Nowadays, when the East is mentioned, and more specifically, the traditional East, immediately rise almost insurmountable barriers, such the differences of mental physiognomy that characterizes the modern westerners and the orientals. Few know that, only six centuries ago, the Occident had much more points in common that divergences, in relation to the East, because both had ther respective civilizations developed from similar priciples, that is, both respected the natural hierarchy that orders everything, from the highest, that is, the spiritual, until the lowest, the material. René Guénon, in this exemplary book, written with extreme clarity, provides us a "radiography" of the modern Occident and its roots, as no other contemporary author had ever accomplished. In the first part of the work, Guénon, shows the modern western civilization as truly monstrous, because it is the only one that grew exclusively in a material sense; he brings to the light the philosophical deformations, from Renascence, that constituted the roots of this type of "development and progress", words so in fashion and at the same time, so insignificant. The author approaches the limits of the modern science and the most spread prejudices against the East. In the second part are examined the frustrated attempts of approach between the East and the West, as well as how such an objective could be reached through an agreement on certain principles. Guénon approaches the role that the constitution of an elite would carry out in such agreement. The reading of this work provides us with a vision of the whole roots of the modern world, whith a span and a depth rarely found in any other author in any time, turning possible a rigorous evaluation of what represents, in catastrophic terms, the growing global hegemony of the modern western mentality par excellence, that is, the North American mentality. The Institute René Guénon of Traditional Studies (www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/9638) since many years gives a basic course "The Oriental Sight" entirely based in René Guénon's masterly work, whose entrance door can be "East and West". It is also recommended, as a complementation the this reading, "The Crisis of the Modern World", of the same author. Luiz Pontual IRGET.

Hoje em dia, quando se fala de Oriente, e mais especificamente, do Oriente tradicional, imediatamente se erguem barreiras quase intransponíveis, tal a diferença da 'fisionomia mental' que caracteriza os ocidentais modernos e os orientais. Poucos sabem que, há apenas seis séculos, o Ocidente tinha muito mais pontos em comum que divergentes, em relação ao Oriente, pois um e outro tinham suas respectivas civilizações desenvolvidas a partir de princípios semelhantes, isto é, ambos respeitavam a hierarquia natural que ordena todas as coisas, desde o mais elevado, isto é, o espiritual , até o mais baixo, o material. René Guénon, neste livro magistral, escrito com extrema clareza, nos proporciona uma 'radiografia' do Ocidente moderno e suas raízes, como jamais qualquer outro autor contemporâneo havia realizado. Na primeira parte da obra, Guénon , mostra a civilização ocidental moderna como verdadeiramente monstruosa, pois é a única que se desenvolveu num sentido exclusivamente material ; traz à luz as deformações filosóficas, desde a Renascença, que constituíram as raízes deste tipo de "desenvolvimento e progresso", termos tão em moda e ao mesmo tempo, tão insignificantes. O autor aborda os limites da ciência moderna e os preconceitos mais difundidos contra o Oriente. Na segunda parte, são examinadas as tentativas frustradas de aproximação entre o Oriente e Ocidente assim como em que termos tal objetivo poderia ser alcançado, isto é, através de um acordo sobre determinados princípios. Guénon aborda o papel que a constituição de uma elite desempenharia em tal hipótese. A leitura desta obra nos proporciona uma visão de conjunto das raízes do mundo moderno cuja envergadura e profundidade raramente se encontra em qualquer outro autor em qualquer tempo, tornando possível uma avaliação rigorosa do que representa, em termos catastróficos, a crescente hegemonia mundial da mentalidade ocidental moderna por excelência, isto é, a mentalidade norte-americana. O Instituto René Guénon de Estudos Tradicionais ( www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/9638 ) há vários anos vem lecionando seu curso básico "Olhar Oriental" inteiramente fundamentado na obra magistral de René Guénon, cuja porta de entrada pode muito bem ser "Oriente e Ocidente". É recomendada também, como complementação a esta leitura, "A Crise do Mundo Moderno", do mesmo autor.

