Warfare in The Latin East is a fine enough book. It tries to analyse the character of the warfare in the last half of the crusades, and succeeds well enough. However, much as I like it, it does not deal with such matters as the development of strategy and tactics, the tactics for specific battles nor with the underlying nature of warfare. What I miss is the sort of analysis found in "War in The Middle Ages" by Sir Charles Oman, I just guess that sort of books does not get written any longer. I would also like some more detailed maps, both of castles, campaigns and the area in general. I still rate the book as worthy of four stars despite my misgivings for I like it as an elaboration of the basic analysis of war in general. An example from a somewhat atypical theater of operations and a comparison between the "Norman" and "Saracen" way of waging war. Which is also why I miss the more detailed information on tactics and strategy. I also believe that the book could benefit from use of archeological sources if such exist. As a last remark I must state that it is three years since I last read it so I may remember it a bit differently from what it is, is has made an impression on me though, in order for me to remember it.

Palle rasmussen Ba.A. History, writing Master's dissertation on Danish state formation in the Iron Age/Early Middle Age. Denmark.

This is the best photographic essay of Washington. The pictures are lightyears above the competition. True artwork. I am sending this book to friends in London for a good view of life here.

If I had the choice, I'd be the one to retell their awful tale, those poor, neglected children. It's quite a shame, really, the horrors one goes through in these schools. If you've got a spare moment, please do yourself a grand favour and take a weekend with this book.

Gabrielle Roy paints a portrait of a culture that has been interfered with by the materialist culture of America. The White dominant race has infiltrated the Innuit landscape, and the effects are portrayed at times as having devastating consequences. It is a novel with thoughtful characterizations, and the Innuit are depicted as having a rich culture, which is creative, insightful, and hospitable. However, there is a horrifying context as well. Rape, incest, and abandonment are regular instances in a novel that leans toward a tragic representation of a culture that has been violated in every way. American GI's stationed in this northern landscape during the Vietnam war take liberty with the women of the Innuit culture. Elsa, the main character, is raped by one such GI, a child is born from their violative union. Jimmy, appears as the Saviour of the people. In the end, he tragically forsakes his mother, his homeland, and opts instead for the White culture which ironically forsook him. It is a novel that celebrates purity, and the indictment of the violation of this purity; whether the purity be of a moral, natural, or spiritual order. The violation of such purity is met with a gentle rebuke, but the lasting consequences are tragic, and melancholy. Elsa's eventual abandonment by her son, and the abandonment of herself substantiates this theme. An excellent novel, but be forewarned, the tragic representations leave an indelible impression that is very difficult to release.

I am a guitar teacher and I use this book to introduce students to the notes on the guitar. The reason I like to use it is the abundance of fun songs to practice notes on each string. Many beginner books are lacking in this.

A qualitative study of 16 women who have reached middle or senior management and paused to review their careers. Marshall explores the changing role of women in the workplace, balancing work and personal time, and working in a male dominated work- place.

Fly your imagination and feed your spirit with Emily Pig, Eugene turtle and the other cool animals.

Robinson Crusoe is one of the first English novels. Written by Daniel DeFoe in the early 18th century during the rise of economic theory, this book chronicles the struggle of an economic hero shipwrecked on an island. He takes advantage of people, always looking to make money or increase economic value. Although Crusoe has religious experiences and gets preachy at times (DeFoe was of Puritan stock at a time when Puritanism was a significant force), Crusoe is a practical man. He does not let morals get in the way of carving out a prosperous life -- there are scenes where the main character is no role model. The novel is episodic, with Crusoe hopping from one scene to another. The narration isn't smooth. However, the "flaws" when compared to later writings may be forgiven because Robinson Crusoe is an early novel. Writers had not worked out the fine points of the genre. DeFoe is an important early English novelist who cobbled together economic theory, religious opinion, travel writing, and borrowed material from a contemporary shipwreck victim to create a work of fiction. Robinson Crusoe is often mislabelled as a childrens book. Perhaps in a watered down abridgement, it is a good children's book. The original, complete, unabridged work is a literary classic that should be read by any student of English literature.

