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Since its origins in the muddy fields of flying machines, the airport has arguably become one of the defining institutions of modern life. In Naked Airport, critic Alastair Gordon ranges from global geopolitics to action movies to the daily commute, showing how airports have changed our sense of time, distance, style, and even the way cities are built and business is done. Gordon introduces the people who shaped this place of sudden transition: pilots like Charles Lindberg, architects like Eero Saarinen, politicians like Fiorello La Guardia, and Hitler, who built Berlin's Tempelhof as a showcase for Fascist power. He describes the airport's futuristic contributions, such as credit cards, in the form of fly-now-pay-later schemes, and he charts its shift in popular perception, from glamorous to infuriating. Finally, he analyzes the airport's function in war and peace-its gatekeeper role controlling immigration, its appeal to revolutionaries since the hijackings of the 1960s, and its new frontline position in the struggle against terror. Compelling and accessible, Naked Airport is an original history of a long-neglected yet central creation of modern reality and imagination.
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Portal to somewhere else.......2005-05-29
In its early years, air travel was a thrill for the rich. Today, it is boring, necessary and commonplace. Through well-written stories and narrative history, this easy read gives a history of air travel from the perspective of the architectural structures that support it. As our understanding of air travel has changed, airport architecture has changed as well. There is now more glass and more security, painfully long passageways, more roadway than runway and, of course, acres of parking. One thing has not changed: the airport has always been a portal to somewhere else. Airports are the waiting rooms of adventure and freedom. Naked Airport gives insight into the challenge of making these waiting rooms less purgatorial.
I share the opinion of the other reviewer who says that the last part of the book is not as strong as the first. For example, there is no discussion of important recent developments such e-ticket kiosks and wireless networks. Even with this shortcoming, I still recommend this one.
Naked Airport - Good Book.......2005-04-09
As an Architect, I found Mr. Gordon's book to be a very accessible read. This is not a coffee table book with glossy photographs and difficult to comprehend architectural theory. Instead he gives a very clear overview of the development of the airport building type, much like The Architecture of Diplomacy by Jane Loeffler does. He uses simple and tasteful photographs and graphics pared with a well written history. I would give this book a high mark and recommend it for both architects and non-architect. Thank you, Alastair Gordon for a nicely written book.
Gregory Knoop
Oudens + Knoop Architects
Airport Reverie.......2005-03-16
Alastair Gordon is at his best describing airport construction from the mid-1930s WPA era through the early 1960s. At one point, in fact, he says, "It would be nice to imagine a brief period, a golden moment, somewhere between say 1958 and 1963 ... when advanced technology and American-style marketing produced a perfect, jet-setting age of travel." Instead of devoting energy to a new preservationist movement for airports built during that period (for example, Saarinen's TWA terminal at JFK), Gordon bathes in reverie from this point of the book all the way to the end.
We are doomed to anonymous, repetitive styles in airports, he says, and promptly contradicts this assertion with descriptions of attempts to humanize airports constructed or refitted within the past five years. I can understand him being in love with airports of the late 50s and early 60s, since I am too. But this should not preclude his being fair with the newest efforts to make airports wonderful today. And some of these efforts are really impressive.
Be fair, Alastair! We keep flying; new passenger planes are more comfortable and more efficient (like the 777). Airports are improving, too. Don't lose your sense of wonder and leave your readers dehydrated...the best is yet to come.
A must for even the most expert traveler.......2005-01-04
Even for the most expert traveler, the Naked Airport will shed light on many facets of airports domestically and abroad. For instance, did you know that there are over 200 old bank safes in the landfill at Newark (EWR)? The history is layed out cronologically, but woven with social, political, economic and business history, such that it is any interesting narrative rather than a dry recitation of facts.
Alastair Gordon has done it again!.......2004-11-09
Through the pages of Naked Airport, Alastair Gordon examines the history of the world's most diverse structures. Going well beyond the architecture, this book explores airports in their historical and cultural context, defining well known edifices by identifying their place in the 20th century timeline.
