This was the first book I read that had been put out by the Heritage Foundation. I had been a big doubter of the flat tax, but Mitchells arguments and facts showed me that I was way wrong. He cogently argues that a flat tax is important for the economic well being of our country. HE also looks at other tax plans and shows their flaws and merits. For anyone interested in tax policy, this is a must-read!

I am using the book on daily basis. It is excellent reference for any hydraulic system. It contains a description of all components and their functions then move to troubleshooting the component. It is well organized book and deserves reading it.

Using patient-based problem solving, this text makes even the most difficult points of acid-base physiology clear. The writing style is breezy and entertaining and the layout allows you to pop in and out of various sections without the need to start from scratch. I have used the text for teaching medical students, residents and physician assistants. There is something in here for everyone. The authors' philosophy is obviously that acid-base problems are giant jig-saw puzzles and that you might as well have fun while working them.

I am just getting started in the sport of saltwater fly fishing. This is my second book on the subject and I found it full of things I need to know. The information was clear. Reading was easy and flowed well. My only complaint, the book came apart at the binding within a day.

This book tells the actual way that our soldiers were treated by the German army. My father was held at Berga as a POW. I never thought that the way he behaved towards me and our family was due to the war but now I haave changed my mind. Since his death I have found out through this wonderful book the reasons he hated Rooservelt, Red Cross and why he had a distrust of the dept of vetrans, and the vetrans hospital. I wish that I could get a copy of this book so that my children and grandchildren could know what a high cost their Grandfather paid for thier freedom. The book's only prombem was that it foused only on the Jewish point of view. My Father like many others was non-Jewish and held there too. The rest of the citizens need to know about teir treatment too.

If you are reading Democracy in America and attempting to come to terms with Alexis de Tocqueville as he pertains to 21st century America, there is no better book I could suggest to you than Joshua Mitchell's The Fragility of Freedom.

Professor Joshua Mitchell, of Georgetown University, is indeed gifted at breathing life into what many students too often and mistakenly view as "dry" political theory. It was through Mitchell's guidance that I began to see Tocqueville's ideas - the need to fill the void within ourselves; America's ever expanding boundaries; self definition by action and acquistion - not only existing but thriving in America today. Political theory and philosophy came alive! It was exciting and that had never happened to me before.

For a student of Political Science, Philosophy or American History, this book is a must read. It's been over five years since I purchased this book and I still refer to it on a weekly basis.

A wonderful book that brings all the magic of the movie to life. The picures are beautiful and it is good to see some that never appeared in the finished film. It is truly a book to be enjoyed by those who love this epic film. One can reread it and every time find fresh enjoyment.

Mommy look!Ok here's how it goes.When I was 5 I had a brain tumor, and one day I was watching TV when the hit TV show "Faimly Matters" came on.I watched it, and this amazly cute guy came on, my mom told me his name was Freddie Prinze Jr.He's been my idoil ever since.When I found out about this book I froze I was sooooo happy. Then when I read the book I was soooo happy, because it was soooo good.That now I want to order one for my cousin.The whole time I was in the hosipal I wanted to meet him soooo bad now for some reason I feel like I've met him, but I know I haven't.A long time ago when Freddie Prinze Jr was hosting TRL I called in, and got to talk to him.Yeterday I was with my dad in a Harley shop when I saw George Clooney I was soooo happy, because as he was walking past me he bumped me,and then he talked to me and touched me I was soooo excited that I wanted to go get an autograph but I thought it would be mean so I didn't but I wish I would have.And I know if that would have been Freddie Prinze Jr I probably would have died.

It is very easy to find a beautiful love poem. Passion is such a strong emotion that it has inspired countless lyrics. But it is very difficult to find a great friendship-love poem. That more stable type of love seems to move under the radar. Nevertheless, there are some wonderful poems that express love for friends, and Peter Washington has found the best of them and included them in this wonderful collection. Some of the best poems included are (the originally titled) "Friendship" found in traditional Aztec verse, "Love and Friendship" by Bronte, "My Lovely Friends" by Sappho, "Being Her Friend" and "The Word" by John Masefield, and finally, "To My Friends" by Primo Levi. These poems really moved me and gave me a lot of insight into my relationships. They also helped me to express my love for my friends to them. Peter Washington has (actually) truly made the process of selecting poems for an anthology an art, and I cannot thank him and the authors of these poems enough.

If you aren't familiar with the Nobel Laureate Pablo Neruda, this collection of his mature work would be a excellent way to get aquainted.

Mitchell's translations are, perhaps, the best english renderings of Neruda. As he did in his Rilke translations, Mitchell has put connotative value above denotative, i.e. the general feeling of a phrase is always preserved, sometimes at the expense of the word-for-word accuracy. This, to me, is the right approach, especially with a poet such as Neruda, who relies so heavily on creating a landscape across a whole work. Like impressionist art, one must view the whole canvas at once - focusing on details will dilute the work to nonsense.

The body of work here represents only a small period of Neruda's mature output. They are not his most important work. But I, like Mitchell, identify with these poems closely. They pay hommage to everyday tasks and objects, and therefore force me to examine my own pedestrian life.

Neruda did not write for poets; he wrote for us. These poems aren't worth anylaizing because they poured out of Neruda's pen like blood from a wound. The closer his lines are to nonsense, they closer they are to our souls.