The Scopes Trial: A Brief History with Documents is a wonderful introduction to the Scopes "monkey" trial and its significance in history. I found the narrative history to be a quick but compelling and informative read, and was especially interested in the way in which the author shows how events during the time period following the First World War influenced the parties and helped to explain their motivations. I also found the documents, including excerpts from the trial transcript and newspaper articles of the time to be very helpful in understanding the manner in which the trial developed and the manner in which it was perceived nationally. Anyone looking for a readable yet informative work on the Scopes trial would be well advised to look into this book.

Gladys is my great-grandmother. This is a great book and compilation of Andrew Morgans writings, hence, its title. I haven't picked up this book for a few years, but most memorable to me was his tale of the western men ordering wives! I believe it was a fictional poem (based on a thread of reality???) - but it is quite funny the way it is woven together.

I recommend this book highly for anyone from the Evan Morgan heritage; or anyone from Adams County, Washington.

This is the first book I read as a child. I loved it then and now that I am older I have read it again and still adore it. The characters are amazing. Animals that talk, their attitudes all different and in a magical way suit every one. The grand Father with his warmth, and sunlight. This book is only for the humans with imagination. If you have grown up and forgotten what it is like to be young then I would tell you to read this book for the following reason. You will be taken to a place in your mind that you could never even dream of, You will imagin things that you could only have imagined if you were 5 years of age. The author has to have one of the most vivid imaginations in the universe or he did a lot of drugs. This book is and always will be my fav. All I can say is thank you for writting it!

This two volume set is essential for the Forster scholar. Edited by Mary Lago, one of the foremost Forster scholars, it contains some of the highlights of his voluminous correspondence. Up until his death in 1970, Forster wrote up to twelve letters (!) a day, many of which are stored in the Forster archives at Kings College in Cambridge, England. Dr. Lago painstakingly sifted through those massive archival files and translated Forster's unique penmanship and wonderful letter writing style into a lovely, insightful, and entertaining two-volume set of correspondence.

I have never read a book by Ted Morgan (or his previous incarnation as Sacha de Gramont - note the anagram!) that was not well-written, entertaining and highly informative. He writes about a very wide range of topics and it seems to be impossible to guess what his next work will deal with. This excellent book describes the process whereby the areas west of the Appalacians that became United States post-1800 were initially acquired, how they were incorporated as Territories and finally, how they achieved full statehood. The sequence would be interesting, but presumably familiar, for most US citizens, but for the non-North American the story is totally fascinating. Morgan does not just deal with the official governmental processes but also with the human and sociological aspects of the settlement and development of these vast areas. He intertwines a huge number of personal reminiscences - ranging from the heroic to the tawdry, from the tragic to the hilarious, from the inspiring to the outright indecent - into his narrative, such that it the story comes alive. Having read the book right through once with great pleasure, I find it afterwards to be a splendid tome to dip into at spare moments. It's an excellent bedside companion or a gift for a historically-oriented friend. Practically every page is a delight.

I read this book years ago, and came to Amazon.com to try to purchase it. How delighted I am to see that it is being reprinted for publication.

Though it was written a long time ago, its central conclusion is still valid. All too often, patients are not fully informed about health care interventions recommended to them by doctors. Thus, they often choose to undergo treatments that subject them to painful, demoralizing consequences that they were just not told could happen. Katz's examples may seem dated. For example, how many of us even remember the daily news reports of Dr. Barney Clark's tragic events after he became the first man to receive an artificial heart. But the paternalism he describes, the failure to trust that people can make good choices regarding their personal health care when fully informed still exists as we approach the millenium. How else to explain the hue and outcry when an NIH consensus conference failed to simply recommend mammograms ! for women aged 40 to 49? When they recommended that doctors talk to their patients, and that the patients then decide for themselves what is best for them, they were lambasted. To me, the world of doctor and patient is still all too often silent. And as the mammography example demonstrates, those who advocate breaking the silence are often treated badly.

The Silent World of Doctor and Patient is well-written. It discusses the all too common failure of doctors to fully inform their patients about the risks they undertake when they recommend treatments. It tries to explain why such is the case. It reveals the sometimes horrible consequences that can befall patients when medical treatment goes awry.

I highly recommend this book, especially to medical students, doctors in training, and all who believe that patients should be fully informed about the medical care that has the power to harm as well as to heal.

Empathy on 1960s It is well descibed book on 1960's. The professor at Lehigh University who was actually the core of the movement describes his generation from his own view, from micro level to macro level, from small demonstrations to nation-wide movement. This book is one of the most important books about sixties to understand the deepest thoughts, desires, and needs of people who participated civil rights movemen, anti-war movement, and other movements. I also found the ideological conflict between those young people and policy makers of sixties, which you will never see on any TV program, movies, newspaper articles, and other mainstream media. I now understand the cause of the movement, cause of disastar, cause of counter culture, and polarization that still exist in this country. I can say without exaggeration that without reading this book, you will not understand the importance and impact that the generation of 60s brought to today's society.

I recommend this book to all my sleep-deprived customers. The author's great advantage is that he has been there and done that. The book not only contains general information on sleep, sleeping pills and health but also insider tips on creating the ideal bedroom and maintaining family life. A practical, easy-to-read guide.

Dr. Morgan's magnum opus on left-handed German Socialists delves into the untapped absurdity of continental politics. While he fails to remain within the mid-1917-1922 timeframe, his description of Babylonian mythological tithe system was nonetheless apt. While Dr. Morgan professes to be unbiased, in light of his upbringing, his chapter on the German lawn-gnome fetish seems a bit peculiar.

Of interest was his meticulous account of the German handicraft looming industry in a time of great upheaval and phlox. His account of material oppression by German loomers against the Socialists was particularly draconian. While Morgan avoided the didactic style of his colleagues who profess to write in a "concise and precise" style, his writing issued forth with wisdom and witticisms, particularly his metaphor representing German Socialists as a smelly shoe.

Dr. Morgan's post-modern style leads the attentive reader to question "Does this book mean anything?" However when viewed in light of it's companion novel "Whips and Whipmaking, With a Practical Introduction to Braiding" Dr. Morgan's magnificent account of Babylo-German Socialists and their favorite pastime bursts in a crescendo of unsurpassed yonic imagery and historicity. novel

The absolute classic of theory of organization. The book reveals hidden assumptions made by the organizations' members, the beliefs of 'consultants' or researchers - and divides the presumptions into four separate categories (named 'paradigms' after Kuhn's specification). The authors brilliantly show, how the paradigms influence our perceptions and the ways we look at the organizations. All the approaches are fairly exemplified. The pros and cons of every paradigm become evident. A different light is shed on many famous theories and on the root methodology itself. The book should definitely be an obligatory lecture of management and sociology students - the managers and consultants can pick something for the as well.