that is, particular or non-repeatable properties and relations). Natural class nominalists take the notion of a "natural class", that is, a set of noticeably similar things, as primitive or undefined, and seek to account for similarity in terms of membership in a natural class. Resemblance nominalists take similarity among particulars as primitive instead, and seek to account for similarity among a class of things by way of resemblance to paradigm cases of such things. Both approaches suffer from serious defects, as Armstrong points out, not the least of which is that these are very awkward primitives to have. Next comes the extreme realist, who thinks universals are all there are, and that particulars are nothing but bundles of universals. This theory also has its share of difficulties, not the least of which is that it seems to be unable to explain what the bundling relation is. Next there is the substance-attribute realist, in which camp Armstrong belongs. Such a realist faces the problem of analyzing similarity in terms of identity of universals. Among particulars this is straightforward; the more universals they have in common, the more similar they are. But what about the universals themselves? Isn't the color red, say, more like orange than it is like green? Armstrong says he is working on this problem, but gives little indication how to solve it. Finally, there is the doctrine of tropes, that is, particular properties and relations which are in themselves simple, the doctrine I favor. The trope nominalist can readily substitute for universals equivalence classes of exactly resembling tropes. (No problems analyzing resemblance; unlike the realist, I don't think there is any hope of doing that, and trope nominalism doesn't attempt it.) These will do all the work without having the bizarre problems that beset universals, problem which Armstrong mentions but to which he does not, in my view, give fully satisfying solutions. But whether you agree or disagree, the book is well worth the time of any student of metaphysics.

D.M. Armstrong has written a charmingly opinionated introduction to a topic that is very much alive despite its seeming neglect: the problem of universals. ("Universals" are repeatable features of reality. The "problem" is: are there any? And if not, why do we seem to think there are?)

Armstrong has devoted a good deal of attention to this topic already (see his earlier work), but in this slim volume he makes some important additions and corrections to his previous views. It is a tribute to his clarity and organizational skills that he manages to do so _while_ he is providing a highly readable introduction to this subject.

For it _is_ highly readable; Armstrong has a gift for clear exposition, and his presentations of all the relevant positions are accurate and eminently fair. The reader may not agree with all of Armstrong's "opinionated" conclusions (I don't), but I don't know of a better introduction to the issues Armstrong is drawing those conclusions _about_.

Another nice volume to place alongside this one is the collection _Properties_, edited by D.H. Mellor (and also available through Amazon). The two together are the equivalent of a thorough undergraduate- or beginning-graduate-level course in the theory of universals.

For a more general introduction, try Michael Loux's _Metaphysics_. And, for a much-neglected attempted solution to the problem of universals, see Brand Blanshard's _Reason And Analysis_.

This is a good book to get if you want to know what is involved with designing chips today using VHDL. It starts slowly, first establishing a taxonomy for the design process and very carefully defining its terms, then picks up as it moves into more depth. Combined with a good book dedicated to synthesis and a VHDL language reference (I recommend Chang for the former, Ashenden for the latter) you can come away with a very good understanding of VHDL and its uses.

Things that would have made it better are appendices with the NUMERIC_STD libraries and STD_LOGIC libraries detailed. A bit more depth in the synthesis area and some answers to at least some of the chapter questions in the back. Thus if you are teaching yourself VHDL as I am you will need to talk to a VHDL expert to verify your understanding.

With all that being said, I have no reservations recommending this book. You can probably skip chapters 1 & 2 if you are not a beginner and jump in at chapter 3. The use of comercially available FPGA design boards was a plus as well since I could "follow along" with the examples. Now if I could only find the student guide/lab book ...

For the new beginner or senior engineer in electronic field, learn this new knowlegde is essential.

The book i read was Sounder, by Willam H. Armstrong, is a great book for children ages ten and up. I like Sounder because it tells about how times used to be when blacks were treated poorly, and what the had to do for to get food on there table. It is a story that touches your heart, and you would feel sorry for what is going on in there lives. The book is about a black family, who are sharecroppers, and have a dog named Sounder who is loved very much by his family, and which they take care of. The father is forced to steal for his starving family but is caught and put in jail for what he has done. I recommend this book for a wonderful reading experience, and for kids that like reading novels or that would like to know what know how familys of the 19th century had to do to live like they wanted to. So enjoy the book!

This childrens book by William Howard Armstrong digs into the life of a young black boy, his father and their dog, Sounder. It is set in the old south and details the struggles of an African American family of this time. The usual struggles for this family are getting food and staying warm until one terriable night that changes the family forever. The father is taken to jail and Sounder is wounded in the struggle. From that night on the boys life is faced with even more struggles to survive, as he is hoisted to the head of the house. He worries about his fathers well being, which sends him onn many adventures looking for him. Through all of the bad the boy does manage to find the good in all occasions.
This would be a great read for fourth to eighth grade students. It is a truthful and detailed insight into the history of the African-American race.

The novel "Sounder" was great compared to any other books I read.I thought this book was terrific because it gave you answers to your questions you thought about along the way. Also this book is worth reading because it had some action and the boy had many adventures.If you were wondering "Who is Sounder?" Well Sounder is a coon dog who stands up for his master all the time. The story "Sounder" was about a boy who is looking for Sounder and his father.The boy is looking for Sounder because he got shot by a sherrif while his dad was getting arrested.The boy continued looking for Sounder but couldn't find him. Is Sounder alive? Dead? Injured? Read the story to find out.Thank you for reading my article about "Sounder and I hope you read the book. You wont be dissapointed.