Robinson Crusoe By Daniel Defoe

This book is about adventure and survival. About 300years ago, a man called Robinson Crusoe was shipwrecked on a desert island. This book tells about how he lived there for about 30 years. The character, Robinson Crusoe, is very clever and resourceful. The book describes how he hunts goats and how he built a house and how he makes a boat. This is well written and easy to understand. The setting of the book is on a desert island. The Author describes this island as beautiful and big. Robinson Crusoe was able to survive on this island. When I started reading the book I thought it would be a good book. I was so excitied when I was reading this book. I would recommend it to anyone who likes survival and adventure. Since it's written in so many different versions, a person almost any age can read it.

This is not a novel for those who like quick action and a lot of dialogue. Robinson Crusoe is superbly written, and tends to draw out the events, with a great deal of imagery provided in order to describe everything with minute details. Seeing as to how this is one of my favorite novels, I have read Robinson Crusoe probably about six times, in more than one language. My favorite aspect of this novel is the language in which it is written. Defoe's ability to make every word worth reading is enough to captivate and ignite the imagination. I do not think that if you like fast-paced novels that you would enjoy this masterpiece, but it is a matter of personal preference. If you enjoy well-developed character, then Robinson Crusoe's charater is one worth devoting your time to. Defoe creates a human being, with faults and flaws, as well as dignified qualities. Robinson Crusoe is truly worthy of emulation, and is one of the greatest-developed characters in a work of literature. I recommend this novel to anyone who is willing to take the time to read every sentence and who is not so impatient as to expect action to appear on every page of the novel.

Since most of the stories in "Bagombo Snuff Box" were previously uncollected in book form, the arrival of this collection is a treat for all Vonnegut fans. As a writer of "slick fiction" for the magazine market of the 1950's and early 1960's, Vonnegut tailored his stories for a general readership; while the experimentalism of novels like "Slaughterhouse-Five" and "Breakfast of Champions" is nowhere on display, Vonnegut's craftsmanship is well-documented by these stories. "Bagombo Snuff Box" should be treated much like The Beatles Anthology collections; neither is for the casual fan, but both are indispensable for completists. The stories included in this collection are a cut below the stories in "Welcome To the Monkey House" (it's easy to see why they were left out of Vonnegut's first collection), but each is an enjoyable read, with several stories ("Thanosphere", "Custom-Made Bride" and "Souvenir") standing out for their voice and originality. This is also required reading for any serious students of Vonnegut, as many of the themes explored in his major works are given an early run-through in these stories. "2BRO2B" reads almost like a first draft of "Welcome to the Monkey House" and "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" from the Monkey House collection. The stories are also interesting as snapshots from a by-gone era, particularly in their treatment of women. One of the strongest characters in the collection is Sheila White, of "Lovers Anonymous," a talented, ambitious woman whose sublimated talents places a strain on her marriage. While the impact of the story is lessened by a careless final sentence, Vonnegut should be credited for sneaking a potentially subversive theme into a mainstream publication. A reader's reaction to "Bagombo Snuff Box" will probably mirror his or her expectations. Anyone expecting cutting-edge Vonnegut will be disappointed. Fans who like to read everything a favorite author has written will be thrilled to add this to the collection. Since I put myself into the latter category, the arrival of "Bagombo Snuff Box" is like a Christmas present in July. Thoroughly unexpected, and completely enjoyable.

Kurt Vonnegut fans will want to read this, but... if you're new to the man, start elsewhere. Diehard Vonneguttians will enjoy this collection as it contains some worthwhile stories, but, mostly, it shows how his trademark caustically witty style developed. These stories aren't great in themselves, but they point the way. Certainly his literary merit based on his novels alone is beyond question - one of the 20th century's greatest and most important authors, Vonnegut helped shape the way many people, including myself, think. However, these stories are not great in themselves, certainly not compared to the high standard Vonnegut has since set for himself. Still, fans will want to read this book, as it contains some interesting stories, lays the foundation for his later masterpieces, and, indeed, completes their collection. New readers should start elsewhere.