I really enjoyed this book. Through a vivid and compelling narrative, Gordon manages to transport the reader to key points in time. Imagine attending the dedication of the New York Municipal Airport on October 15, 1939, where three skywriting planes circle overhead spelling out the words "NAME IT LA GUARDIA AIRPORT." The audience bursts into applause. Or picture being one of the first New York passengers in the early 1970s to walk through an electromagnetic gateway, a newly installed anti-terrorist device.
Naked Airport is perhaps the most comprehensive statement on airport architecture, history and culture to date. It is a must-read for history buffs and casual readers alike.
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“Each page is filled with eye-catching full-color examples of the illuminator’s art.”—School Arts
Images of beauty that will teach and inspire you to decorate your own spellbinding pages. As you gaze in astonishment through close-up reproductions of such dazzling illuminated masterpieces as the Book of Kells, as well as superb compositions of contemporary artists, you’ll appreciate the infinite possibilities of the form. Try your hand and imagination at twelve classic alphabets, from Celtic and Gothic to Renaissance and Modern Revival, all carefully broken down to their components. Undertake projects that include copying intricate lettering and designs from The Lindisfarne Gospels; Emperor Henry II’s Pericopes, from the 11th century; the Duc de Berry’s Book of Hours; and others. Every exquisite page is a pleasure to view.
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IF YOUR AT ALL INTERESTED IN THIS SUBJECT.................2007-04-25
It you have any interest in calligraphy, luminations, or just pure beauty, then this is one small volume you will want to add to your collection. Now I must admit that the skill needed to create these wonderful works of art is much greater than I will ever have, but that is okay. I use works such as this purely for inspiration. I figure that it is a nice world just to know "someone" out there is able to creat something like this. It gives me something to shoot for. This work is certainly not for beginners but I don't think a beginner would be hurt one bit for having read and studied it. I shows just what can be done if you have the skill and knowledge. This is always a good thing. I also appreciated the authors notes on the history of this art form. I do know something of history, and this information alone was worth the price of the book. Recommend this one highly.
Wonderful resource!.......2006-11-01
This book has helped me to learn and try my hand at several different styles of medieval illumination. I highly recommend this to any potential scribes out there!
The Illuminated Alphabet.......2006-03-13
"This book contains the best things to know to begin doing Illuminated manuscript writing. The authors list great resources, give useful lists, and then help you get started!!
In addition, I like the several styles of complete alphabets, how they are presented and described, and how to do the illumination techniques. It has taken me several years and attempts to find a book this beautifully complete. Other potential authors and publishers could learn from this wonderful book, because finally I feel confident enough to tackle the several projects I've got waiting for me. You don't have to be an artist to begin to do this work when you use this book.
Thank you to the authors and the publishers for their insight. Now I have the knowledge to be more confident in knowing where to start and how to progress with illuminating some of my projects.
Sandra Jones Ireland; Prince Edward Island Canada
Illuminate your journals.......2005-03-25
A gorgeous book showcasing and demonstrating decorative calligraphy. Step by step instructions for a wide variety of styles and period pieces of illuminated lettering. A great way to add some interest to sketchbook journals. HOWEVER! A patient and attention-to-detail mindset is required for this exacting art form.
Solid starting point for anyone doing illumination.......2002-11-04
When you start illumination, you want to try different styles to see which fits your interest and talents best. This book creates a step by step walk-through for many different styles in a do-able manner for a beginner. But beyond that, the book provides examples of where to go from there. For instance, start of with the letter used as the example. When you finish that, try including one of the borders shown in that section using the same skills developed by following the example.
What this book accomplishes is to help you develop the "vocabulary" used by the sample styles. As you develop the vocabulary that the sample styles illustrate, you are on the path for more complex work (i.e. see Christopher De Hamel's books). Also, by learning the basics that this book provides, you are ready to play with styles not covered because you have the basis for where other styles came from or what they led into.
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- Words from THE names in movie sound.
- Fascinating interviews with sound specialists!
