I just started reading the Indiana Jones series and was quite impressed with Rob MacGregor's rendition of our favourite acheologist. His stories were quite interesting, and were able to keep me turning the pages as I delved deeper into his plots. However when I picked up Martin Caidin's Indiana Jones and the White Witch, I was terribly dissapointed with it. Not only was the storyline dull and long winded, but the character of Indy just isn't the same. He's incredibly moody here, and he doesn't even have a good chemistry with either Gale or Caitlin. To me, this novel was just 'blah'. Sure there were some action scenes, but nothing intrigued me like MacGregor could. To me, it seemed that Sky Pirates(also written by Caidin), and the "White Witch" focussed too much on technical and non-archeological adventures. To me, that does not sum up a very interesting Indiana Jones. One thing that I liked about MacGregor's books, was that they always had a referrence to Indy's earlier adventures. In two instances, Caidin does nodd to the novel "Dance of the Giants", but that is all. There are no fleeting thoughts of his friend Jack Shannon, or his deceased love Deirdre Campbell, and no mention of Marcus Brody. I like continuity, but Martin Caidin seems to throw it all out the window. All in all, I found this book to drag, and I forced myself to read it as fast as I could just so that I could move on to the next novel. I do hope that Max McCoy's novels will be somewhat more uplifting than Caidin's attempts.

This book was very interesting and certainly impressive as far as storylines go. The problem I ran across, however, is that Indy just doesn't seem to be in character in this novel. Caidin doesn't really capture the personality of Indy in my opinion. When I read MacGregor's novels, I can all but hear Harrison Ford's voice in my head and see him as Jones. In this book, it seems like the hero is someone else with the same name. Sorry, the book is good though, it just isn't Indiana Jones.

This book is one of my favorites in the Indiana Jones series. It isn't Indy crawling through some jungle. He is chasing down a group of killers who terrorized an Wicca village in New Forest. I thought Gale Parker was an exciting adition to Indy in this story. A wonderful book. Go out and buy it!

The book is thoroughly foolish and unpersuasive. If anything, all it accomplishes is that we should stick to the biblical concept of God and the universe even more firmly.

R. Kearney proves with this volume that he is indeed l'enfant terrible of philosophy that everyone speaks about. I found his take on the God of the possible to be the most serious statement that philosophy of religion has uttered in this century. His vision of God is challenging, liberating and at times even moving. Although it has been published only recently, this book has already caused quite a sensation in both philosophical and theological circles and its contribution is yet far from been fully appreciated. Future generations of philosophers and religious thinkers will have to pour over its pages with profound admiration.

If you are at all interested in the most up to date debates on the God question and philosophy then this book is for you. Kearney has been in constant dialogue (literally) with Marion, Derrida, Ricoeur, Kristeva and others for the past 20 years developing his special method of hermeneutics that attempts to find a middle path between the extremes of modernity and postmodernity. This book is a humble approach to the God question from a contemporary philosophical viewpoint. Although relatively technical throughout, I found it to be an exciting and stimulating read and essential for anyone who personally reflects upon the God question and wonders what the world's leading intellectuals have to say about it.

This book reports on studies the authors conducted in Indiana between 1986 and 1994. It examines what may make a high schooler predisposed to attend college, how students search for college opportunities, and what choices they ultimately make upon graduation from high school. Finally, it reviews what the study's participants actually did do in the four years following high school.

In addition to outlining findings from these surveys, Going to College also reports in greater depth on interviews with eight students. While relatively interesting, the interviews are not the most beneficial part of the book. Even the surveys, the book acknowledges, may be somewhat limited in their value. For instance, some results may not be useful to people in other parts of the country. The study is set in Indiana, where the average parental income and educational levels are in the bottom half of the fifty states.

Nonetheless, Going to College contains a number of interesting conclusions and statements. For example, the study discovered that seven of ten sophomores who said they planned to attend a college of some sort did actually matriculate in college after high school. However, only 35% of the students surveyed ended up attending one of the colleges they were considering in the tenth grade year.

