This is not what you would call a deep book. The Guardians books exist so you can put your brain on hold and enjoy hard-core military action. In this installment, the Guardians must travel across post-WWIII America trying to re-establish the U.S. Government and implement the Blueprint for Renewel. But they must contend with sell outs and an invasion force from the newly established Federated States of Europe.

Richard Austin wrote some pretty good action scenes. The stand-off in Kansas between the Guardians and the FSE was pretty exciting. Also a very good pursuit over Baltimore between an FSE F-15 fighter and the Guardians C-130 transport. May not sound like much of a contest, but when you've got a crazy, overly-aggressive surfer-dude pilot like Casey Wilson at the controls, anything can happen.

Even though this is a short, action-oriented book, Austin did a decent job fleshing out his characters. I really liked his presentation of Navy Lt. Cmdr. Sam Sloan, who still feels out of his element despite his Guardian training and a year's worth of gritty combat. McKay is the typical gruff Marine leader-type. Though throwing in a romance with Sergeant Marla Eklund, whose scratch platoon is accompanying the Guardians, made for some good stuff. Nice to see him struggle with his emotions over wanting no harm to come to Eklund, yet trying to do his job.

Very fine treatment of the next level of performance for the Sprite/Midget. Not a tune up book for existing or original cars,but an excellent reference for aftermarket and upgrade for the car moving to the next level of performance.

A great book, but I once published a small booklet that showed how to say "I Love You" in over 366 different languages of the world.

Most of the essays in this volume reflect a critical theory approach. I found the essays in Part II to be the most useful. Overall there are a sufficient number of articles that I will use again that this book is worth purchasing, but I would not call it a "must-have" volume.

I thought this was a good book. But I found that the information was lacking in the side of the plaintiff. I think that each chapter could be a little bigger and cutting out the pictures. But all in all it was interesting

I have used this book to teach basic Apollo for several years. While it is a good basic textbook and has met my classroom goals, it is in SERIOUS need of being updated. New formats and enhancements introduced over the last five years are not included in this version. My recommendation would be to look elsewhere for a more updated textbook as I have begun to do for my future classes.

In the 80's there were a few post-nuke book series that were great fun and easy-reading. This was one of the best!
If you liked the SUVIVALIST, CASCA, or DEATHLANDS series, then you should like to try and find these.

Statistics, statistics, statistics. For those who believe that racial discrimination does not exist or who seem to think that affirmative action serves as a solid counterweight should read it. Useful in arguments against conservatives who claim racism is dead (see D'Souza,Dinesh). A less dry source with the same information was a Primetime Live special called "True Colors". If you can track it down, watch it. You won't regret it.

This book is really a compilation of academic papers on the various psychological and social aspects of narcolepsy. Each study goes into great (technical) detail about its methodology and its results -- however, what I found to be most interesting (and valuable) are the conclusions drawn by each researcher and his/her discussion of the implications of their findings that end each chapter. The book covers many aspects of narcolepsy -- quality of life issues (i.e. self-esteem, depression, social distance, etc.), issues in managing symptoms of narcolepsy (i.e. the role of prescription drugs, napping, psychological counseling, etc.), and political and legal issues -- that I have not read about anywhere else. Although you have to sift through a bunch of academic mumbo-jumbo at the beginning of each chapter, it is these concluding sections that, in my opinion, make the book a valuable addition to the library of anyone who is living with and/or (like myself) struggling to get a better handle on his/her narcolepsy.

You'd really have to be interested in the history of telecommunications in Hong Kong/Asia to pick this up. Except for a few situations and personalities, the telephone industry in Hong Kong seems to have grown rather haphazardly, as opposed to being strategically planned. The book may be of interest today (April 2000), in view of the possible merger between Cable & Wireless HKT and Pacific Century CyberWorks.