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Sound-On-Film: Interviews with Creators of Film Sound
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Sound-On-Film contains interviews with 27 prominent men and women who discuss their careers and the art and craft of film sound. These sound creators represent many of the crafts working in film sound, including production sound, sound editing, sound design, additional dialogue replacement (ADR), Foley, re-recording mixing, and sound engineering. The interviews are presented in an order that attempts to give the reader a historical perspective on the development of film sound from the studio era to contemporary productions. The interviews explore how sound creates an aural look to the film in the same way that production design and cinematography creates a visual look to a film. The discussions focus on the relationship with renowned Hollywood film directors and how sound was conceived and executed for specific films. Among the highly acclaimed and seminal films discussed are Star Wars, The Conversation, Apocalypse Now, Raging Bull, and Terminator 2. In addition to the interviews, the book contains biographical background and a selected filmography of each sound creator as well as a glossary of terms and a bibliography for further study. It is essential reading for film students, academic scholars and film educators as well as industry professionals and moviegoers who want to understand the aesthetic and technical role of those who work in sound.
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Words from THE names in movie sound........2003-09-15
If you're intersted in movie sound, this one is a gem. LoBrutto interviews the people who made some of the greatest impacts in film sound in the last 25 years. We're not just talking about legends like Ben Burtt and Walter Murch (Star Wars & Apocalypse Now, respectively) but the whole gauntlet of roles that make up what we hear at the movies. Production sound mixers, ADR (looping) editors, Foley artists, supervision sound editors, sound designer, boom mikers, music editors. You get conversations with top names in every field. I learned a great deal about what goes into making the overlooked half of what makes a great movie.
Fascinating interviews with sound specialists!.......2000-05-01
If you have the slightest curiosity, buy the book! This is an engrossing book of interviews with experts in film sound. LoBrutto doesn't just limit himself to sound editors (though you should buy the book for his interview of Walter Murch alone!) but also interviews production sound mixers, ADR and foley mixers, and creators of film sound systems. I work in film post production, and though I don't have a lot of knowledge of the sound editing, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. LoBrutto references many films in his interviews and the reader will find an abundance of delightful anecdotes. Well worth it, for those who know film and those who don't.
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Originally published to wide critical acclaim in France, where it elicited comparisons to Art Spiegelman's Maus, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi's wise, funny, and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. In four volumes. Persepolis on Library Journal's List of Best Books of 2003 & Young Adult Library Services 2004 List of Best Books for Young Adults. 2004 HARVEY WINNER FOR BEST U.S. EDITION OF FOREIGN MATERIAL. [An] extraordinary autobiography....A remarkable, revealing, and sometimes startling account, this is sure to be one of the most important graphic novels of the year. Highly recommended. --Library Journal
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Charming, riveting and important.......2007-09-06
I read these books consecutively - having bought them as a box set - and I really enjoyed them. It gives us a genuinely intimate portrait of what life was like growing up in Iran, first under the Shah's right-wing dictatorship, then during the Islamic revolution which led to a clerical state and through the war with Iraq. The two-part memoir takes us from 1980 when Marjane was 10 years old through the 1990s when she's become a woman who had endured exile at a young age and a return to her country.
Because these are illustrated novels there isn't as much depth as there would be in a traditional novel. The characters aren't fleshed out in the narrative because we have the visual element available. And the visual element is wonderful. Through the relatively simple drawings the fear, turmoil, frustration and even humor of Marjane and her friends and family are easily identified and enrich the story tremendously.
At first I had a problem with the writing style - with the direct and simple prose. However, the more I read the more I became comfortable with the style, pacing and rhythm.
I would definitely recommend that these books be read together as a valuable introduction an overview of the history and traditions of Iran, as well as for the wonderful story of a little girl growing up in an impossibly complex and frightening environment.