Going to College also tries to determine what characteristics may "predict" whether or not a high schooler will end up attending college. The role of parents seems to be a key predictor. The authors found that toward the beginning of the college selection process--during the early high school years--the encouragement of parents is most likely to determine whether or not a student has college aspirations. Sixty-four percent of students who received strong encouragement from their parents attended a four-year college (p. 102). The parents' level of educational attainment also makes a difference. As that level increases, children are more likely to go to college. Seventy-five percent of students whose parents had a college degree actually enrolled in college (p. 104).

The second strongest indicator of college aspirations is the students' high school grade point average. Ninety-one percent of A students plan to attend a four-year college and 65% of B students do, but only 28% of C students expect to go to college (p. 106).

Going to College represents the type of research that most college and university enrollment managers would love to conduct: A longitudinal study that traces students' and parents' attitudes, influences and goals through the high school years and beyond. Unfortunately, the results of this particular study are somewhat limited.

I'm not in an education area, I'm an engineer though. I bought this book to see research in educational or social science on impat of high school students choosing their higher education. After reading "preface", I was stunned for the research had been conducted for "9" years! This book is very important for any parents. The college may be for your children at 17-18, but this book will tell you how important you are to support them; not only when they go to College but much before (e.g., sixth grade). I'm glad I read this book before I have my own child. What more surprising me is the book organization. This book was well written and organized. The structure is easy to follow. For each case study, the conclusion was drawn. Their research factors/questions were well defined. I wasn't surprised to see the outcome of their research. What annoy me is the keeping-talking of statistics tool. While it's important, the writing and research are more important. It's quite disappointed me.

Don Hossler is probably the most prolific writer on admissions and enrollment management in the last two decades, and, in my opinion, the best. This book, written with two co-authors, though, disappoints a little bit.

If you're looking for a basic overview on how students select colleges, try Hossler's other work or that of others on the structure of college choice. Avoid the mass-market "choosing a college" books that are targeted to over-anxious students and parents.

The core of the book describes a longitudinal study the authors did on Indiana high school students. While the stats and ancedotes do a fine job helping the reader to understand the process *these students* were going through, it's difficult to read and not think "how would this apply to other students? Does it at all?"

There is a worthy summary of the current theory and models of student college choice in the closing chapters. My advice, if you read this book, is to start with the generalized information in the back and then read the rest of the book from page one.

I was very excited when I purchased this book. I thought it was a great idea to teach children about the state. However, I do not feel that the author spent anytime researching the state of Indiana. Also, there is not any racial diversity in this book. If one was to look at this book, they would think Indiana only has caucasion americans living in the state.

We lived in Indiana for a year with our small children and we have tried to remind them of all the fun things we did and learned while we lived there. This book is adorable. It covers all the highlights of Indiana. My boys LOVE reading and remembering our year as temporary Hoosiers.

I received this book as a Christmas gift from a co-worker. I teach fourth grade and we study Indiana History, so this is an awesome and appropriate book. The wording Mrs. Reynolds uses, and the illustrations from Mr. Langton, hook the students in and keep them interested until the very end. The facts and information on the sidebar of each page is an excellent way to tie everything in together. I read it to my students immediately upon receiving it, and they have already made references to it just in the short time since I've had it. It is a perfect gift for any teacher (especially one who teaches fourth grade) or for any Hoosier. I would recommend this book to anyone!

The field of Television Studies has produced more than its fair share of scholarly rubbish, but this book is absolutely the worst book in the field that I've read--that's quite an achievement! It's rambling, badly written, and utterly mediocre. The author doesn't seem to have a clue what she wants to say. How this nonsense got published at all is mystifying. Boring, predictable, and best avoided.

The author is such a groundbreaker in her field, her writing is awe inspiring, and she is a great professor! Rock on Professor Joyrich!!