Luiz Pontual IRGET.

Parkinson spent eight years in Malay as a professor of history. The brief author biography casts him as artist, journalist, soldier and historian. And part of the joy of this book is Parkinson himself who makes this 300 page history entertaining and informative in equal measures. In his introduction Parkinson writes, "My view of history is one of many and no more accurate than any other. All that I can claim for my interpretation is that it may be thought specially relevent to the age in which we live".pg.4
The book was written in 1963 and Parkinsons theory is that the east and west have alternately been dominant, "the periodic decline of one civilization creating a cultural vacuum that was filled by the adjacent rising culture." At the end of his book he predicts that the east is about to go through a period of ascendancy or renascence and that Russia allied with the west will be the "new Byzantium" which keeps the rising east at bay. Little could he have known in the cold war climate of 63 how prescient he would prove to be. Parkinson tells history in an easy going manner which nonetheless proves how comfortable he is with his material which ranges from the Persian Empire to Alexander the great to the Crusades and into the modern era of English Empire, Gandhi and the rise of marxism. He records how from the earliest trade routes the east and west were in contact and so were never at any point purely east and west as there was a continual flow of influence between the two. Parkinson finds the east to have been the more advanced cicilization and to have had a more significant effect on the west than vice versa until 1500, at which time the west began to become technologically superior most markedly in its application of eastern navigational knowledge to discover the new world. After 1500 Parkinson suggests the western nations began a period of accelerated growth spurred on by competition between themselves that left the east far behind. One reason for this Parkinson claims is that in the east the different areas of expertise were strictly regulated by the caste system which did not encourage communication between the various branches of knowledge, while in the west there was much more social mobility and a freer exchange of ideas which allowed and encouraged the flow of knowledge which resulted in the wests great advances in the sciences and technologies.
But Parkinson also argues that the period of western ascendancy ended around 1850 at which time he believes began to lose faith in itself. And thus his prediction that the moment is ripe for an eastern ascendancy. Part of the reason for writing the book he says was in the hopes that by understanding this east west dynamic we will be better equipped to deal with these inevitable shifts in power in a peaceful manner. He also adds that he thinks the dynamic is a good one and preferable to a universalism which would lead to stagnation on both sides.

THIS BOOK IS A HISTORY OF THE AGE-OLD CONFLICT BETWEEN EASTERN AND WESTERN SOCIETIES FROM THE GREEKS THROUGH THE CRUSADES TO THE STRUGGLES OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION WITH ISLAM IN OUR OWN DAY. IT IS EXTREMELY WELL PRESENTED AND QUITE PROFOUND IN ITS VIEW OF INTERCULTURAL RELATIONSHIPS AND CONFLICTS AND THE REASONS FOR THOSE SPECIFICALLY OUTLINED. IT PROVIDES THE READER WITH SOMETHING MORE VALUABLE THAN KNOWLEDGE, AND THAT IS AN UNDERSTANDING OF AN ASPECT OF HISTORY AND OF CONTEMPORARY ISSUES THAT MAY WELL DECIDE THE FATE OF MANKIND. PARKINSON LOOKED BEYOND THE COLD-WAR STEREOTYPES THAT DEFINED THE ERA IN WHICH HE WROTE AND WAS BOLD ENOUGH TO INCLUDE RUSSIA IN THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE REAL CONFLICT. RUSSIA'S FATE, SAYS HE, IS INEXTRICABLY TIED TO THE WEST, AND THE RUSSIAN PEOPLE WILL IN FUTURE BE INSTUMENTAL IN HOLDING THE FRONT LINES OF THE BATTLE BETWEEN CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM, BETWEEN AN EASTERN CIVILIZATION EXTENDING FROM CHINA TO THE ARAB STATES OF THE NEAR EAST AND WESTERN CIVILIZATION AS WE KNOW IT. AS IN THE DAYS OF THE CRUSADES, JERUSALEM IS THE SYMBOLIC, AS WELL AS THE TRUE CENTER POINT OF THIS CONFLICT. THE DAYS AHEAD WILL SEE AN EVER-INCREASING TENSION AS THE EAST AND WEST ONCE AGAIN WAR FOR SUPREMACY. THIS SUPREMACY HAD ACTED LIKE A PENDULUM IN HISTORY, EACH SIDE HAVING ITS ALTERNATING PERIODS OF GLORY AND DECADENCE. IF PARKINSON IS RIGHT, THE WEST IS IN DECAY AND THE EAST IS ON THE RISE. THE DANGER IS THAT THIS TIME MAY BE THE LAST TIME. THIS BOOK WAS SO INFLUENTIAL TO A HISTORY PROFESSOR OF MINE THAT IT IS USED AS THE PRINCIPAL LECTURE CURICULUM FOR HIS COURSE ON WORLD HISTORY. MY VIEWS HAVE ALSO BEEN BROADENED BY ITS STUDY.