Disappointingly light and schematic.......2007-08-04
I was really expecting the film that came out of this book and I have finally seen it. It is one of the greatest disappointments I have lived in a movie-theater for quite a while, all the more because I was expecting a lot from it. But I should have known better. The subject is too serious to be treated so lightly, yes lightly. What are her father and mother doing in Iran for them to have that much money, that comfort if not luxury, that durability that enables them to survive all regimes, all revolutions, all coup d'etat, when it is not simple religious putsches, and where did they get the money to enable her to live for several years in Vienna? The whole film becomes a collection of clichés, most of them purely existential. Let me give a couple. Cliché, the quotation of Lenin or Bakunin or some other names that bring nothing to the mind. Cliché, her boyfriend in Vienna who discovers he is gay and the relation is finished because of it: you have to be seriously concentrating on sex and only sex to make friends with someone and drop him as soon as he discovers himself unable to fulfill the sexual part of the relation. What about his personality, his originality? What about love and friendship in all that? Then the next one is seen in two directions and each one is a cliché: on one side he is a saint who ends up in bed with another girl; on the other side he is a monster who exploited the girl all along. She sure was a sucker and a dummy. But what does it bring to the film, to the story, to the ideas the film conveys, if it conveys any articulated idea? The point is not to say that the West sold weapons to both Iran and Iraq. That's normal since we are in a market economy and business is business: if I don't sell my weapons, my neighbor will sell his. So, what must I do? After all a French exocet missile was very effective in the Falkland Islands war in the 1980s ... against the English. If Kellog refuses to sell his corn flakes to me, I will buy the corn flakes of any other brand. But what were the causes of this war? Why did Iran and Iraq manage to start a war between them two instead of finding a normal solution through discussions and negotiations? The film seems to express some kind of nostalgia for the good old days when there were two clear cut sides. Unluckily the old USSR has disappeared, but not one word about the support Iran provided, along with the CIA among others, to the anti-soviet fighters in Afghanistan. This film is simplistic but it deals with extremely important issues, so it does not have the right to be that simplistic. Politics cannot be reduced to that superficiality. And the future of Iran is not in Paris. It is Tehran.
Dr Jacques COULARDEAU, University Paris Dauphine & University Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne
Persepolis boxed set.......2007-07-28
I have read several books about women's lives in Iran. Marjane Satrapi expresses so much with a few words and her amazing drawings. I was amazed at the understanding that she conveys though her "diary". I would recommend this set of boxes to anyone interested in Muslim women and how they live.
Honesty and Brilliance.......2007-06-05
Of the 4 Satrapi Books I have read these two are by far her best. They truly should be read together. I love her blunt honesty which is a rare trait in the community, and she draws her inspiration from the best of the best in the business (Art Speigleman).
good book.......2007-05-22
good book!! it brought me back to my childhood and i realized how much i really do like comics! satrapi is a great author and i can't wait to read her other books :)
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- Worth reading, but Lamar paints himself as one dimensional
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Bourgeois Blues: An American Memoir
Jake Lamar
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Worth reading, but Lamar paints himself as one dimensional.......1999-11-02
Overall a worthwhile read. The author provides some keen insight into the complexities and duality alluded to by Fanon. An interesting observation about this piece is that if one reads into the characters you can begin to see the seeds of thought that comprise two African-American phenomena, "crabs in a barrel" and the placated desire of middle to upper-class Blacks to actively challenge social inequities. I was however disappointed by Lamar's reluctance to explore the obvious multiple dimensions of his written character. For example Lamar frequently stated that in many ways his own experiences and personality was that of his fathers', yet gave only surface answers to the questions of "how?" and "why?" I was also a bit rebuffed that Lamar painted middle class African-American life in such a boring manner. This is particularly unfortunate because the title and theme of the book was wrought with the contradictions and complexities of both being middle class and Black in contemporary US. As I mentioned before the book is worth reading and just reminded me that I need to get movin' on this writing thing.
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- Fine legacy of an intrepid explorer
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Adventures in Egypt and Nubia: The Travels of William John Bankes (1786-1855)
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Bankes appeared to have it all, he was rich, confident, handsome, he had been educated at Cambridge where he became friends with Byron, he travelled extensively and was a passionate explorer. His travels on the Grand Tour left him with a great love for archaeology and he amassed a wealth of notes, manuscripts and drawings in subsequent visits to Egypt and the Near East between 1915 and 1919. However, scandal in his private life put an end to his promising parliamentary career and his two arrests for homosexual offences led him to seek exile in Italy, leaving his unpublished archive behind in England. This is the story of Banke's life, travels and his contribution to Egyptology.
