I am just writing to say that if you intend to sell a book for 150$ you could provide the right information about it-the editor is not D.M. Armstrong-it is Arthur Hilary (A.H.) Armstrong-also the foremost translator of Plotinus into English and a leading scholar in the field.

I used this book as part of a classroom guidance lesson on careers for first and second gradeers. After we talked about a career they would like to have the cutouts were very useful. I was able to tape a picture of the child into the cutout and they could take this home and color it. They all liked the pictures and were very excited about them. It was useful to give the children something to take away from our lesson.

This book is a fine addition to any admirer of contemporary wood sculptor. Sherman offers a unique insight into the thought behinde Skips' carving. A thought provoking book that took me as a chainsaw carver to a new level. Fine pictures of Skips magnificent work and humorous stories of Skips life.The story of how this artist took the focus from the saw to the increadible pieces of art that can begin with the chainsaw. The only thing I would have liked more would be a larger version of this book.

While searching at the Smithsonian Institution for Indian pictographs, the curator of the American Ethnology section showed Jessie Brewer McGaw some material that had been in the files since 1888. Five years after the Battle of the Little Bighorn in June 1876, Chief Red Horse had described what he saw and did on that famous day, using the sign language perfected by the nomadic Plains Indians. His story-without-words account was taken down by Dr. Charles E. McChensey, an army surgeon. McGaw reproduces that account in this small volume, with eight to ten pictographs on each page, with the corresponding words underneath. There are also drawings of the battle, done in the style of some of the paintings done by Indian participants.

"Chief Red Horse Tells About Custer" begins with a introduction to Indian Sign Language, which includes an explanation of how to do some of the signs for key words. There is also a Historical Background of the Battle of the Little Big Horn and a glossary of terms (actually phrases) used in this book (e.g., Greasy Grass Creek for Little Bighorn River and White Man Soldier Chief for Custer). It is rather odd to "read" this book, with your eyes going back and forth between the pictographs and the words they represent. But eventually you get a feel for the language, which is pretty interesting. I can see teachers using this in class in an interesting way, having students learn the basic vocabulary and then signing them the story. As McGaw explains, there is a basic logical to sign language, and it would be interesting to see how well students could fill in the gap. Certainly "Chief Red Horse Tells About Custer" is one of the more unique volumes on one of the most famous battles in American history.

This is a book I had a hard time putting down. It is an eyewitness account of civilian Civil War times, and is a "must" for Civil War period buffs. It tends to deromanticize the era, as Libbie Custer tells the day-by-day details of marching with the Union Army, living in then near-desolate Washington D.C., and taking over rooms in Confederate farmhouses to set up camp. But those details are nevertheless fascinating, because they are so different from life today. Her memoirs unfortunately give too little information about Custer's personality and her relationship with him, which I was eager to learn. This is probably due to the writing style of the era, however, as Victorians tended to be "closed" about their personal feelings.

We have all, at one time or another, heard this expression and may have left it at that. This book leads you into the aftercome of that same light. The creation of colour. It is basic knoledge that colour exists only because of light. But to what extent do we understand this common everyday perception phenomena? Read this book and you will find out.

An Excellent book which travels from the birth of the crime genre to the forms and fabrications it has taken today. The book talks about the sub-genres of crime fiction and thier characteristics. It goes from the superhuman Sherlock Holmes to the more realistic Hard-boiled Detective of the 1920's. A great book for people undertaking studies in crime literature and provides essential literary criticism of the crime genre.

This is the best book I have read on Criminal Justice. It is fun to read and easy to enjoy. I advise anybody that is interested on the field of criminal justice to begin with this book.

The Michigan Cavalry Brigade achieved its' greatest triumphs under the command of George Armstrong Custer. The troops were greatly disappointed when he eventually moved on to higher command. Under his impetuous leadership the Brigade gained respect for the Union Cavalry and its' famous red ties, emulating Custer, were a badge of pride and honor. Books by members of the Michigan brigade make it clear that the youthful Custer was greatly respected by his troops. The book is a useful tome describing the times and experiences of this unit. Like most Civil War books it bypasses the hardships, disease and despondency of the troops in favor of describing the battle related history. The book is worthwhile reading for students of the war, cavalry and Custer.

I have just read Jack Pennington's most recent work, A Comprehennsive Study of the LBH which is more thorough then the Custer Controversy. However, Pennington offers the most thorough analysis of all the testimonies made by the participants and does not fall into the trap of taking the Reno
Court of Inquiry as the bible. Pennington recognizes that a central contingent of the Officers were covering their own failings particular the bitter Benteen who never moved into the support position as designated and he covered himself by deprecating Custer's ability to formulate an attack plan. Reno is a part of the cover up which includes Lt. Wallace the intenerist. Spectacularly, Reno states he never saw or was aware of Custer's gray horse troop marching across the opposite ridge getting into a position for the flanking support attack. Testimony from a number of Reno's men indicate they saw Custer manuvering along the ridge; however, Reno was not inclined to admit such at his inquiry. In Benteen's case he admits to receiving several messages from Custer but never identifies any return messengers sent on his part to notify Custer of his whereabouts or dwadling.
Since Custer's first messengers were killed, Benteen has only to deprecate the intelligence of Trumpter Martin as an "idiot" Itallion and Kanipe as a limited messenger. Pennington theorizes that Custer moved early to his flanking position only to be killed at the Medicine Trail Coulee which caused disorganization of his battalions leading to their destruction. He also builds a case that Reno and Benteen misrepresented the timing of events to cover a much longer time delay in finally moving to support Custer. Part of that misreprepresentation is to misrepresent how far the pack train was behind Benteen. How unfortunate that Martin was not allowed to testify fully and that more enlisted were not allowed to testify at the Reno Court of Inquiry. After reading Pennington, you have the impression that the Inquiry was a Gentlemen's Club affair.