Mr Arredondo has a very strong and meaningful vision of what writing can do in our classrooms. His creative work inspires others to promote literacy. " It is important to think about how are we going to bring reading and writing into our classrooms, because they are important elements to develop a language, a society, a nation but overall a culture".(Martinez,2001)

Jorge Luis Arredondo, a teacher within the Houston Independent School District, gathered a number of gifted young writers from the greater East End neighborhoods and offered their voices sound in a compact text. The themes vary throughout the anthology and address topics such as inner-city life, human relationships, and the sense of community. Moreover, the selections convey the metamorphosis of urban thinkers and writers ready to tackle the world with their impassioned pen and critical consciousness.

Visiting Charles Henry Milby Senior High School, located at 1601 Broadway Boulevard in Houston, Texas, would prove the commitment that a number of English/literature teachers have toward their students. Arredondo is a brave champion for the young(er) writers in our Houston public schools, and he delivers in this first-rate anthology by finding a space for these artists. Indeed, the selections amplify Sandra Cisneros' belief that "art is in all of us."

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Michael Markus' East Of Mourning is a superbly crafted dark comedy about the Great Canadian Dream gone bad for a frustrated hockey coach and the young, talented hockey player upon whom he pins the last of his bitter dreams. Sex, drugs, rock and roll, suicide, murder, and of course hockey all lurk within the eerily inviting pages of this dynamic and sharply framed literary tableau. Aptly written in a literary style as fast-moving as the sport of hockey itself, East Of Mourning captures the imagination and holds interest in its shadowy and wryly malefic way. Highly recommended.

East of Mourning is a fantastic new story, from up and coming novelist Micheal Markus. Markus leads the reader by the hand into the dark and disturbing reality, that is minor hockey, in rural Canada. A twisted assortment of characters drive this story at a fantastic pace and leaving you flushed at times, but always wanting more. Murder, Sex, Drugs, more sex, and of course hockey. Well done!!!!!
I can't wait for the next installment.

EAST OF THE ARCH is the third installment in the Joe Keough detective series from master story teller Robert J Randisi. Considering moving on in his career, Joe's mind is changed when he is loaned out by his boss, the mayor of St. Louis, to investigate a serial killing spree that is occuring there. Keough has assigned to him a "task force" consisting of a young Mark Twain quoting dective, Marc Jeter( who I would like to see teamed up with Keough again) and their "girl Friday" Jenny Sykes. The three begin the investigation of a serial killer who is killing pregnant women. Also showing up from Joe's past is Valerie Speck and the boy Brady who were involve in Keough's first case in St. Louis and the IA detectives Mason & Gail who are still out to get Keough any way they can. Add a seperate murder to the mix and once again Randisi weaves a first rate mystery. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND EAST OF THE ARCH and hope there are many more Randisi Joe Keough books coming out.