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Fine legacy of an intrepid explorer.......2007-07-21
This work of bibliography and history tells the story of pioneer Egyptologist William Banks (1786 - 1855), the heir of the Kingston Lacy estate in Dorset. From 1815 to 1819 he journeyed through Egypt and the Middle East compiling a huge portfolio of manuscripts, notes, drawings and paintings by himself and artists with him. The accuracy of these makes it a unique and valuable record of ancient inscriptions and monuments that are now damaged or lost.
Besides describing his travels with frequent quotes from his correspondence, the book also appraises his substantial contribution to Egyptology. The chapters follow his life from his political career in the UK through his travels in Egypt, Nubia, the Sinai, Syria, Greece, Asia Minor to Jerusalem, Petra, the Dead Sea plus his subsequent explorations down the Nile. The 2nd Nubian voyage reached the second cataract and the third reached the ruins of Meroe. Chapter 12 looks at his collection and his legacy.
The quotes from his notes and correspondence are often humorous, provide insight into the people and places that he visited and open a window on the England of his time and the contacts that existed between various famous explorers of the Near East. The book has a Chronology of Egyptian rulers from the predynastic period to Roman times, a Glossary, copious Notes, an extensive Bibliography and an index.
The real treasure of the book is the plates, a set of about 112 drawings, paintings and photographs. These are in colour and black & white and includes inter alia portraits of Bankes and Lord Byron, drawings by Bankes, Henry Salt and Henry W Beechey and paintings by Louis Maurice Linant and Alessandro Ricci. Not only monuments and inscriptions are depicted; there are also portraits of local rulers and illustrations of village life among the Nubian people.
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Kitty Quinn
Norma Lee Clark
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The China Berry Tree
William Bethea Chamness
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Kitty Clark
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Kitty Clark was born in a small Lancashire mining town in 1925. Her childhood was dominated by poverty, a strict Catholic upbringing, and a cruel, abusive and alcoholic father. After being brutally raped at the age of sixteen, she entered into a war-time marriage that produced a succession of children and a life of drudgery and hardship. Facing the prejudices of a small, predominantly Catholic mining town, we follow the trials and tribulations of her relationship with her loyal but largely absent husband, her children, and her cold and domineering mother, who comes to live with them when her own mother dies. Kitty dreams of escaping poverty and narrow-mindedness; an avid reader, she engrosses herself in books about distant shores and foreign travel, but it seems as though circumstances will conspire to keep her trapped in the small town in which she was born.
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Eleanor Butler Clark
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The Magic Hat
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Polly's magic hat transports her to a land where the boys and girls are kept on opposite sides of a high fence. They aren't able to play together until Polly ends their unhappiness with a gracious act.
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My Navy Too, the story of one woman's career in the U.S. Navy, is painted against a backdrop of the drama of the nineteen sixties and seventies -- the Vietnam War, the women's movement, and the confusion of the Cold War, and later, the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Pursue" policy debate. While Vietnam runs its tragic course, Tucker Fairfield fights within the navy for women's rights and equality against her most implacable foe, "Big Daddy Navy." Tucker's communications with her mentor and friends and journal reveal a complex amalgam of human interactions and conflicts yet to be resolved within today's society.
Now is the right time for a book like My Navy Too. Who can better tell the story of women in the military -- the challenges they face, the traditions they try to understand, and the equality they seek -- than someone who has "been there, done that?" Movies such as "G.I. Jane" tell a part of the story; My Navy Too dots the "I's" and crosses the "T's."