Hi Lynne, Thought this would be a funny way to get in touch. Hope all is well. Think of you and your family often.

This book started out ok then got weird with all the veiling stuff. It had action but I mean come on this is Indiana Jones! I liked the book, but for gods sake take out the veil ideas!

Was Indiana Jones ever married? This book will give you the answer to that question. The storyline to this book is a little far fetched. I enjoyed the continuing love story between Indy and the heroine introduced in last book (Deidre Campbell from Dance of the Giants) more than I did the actual story. Seven Veils didn't quite hold my attention like the first two books did, but it is fun reading and by no means is it a bad book.

I was really glad that Indiana Jones and the Seven Veils was set in the jungle. It seemed to really fit the characters well. I truly enjoyed the novel, and I thought it was very well written and had a really cool plot. Good characters, lots of action and adventure. I loved it!

If you have played through Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine for the PC, you know how hard the game is. How hard it is to get through some of the levels and find all the treasures, or finding the key to open the door. First the good news. This guide is a mammoth help in getting through the game. It is written in a easy to understand format, it tells you the quickest way to solve the really difficult puzzles and tells you all the suprises to expect during the game. Now for the "Cursed" part. First off, printing a guide in black and white screenshots is a big no no in the video game relm. Also having no maps of the levels is also a big no no (but in the publishers defense, the levels are INCREDIBLY large, so it would be nearly impossible to create maps). Also having no real stratigeys on the bad guys is a big minus. But other than that, this is a good guide and definitially needed. (NOTE: this review is written for the N64 version of this guide, but the information for both guides is basically the same).

The Good: Well written and laied out.

The bad: Black and white screenshots is a big no no, no maps and combat stratey is a big minus

and the Ugly: None

I recieved the game on PC for christmas but couldn't figure where to go in the game. I bought the guide and right off the bat, I had some gripes. The pages have no color. This makes the screenshots hard to see where Indy is. Then I saw the full color insert. They are WOW! Other than that, It's very helpful in information as to where everything is. I only wished they put some color into the screenshots.:)

This is a great game guide made by Prima, that will help you with the PC game, Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine. When I got the game, I beat it, but I didn't find all the cool secrets and hidden areas until I got this manual. It will help you alot. It has screenshots of every move you can make in the game! Also, as a bonus, there are color photos and drawings of the game, and some original posters too. If adventure has a game stragegy guide, it must be.............. Indiana Jones!!!

Going into a project with a pro-union (which, these days, is not necessarily the same thing as pro-worker) agenda, Laurie Graham proves once more that the term "labor journalist" is an oxymoron.

I have read this book.. What a work of fiction! I work at the same auto plant 'Laurie Graham' worked (worked??) and wrote about.. This book seems to have been written with a pre-determined opinion.. She had it in her mind before she worked in the plant to knock the SIA work place. She writes about a few months that she worked at SIA.. Well after most of us have worked at SIA (5-9yrs Union Free) Zero layoffs. Low OSHA's comparied to other autoplants and great pay and benifits! This book seems to give most of us at SIA a good laugh! Try Reading Ben Hampers 'Rivet Head'.. Good for a laugh also.. but much more accurate.

This book is a very good account of the process a person had to go through in order to gain employment at the Subaru-Isuzu and the working conditions that were present at the plant at the time the author worked there. There continue to be problems at the plant with them being cited by IOSHA (Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration) on August 20,1998 for not recording all safety and health violations present at the plant. The company did not document approximately 567 Manpower employees who had recordable injuries and/or illness during the years 1995 - 1997. The company also did not provide a copy of the OSHA Log 200 in its entirety for employees for the years 1995 - 1997. The reader from Lafayette needs to get the facts straight before making statements about the low OSHA statistics. The use of "temporary"workers to keep OSHA numbers down is only one way the company has manipulated, and continues to manipiulate, the system and the workers. Laurie Graham has been, and continues to be, open to imput from workers from Subaru-Isuzu and the conditions that exist there. She welcomes workers to contact her with both positive and negative information, seeking updates on the changing atmosphere and attitudes that exist as a plant grows and changes.