Detective Joe Keough is a St. Louis Detective who is the mayor's "top cop" which means he is little more than a bodyguard. He misses working in the field. Joe is actually thinking of leaving and moving on to someplace where he can do some actual police work when the mayor of East St. Louis in Illinois asks the mayor of St. Louis to loan him a police officer who has had experience in apprehending serial killers.

Joe is the logical choice and he jumps at the chance to find out who is killing pregnant women and ripping out their fetuses. When Joe sets up his new office there are two such killings and he knows it is only a matter of time before there is a third. He is paired off with police officer Marc Jeeter, an idealistic man who badly wants catch this maniac and put him and put him in a cage but that won't be an easy take because there are political forces at work with a different agenda.

Robert J. Randisi is an author who knows how to write an excellent police procedural. He shows a step-by-step investigation in progress and the reader gets so caught up in it that he can't put the book down until he learns how it all turns out. Part of the book is told by the viewpoint of the villain. This is exciting and horrifying at the same time. EAST OF THE ARCH is a fantastic installment in this long running series.

Harriet Klausner

East of the Storm: Outrunning the Holocaust in Russia
By Hanna Davidson Pankowsky

This book takes the reader back to the beginning of World War II. We witness the invasion of Poland through the eyes and ears of a young Jewish girl who, along with her family and the Jewish community in Lodz, are caught up in the middle of a gathering storm which threatens to sweep across Europe and Russia before engulfing the entire world. East of the Storm chronicles the Nazi threat and upheaval in Europe from a personal perspective. Instead of troop movements we learn about the movement of one family as it escapes the Nazi occupation of Poland to the Soviet Union. Fleeing deeper into Russia as the Nazis opened the Eastern front and advanced to Stalingrad, Moscow and Kiev, they were finally forced to seek refuge in the United States as the political situation in Russia took an ominous turn under Stalin in the wake of the German retreat. This is living history, a story of danger, pathos, and the triumph of the human spirit as the Davidsons found deliverance and a better life in America.
Hannah Pankowsky has written a warm, moving account of her life as a refugee and a portrait of courage in the midst of unimaginable hardships and terror. It is an uplifting story, one told with humor and graciousness (in recounting the story of the Soviet repulsion of Nazi forces from Stalingrad she writes: "The heroism and love for Russia displayed by soldiers and civilians alike cannot be denied or ignored. They were defending their country, not Communism.") that reveals an "old world" sensibility. This book is especially recommended for young readers, looking for inspiring stories from WWII other than Anne Frank's Diary. Documenting a period in History that is receding from collective memory at a time when there are fewer and fewer actual survivors of the Holocaust still alive, it is poignant reminder that these terrible events did happen and they should never be forgotten.

This book is an excellent book and really shows what outrunning the holocaust was like. It has excellent descriptions and it tells the story in vivid detail. I have read it two or three times and am going on third. The writing is supurb. I recommend this book for anybody that would like an excellent true survival/historical novel. Thank you for writing this book.

"East of the sun" is my favorite folktale. Willard transforms the tale into something even more enchanting and the illustrations by Moser are beautiful (most of them are face and upper torso shots of the characters in the play, but the illumination on the sides of the pages and acts are a nice touch). It makes a great "story" to read aloud, and better if you get people to play the different roles. I've found myself, at nearly 32, singing parts of it aloud. It's a fleshed out rendition of the tale, adding a lot of character to the flat folktale people and beasts. I've not bought anything by Willard before and was pleased to get this; Moser is one of my favorite artists--his most recent masterpiece is adding dimension and depth in illustrating the Bible. I don't think you could be disappointed with this (unless you're a folktale purist) and if you have children, they will enjoy acting it out for you.

I got the lead role in this play that we performed for the school. I had a lot of fun. I think this is a very worthwhile performence for anyone who wanted to perform a play. This was a great play to perform and I reccomend it to anyone who wants to read or perform a play.

Bobrick does an excellent job of tracking the long-suffering of Siberia and its peoples through many centuries. He also brings to life in vivid detail the adventures of some of the early explorers who journeyed with good or bad motives through that vast region. Some of the expeditions ended in the death for most if not all of those in the party, while other expeditions met with success through miraculous circumstances under the worst conditions.