Every day we see headlines about rules and regulations in the military and how they are applied to members of the armed services. Are the regulations which held sway for more than 100 years relevant today? Do they need to be changed to reflect changing attitudes about women, minorities, gays and lesbians in the military? This novel, while fiction, is solidly grounded in the military as it exists today. Tucker Fairfield -- an involved, intelligent woman -- faces challenges, obstacles, love, and "Big Daddy Navy" as her career as a naval officer advances. Her story will make you ache, cringe, and, most importantly, THINK about your own feelings,fears, and beliefs. This is not light reading. This book addresses sensitive and hurtful issues, but in a way that is both balanced and penetrating. It's probably the most balanced presentation of the sensitive political issues surrounding women, minorities, gays and lesbians in the military that has ever been offered to the reading public.
"My Navy Too couldn't come at a better time...In the end, the resolution will have to do with profound values that touch us all. This is a courageous book." Brad Knickerbocker, senior editor for the Christian Science Monitor, former correspondent and naval aviator.
Congresswoman Elizabeth Furse (OR-D) calls it an account that is both political and personal. "I was fascinated by this book and think it should be required reading for women and men who are entering the Navy or any other service."
"This book is strong and has good bones...My Navy Too is a splendid, sometimes astonishing read..." says Darrelle Novak Cavan, professor emeritus, communications, Mt. San Antonio College, California.
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OUR Navy needs to come of age...........2004-07-14
I was very impressed with the author's writing style. Her story is one that needs to be told and she shows much courage in the telling. The Navy, like all our institutions, must move into the 21st Century and away from the "good ol' boy" management style that has prevailed far too long. Beth Coye gives a sound and eloquent discussion of the problems involved. Her story draws the reader in with each event. She is to be applauded for her fine book. I recommend it highly.
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Good history and story but poor officer attitude.......2002-06-04
I enjoyed the historical perspective of reading about female officers a decade before I came along. The unique letter format of this book is well done and easy to follow, if a bit too long. But the whiny attitude got to me. It seems the protagonist spent her whole career thinking about her future and running to her admiral buddy for help. She also slams naval aviators. For those interested in learning about the next generation of female Navy officers, my memoir, "Navy Greenshirt: A Leader Made, Not Born," offers a different perspective. "My Navy Too" does not represent all women officers.
A thorough, thoughtful, balanced work........2000-08-08
My Navy Too could serve as the sole source for anyone who wishes to understand the issues of sexuality in the United States Navy. CDR Coye presents her own point of view, and those of her peers, her friends, and Navy senior officers. With the help of her co-writers, she has managed to write an unbiased book, in spite of her own perspective. My Navy Too is gripping, fascinating, and hard to put down. Presenting her topic in the form of letters to and from her parents, her mentor, her friends (both male and female) makes this book incredibly moving and interesting. It spans a career of 21 years, from 1960 (and her life before the Navy) to 1981, during which time she discovers her own sexuality. Anyone who wishes to know what it is like to discover one is a homosexual will find her story enlightening; especially in the light of the differences in her feelings of love for a male friend, as compared to her love for a female friend. Mainly, she comes across as a person of character, ability, and integrity - who discovers her real sexual preferences. How she struggles to reconcile her own sexuality with her position as a naval officer (and eventually a commanding officer), given the Navy's policies regarding gays and lesbians, is the real meat of this book.