I was disappointed. A large part of this book draws on the Indiana state park system. Granted, the parks have some wonderful trails, but trail maps are distributed when you enter the parks. This book gives you little of the adventurous or out-of-the-way.

Hiking Indiana is an organized guide to finding your way around on foot. When I opened Hiking Indiana, the first surprise was its "workbook" format - the pages are perforated on the edge to be torn out and packed. It's really a book to be used and become as worn out as a hiker after a good day on the trails. The first pages include a Trail Finder chart and a state map with numbers matching the table of contents that is organized by North, Central and South regions of the state. There are 45 parks or cities as chapters that include several Trail Sites and Trails. Park Facilities are shown by key icons, miles listed and Trail Difficulty Rating that is shown by 1 boot for easiest and 5 for most difficult trails. The chart also shows Terrain/Landscape with checkmarks for hills, prairie/grass, forest, lake, wetlands, overlook and river/stream. I was also surprised to see historic trails and city trails such as Madison's Historic District Walking Tour, Columbus' Architecture Walk, and Indianapolis' Canal Walk and Eagle Creek Bird Sanctuary Loop. There's even a canoe trail for those, as they said, with extra hour to give feet a rest. There are maps of parks and trails, but you'll need your atlas or state road map to get to the site. The narrative is an easy read and informative. Sally McKinney includes cautions, such as the trail goes through remote, forested hill country and to let park officials know when you leave and expect to return, to check back in or park officials may go looking for you. Another caution is when you have to walk through shallow water - a creek without a bridge, and which trails to watch for plenty of droppings from waterfowl. Hiking Indiana throws in tidbits on the state's history. Ouabache State Park has a Wildlife Exhibit Loop with bison, and 'Did you know that a bison image decorates the Indiana state seal?' This is a book to leaf through and explore. I really liked Hiking Indiana since it is a good read, lets you explore places to go, and made it all interesting. I am ready and motivated to go from wannabe hiker to getting out the hiking boots.

This is one of the few histories of the Klan that clearly documents the fact that there have been not one, but two Klu Klux Klans. It also examines just how deeply women were involved in the movement, a little-noticed phenomenon in the past.

Obviously the Klan we know today was always a hate group, but it's astounding just how large, wealthy, and powerful the group was, with millions of members (as opposed to today, where they have a few thousand at best), and members in every state of the union.

It's also astounding just how powerful they were, and how involved women were in the organization. One thing the book highlights, that reviewers generally don't mention, is how many people were in the Klan without recognizing the violent or terroristic nature of the organization. The most discomfiting parts she documents are how many people who were involved simply viewed the Klan as a very normal, responsible organization that was a boon to its communities. The Klan worked hard to develop an aura of respectability--quite successfully, at least for a while.

I am rather stunned by several of the other reviews here, which say dumb things about feminism, animal rights, etc. I suggest ignoring those reviews, as they're obviously written by silly people. This is a very good book--highly readable, informative, and insightful. I recommend it highly.

Alright, it's about time some righteous European American babes were recognized for their achievement in the cause of fighting race mixing. Rock on!

I'm hardly surprised that reviews have been negative as this book breaks into the holy ground of feminism, proving beyond doubt that feminism and racism shared early roots.

I have done a lot of studying on feminism and there is little here that isn't available elsewhere but this work puts much in one place, making it easy to show how the modern femininist organisation NOW and the earlier WKKK are so closely related. More to the point it shows how feminism is a form of hate or superiority cult and has little to do with real equality. For example an extreme radical animal rights type is undisputed as an animal lover - are extreme radical feminists known for a desire for extreme equality? Or simply bias towards women and contempt for men?