The plight of the indigenous throughout it all makes the heart
want to cry out in protest. It certainly is a tragic history.

There are a lot of parallels between the conquest of Siberia by Russia and the taming of the American West. For starters, there is the way each country treated the indigenous population as it conquered them. Compared to your avearge Cossack, George Armstrong Custer was a weeping humanitarian. This book follows the epic history of Siberia from the sixteenth century through the Bolshevik revolution that turned the countryside into a massive prison colony. Bobrick is an excellent storyteller and his history is as entertaining as it is informative.

East Prussians From Russia by Michael J. Anuta Review by DearMYRTLE © 2 February 1999

DearReaders, Originally published in 1979, little paperback book is so full of research ideas that Clearfield had to publish East Prussians From Russia two additional times, in 1994 and 1998. Chapter headings include: East Prussia, the Land and Early History A Refuge for the Persecuted Development under Prussian Rulers Our Forefathers in East Prussia Invitation to Vohlynia and Migration to the Promised Land The East Prussian Settlers in Vohlynia Baptist Faith and Beliefs Change in Russian Political Climate Preparations for a New Migration Journey to the New World The East Prussians in Wisconsin Church Life in Pound, Coleman and Vicinity East Prussians Became Americans

Pages 171-184 provide a list of immigrants, You also find an epilogue titled "Final Pilgrimage." The bibliography is listed on two pages of tiny print, with an additional page of suggested reading. Throughout the book are rough photocopies of maps, churches, farmlands, people tombstones, documents and such. From the publisher: "Following the subjugation of the indigenous Prusi people by the Teutonic Order during the 13th century, the region known as eastern Prussia emerged as a kind of haven for Christian settlement. During the 1860s, however, numerous East Prussians migrated to the Ukraine and the Russian province of Vohlynia in search of more abundant land. The promise of a better life in Russia proved to be short-lived, however, owing to the abolition of serfdom, universal military conscription, and Russian ethnocentrism. As a result, by the 1890s, large numbers of East Prussians from Russia began to emigrate to the United States, with many, like the author's parents, settling in Wisconsin.

This is the account of that historic pilgrimage, and it devotes ample space to both the European heritage of these Prussian-Americans and the Wisconsin settlements that ensued. Based upon years of research, East Prussians from Russia identifies some 240 Prussian families that re-settled in Marinette and Oconto counties, Wisconsin. Mr. Anuta furnishes the family member's year of birth, date entered the U.S., country of origin, port of entry, and date of death, as well as the name of his spouse, and her dates of birth and death. Also very useful are a number of plat maps showing the distribution of land in the aforementioned counties among East Prussian settlers around the turn of this century. Profusely illustrated, East Prussians from Russia also includes maps, facsimiles of source records, photographs of homes, schools, churches and other evidence of settlement in Germany, Russia, and Wisconsin."

If your ancestors spoke a German dialect and settled in either Marinette or Oconto county of Wisconsin at the end of the 19th century, you'll find this book a precious "window to the past." East Prussians from Russia is essential to your understanding of their hopes of a better life, the disappointments of life in Russia, the rigors of the final journey and establishment of permanent homes in the US.

East Prussians from Russia by Michael J. Anuta copyright 1979 295 pp. in all, Indexed. Illus. (1979), 1998. ISBN 0806314370

This is an excellent book for researching geneology from the Prussian (Eastern Germany) area. The book includes many pictures of the area in Prussia, Russia, and a list of names of the immigrants to northeastern Wisconsin. This list includes information such as: country of origin, port of entry, year of entry, spouses, and as many birth and death dates as the author could locate. It also includes a great deal of history of the Eastern Prussian area, life in East Prussia, and what prompted many people to immigrate first to Russia and then to America. The book goes on to provide a history of the Pound, Wisconsin area and it's people, complete with pictures.