A Damn Good Read.......1999-09-22
I'd call this a fictionalized memoir, allowing the author to take some liberties with her characters. The lives of the author, Commander Coye, and her lead character, Tucker Fairfield, seem to run in parallel. The inclusion of letters from friends and family brings out many political perspectives about the navy and in some degree the rest of the military, adding greatly to the read. Though many readers will have diverse opinions about the various issues raised, Coye is to be admired regarding the way these issues are handled. Those of us who were in the navy during those years can truthfully disagree with few of the author's conclusions. Women were second class personnel, very limited in their careers. Things are better today and career paths are much more open. Military gays and lesbians were, and still are, open to blackmail, not because of their military performance, but because of policy. Yet today the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy is, as Tucker says, a wrong headed one-I firmly believe it's an ostrich approach to a fact of life. Gays and lesbians can and do honorably serve their country, so why this unpolicy hanging over their heads daily? Commander Coye has done a masterful job creating a book that should be required reading for any young person going into the military. Young women can see that the past wasn't roses and young men can learn why new policies concerning equality in the ranks are in place. I would strongly recommend this book. In plain terms, It's a Damn Good Read! Tom Williams, Chief Warrant Officer, U.S.Navy, Retired
MY NAVY TOO is a book of struggle and hope........1999-03-06
"I loved MY NAVY TOO! After the first couple of chapters I discovered myself hooked. I was rooting for Tucker and Tom and Billie and Jennie all the way. All of the characters became alive and real -- as of course they are. I certainly recognized some of the attitudes against women -- especially those of other women -- I know them well. Women who came into the Unitarian Universalist Ministry during the 60's and 70's had much in common with women in the Navy, all the players were there, and the attitudes were pretty much the same, although muted. Today we equal the men in numbers and acceptance. The battle for acceptance of gays and lesbians in our ministry, like that in the Navy, did not gain momentum until the 80's, but, unlike the military struggle, it continues to make headway today. MY NAVY TOO is a book of courage and hope. In the end it is those with the courage and conviction to stand their ground, and those with the capacity to hear them and support them who make a difference in our world. " The Reverend Sydney Kay Wilde, Unitarian Universalist
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Three-ring Kitty
Clive Howard
Manufacturer: Family Circle
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The history of the Liberty ship John W. Brown as told through interviews with her volunteer crew. Includes synopsis of the vessel's World War II history, her career as a high school ship for the city of New York and her restoration to active museum status.
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The story of a worthy old ship and its amazing restorers.......2006-01-12
Ernest Imhoff recounts the story of a most unlikely candidate for rebirth, the Liberty Ship "John W. Brown". This restoration was a monumental labor of love by talented mariners of all experience and ability levels, who joined together with great determination to bring this old veteran back to life, not just as a stationary museum, but to active status again.
The story of the ship is interwoven with the stories of the amazing men and women, many of them veterans themselves, who poured years of their post-career lives into this project, with great success. Watch for Volume II!
Better than Brokaw.......2005-12-18
If you liked Tom Brokaw's book, you are going to love this one! It's a fascinating true story about an amazing bunch of hard-working volunteer World War II veterans who are keeping one of the last two Liberty Ships, once a life-line for winning the war, in sea-worthy condition while docked in a Baltimore, Maryland harbor.
The author is a journalist and newspaper editor who has been working on the ship with these guys since he retired in 1999. He weaves together dozens of their personal stories involving World War II experiences, interesting facts about the important role of the Liberty Ships in World War II, and what they've been doing to save this one.
For anyone who wants to know more about what it was really like during the war, read this book. The author's informal writing style is very easy to take--a bit like putting on your most comfortable old pair of shoes, sitting in a rocking chair and chatting with a good friend.
Restoration of a Historic Ship.......2005-12-09
Shipmates by Ernest Imhoff is a very detailed book on the restoration of an old liberty ship. It also discusses the people who made the restoration happen. The book is easy and interesting to read and holds ones attention throughout. Anyone who likes ships and the sea will find this publication well worth while to read.
Good Shipmates, Great Stories!.......2005-12-07
When Ernie Imhoff first went aboard the Liberty Ship John W. Brown he was thoroughly amazed by what he saw. Here was a 14,000 ton steamship brought back from scrap yard condition and placed in full operating status by an all volunteer group of men and women. Most had some prior merchant marine experience, primarily from WWII days, but all had a burning common desire to preserve this significant relic of American History. With the exception of one other Liberty Ship, Brown was the last one left. With his keen sense of human interest, bred over his 40 year newspaper career, he realized that the Brown's were a unique group worthy of his study. One of the crew members sealed the issue by telling Imhoff that a group of social scientists would do well to study the John W. Brown's crew and the way they worked. Never, he said, had a more diverse and differing group of people come together for such a purpose and met with the success that they had. The crew's bond to each other in their endeavor, he said, was as strong as any he'd ever seen.