I believe this to be an excellent collection of short stories from the "early Vonnegut days," if you will. To those who thoroughly enjoyed his novels, it may be a disappointment because the short stories don't necessarily carry the same weight as his novels. However, one must remember that short stories are just that, short stories. For me, someone who loves to read, but rarely has the time, it is easy to get a quick Vonnegut dose by reading one of these excellent stories!

Walkabout is a dated novel. It contains many inaccurracies of animal and bird habitats. The Animals and birds referred to and written about in the novel could not possibly exist in the area in question. Further, references to appropriate "bush tucker" that the local people would take advantage of is not discussed.
It is extremely racist, the aboriginal protagonist does not get identified either by name or is he given the courtesy of being referred to with capital letters. The author continues to refer to the Aboriginal boy, as "bush boy" until his death. He refers to the Australian Aborigines as being "primitive", but does show how they have successfully lived in a hostile environment for 40,000 years or more. They had a very complex social organisation.
References to Afro Americans as negroes who only undertake menial tasks further highlights the author's insensitivity towards any group that is perceived as different to his ethnocentric nature.
References to the Aboriginal naming of topographical features in the Outback of Australia, further reinforces this point. The Dreamtime legends of the Australian Aborigines support the naming of water holes and mountains or rocky outcrops as being the result of mythical fights, or where the Dreamtime Serpent slept or made his toilet, a far more earthy approach than that proposed by the author, who waxes poetically about "the valley of waters under the earth."
Further diplays of the author's ignorance of the Aboriginal culture is shown with the whole idea of the Aboriginal people's battle with death. What an absurd idea! What culture lives continually in fear of death or dying? The idea of a medicine man pointing the bone has an element of truth, in which the author has taken advantage and used on a young boy. This boy has his life ahead of him and is undertaking his entry toward manhood with his walkabout, why should he even think about dying, what has he done to break a tribal taboo? We are not let into this secret, so we can only assume that the author is using his artistic licence.(Tribe is deemed by some people to be a politically incorrect word)
If this is the only view that some overseas students get of outback Australia and the beautiful Aboriginal people then I would have grave concerns about using this book as a class room text. My students research these details, find all the inaccuracies and come to their own conclusions.

Walkabout is a story of the unification of two cultures that are 10,000 years apart. Peter and Mary, two American kids from Charleston, South Carolina, end up in the ruthless Australian outback where not one person is found in miles, just true desolation, after their plane crashes on a flight to visit their uncle in civilized Adelaide. However they don't encounter what we call civilized. Almost on the point of dying they find an aborigine who saves them from hunger. The boy teaches them how to survive in his habitat from finding alkaloola (water) to how to kill fish in a fresh water pond. The aborigine performs his tribal dances, taking them hand in hand through the weird and mysterious world of one of the most primitive cultures ever seen on earth. One of the most important customs performed by the aboriginal people is the "walkabout" really the initiation to manhood, just like the bush boy is doing in the story, Mary and Peter however are not on a walkabout to manhood but a walk for survival. The author explains the wonderful surroundings with such detail that you feel you are there living every moment. From Koalas to baby Wombats, reading this book is like diving into an ecological realm. A story of insight and warmth straight from the heart. The book accomplishes what it's set out for to teach us more about the aboriginal people, as each chapter, which might seem long but very informative. If you are being assigned this book get ready to consider it a gift and if you are reading by choice you are guaranteed to consider it a very smart move.

This book challenged my intellect and it was very informative about the aboriganals that live in the Australian outback. It involved many aspects of life like, Racial issues and survival. It also has a very good moral, "If there's a will there's a way." It is also informative about some of the animals that live in the desert and how they survive. In my perspective it is just a good book and it kept me occupied. You should give this book a try, I think that you wil like it to.