Ernie Imhoff is no social scientist, but he has used his newshound talents to record that story in his new book, Good Shipmates, The Story of the Restoration of the Liberty Ship John W. Brown, published by Glencannon Press, of Palo Alto, California. He joined the crew himself, worked as an Ordinary Seaman and became one of the gang, helping to pull hawsers over the stern. Over several years he interviewed most of the crew and recorded their oral histories. At first glance, Shipmates may seem to repeat Tom Brokaw's Greatest Generation theme, but actually, Shipmates goes further than Brokaw. These oral histories all come together at one end, the John W. Brown and the story of her restoration with the hope of the ship's future preservation as a witness to that great hour of WWII history.
As more and more of the WWII veterans answer the last muster with their comrades we need to have more tangible contact with the history of last century's conflicts. Whether we will admit it or not, the world today is organized and operates by the rules set down as a result of WWII. Today's conflicts are still unresolved issues from that time and even before. If we cannot heed history, we shall surely be doomed to repeat it. We hope that Ernie Imhoff's Good Shipmates and the vessel that they crew serves as a means of making that history more indelible.
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History at its Best.......2006-04-20
PLAINS INDIAN HISTORY AND CULTURE by John C. Ewers is a collection of essays and articles from the author from 1967 to 1994. Ewers lacks no qualification here. He has served as the first curator of Museum of the Plains Indian on the Montana Blackfeet Reservation and has written and edited several other books related to Plains Indians.
Ewers is quick in his essays to set the record straight regarding the 20th century trend toward revisionist history. In his opening salvo, he points out that there are more American Indians alive today than there were in the mid-1800's and possibly at any time in their history. Though he readily agrees that the American Indian was dealt a lousy hand in the annals of American history, he equally points out that the "Indian - good, white settler - bad" mantra that has overwhelmed the teachings of white/Indian relations is also far from the truth. As he explains at the conclusion of his first essay, "I do not believe that Custer died for my sins. Nor do I believe that historians or anthropologists should try to expiate their sense of guilt by rewriting history of the American West so as to portray all Indians as red knights in breechclouts, or all white as pantalooned devils."
Throughout this series of splendid essays, you can almost feel yourself sitting in a lecture hall, hearing Ewers as he delivers his findings. Because the lectures were given at various times, there is to some degree, a certain amount of repetitiveness, but it hardly detracts from this fine collection of work. The essays themselves have some extent of similarity. For instance, Chapter 1, "When Red and White Men Met" covers some of the same ground as found in Chapter 3, "The Influence of the Fur Trade upon the Indians of the Northern Plains". But then, you find essays on totally unrelated matter, such as Chapter 6, "Symbols of Chiefly Authority in Spanish Louisiana".
Ewers deftly debunks countless revisionists myths throughout the book. Not the least of which is the notion that the white man disrupted some sort of harmonious utopian coexistence among the red tribes. The reader finds in elaborate detail, factual evidence to the contrary. That's not to say that Ewers holds the Indians solely accountable for their demise, but he does point out, for example, that very few Indians took advantage of the opportunity to adapt to changing times and meld into a sedentary existence of farming or ranching when that opportunity was clearly available.
This is an outstanding collection of essays and Ewers expertise on the subject matter is clearly evident from start to finish. The book concludes with 40 pages of notes and detailed bibliography providing ready resources for further study. Of the many books I have read pertaining to the American Indians, this is certainly one of the most objectively presented works I've found. A great addition to your bookshelf.
Monty Rainey
www.juntosociety.com
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In this volume, a distinguished team of international authorities reports on the latest research on the origins of the most fundamental features of our world. Martin Rees begins the book with a bang, the Big Bang that was the probable start of our universe. The contributors then focus on the origins of the solar system, material complexity and the human species. The volume ends with essays by John Maynard Smith on social behavior, Ernest Gellner on society and John Lyons on language. The first in The Darwin College Lectures, the book is derived from a highly successful series of lively public lectures which have been revised and illustrated for publication under the editorship of Professor A.C. Fabian of the Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge.
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