The Prints of Michael Mazur: With a Catalogue Raisonne 1956-1999

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This magnificent volume brings together essays from four different leading authorities, covering various aspects of Mazur's life and career, along with a comprehensive catalogue raisonne of his prints.

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STROKES OF BEAUTY AND RICHNESS.......2002-09-29

This magnificent volume is the companion piece to the recent exhibition at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts, showcasing the prints of one of America's foremost contemporary artists (and Provincetown resident) Mazur. The catalogue raisonne is as good to look at as it is to read: all of his prints from 1956 to 1999 are fully illustrated, and essays have been penned by four leading authorities, covering various aspects of Mazur's life and career. Richly produced, and rich in reference.

Mazur's Mastery.......2000-11-06

The newly published book, The Prints of Michael Mazur, extends research into the field of monotype printing and printmaking in New England in general. Mazur's exploration of the figure is competent as illustrated by his tour de force, Dante's Inferno series, and his landscapes, which progress towards a poignant abstraction, furthers the use of color, and extends the issue of scale in the printmaking world. This book is an excellent teaching guide. Professor Kurt Wisneski, author of Monotype/Monoprint: History and Techniques

The Painterly Print: Monotypes from the Seventeenth to the Twentieth Century

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The Painterly Print: Monotypes from the Seventeenth to the Twentieth Century
Sue Welsh Reed , Eugenia Parry Janis , Barbara Stern Shapiro , David W. Kiehl , Colta Ives , and Michael Mazur
Manufacturer: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Monotype: Mediums and Methods for Painterly Printmaking

ASIN: 0870992236

Mazur;: Sculpture, drawings, prints. [Exhibition] Dec. 11-Jan. 5, 1966. Boris Mirski Gallery, Boston

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Mazur;: Sculpture, drawings, prints. [Exhibition] Dec. 11-Jan. 5, 1966. Boris Mirski Gallery, Boston
Michael Mazur
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0007HZWVS

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Amazing!.......2005-11-09

This textbook is absolutely amazing, clear, concise and extremely helpful. Very well put together and thorough.

Marker Rendering for Fashion, Accessories, and Home Fashions.

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Marker Rendering for Fashion, Accessories, and Home Fashions.
Bina Abling
Manufacturer: see notes for publisher info
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000M4SM36

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British Queer Cinema draws together a diverse range of innovative new essays that explore, for the first time, the provocative history of lesbian, gay and queer representation in British cinema.
From the early years of "Pre-Gay" film, through to the social upheaval of post-war "permissiveness," Gay Liberation and the "post-AIDS" queer generation, contributors examine the shifting and complex nature of queer identity, desire and spectatorship across a number of classical and contemporary British popular film genres and traditions.
Through case studies of key works such as The Killing of Sister George, Prick Up Your Ears and Beautiful Thing, a reappraisal of the films of Anthony Asquith, Terence Davies and Derek Jarman, to the "queerness" of the heritage film, the homoerotic "New Wave," or the star performances of Dirk Bogarde, Beryl Reid and Stephen Fry, this timely collection maps the relationship between contemporary queer sexuality and its socio-historical, national and critical contexts.

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“The War and Peace of Rock and Roll.” —Bob Dylan

In 1975, as Bob Dylan emerged from eight years of seclusion, he dreamed of putting together a traveling music show that would trek across the country like a psychedelic carnival. The dream became reality, and On the Road with Bob Dylan is the ultimate behind-the-scenes look at what happened when Dylan and the Rolling Thunder Revue took to the streets of America.

With the intimate detail of a diary, Larry “Ratso” Sloman’s mesmerizing description of the legendary tour both transports us to a celebrated period in rock history and provides us with a vivid snapshot of Dylan during this extraordinary time. This reissue of the 1978 classic resonates more than ever as it chronicles one of the most glittering rock circuses ever assembled, with a cast that includes Joan Baez, Robbie Robertson, Joni Mitchell, Allen Ginsberg, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, and a wild entourage of groupies, misfits, sinners, and saints who trailed along for the ride. Sloman candidly captures the all-night revelry and musical prowess—from the backstage antics to impromptu jams—that made the tour a nearly mystical experience.

Complete with vintage photos and a new introduction by renowned Texas musician, mystery writer, and Revue member Kinky Friedman, this is an unparalleled treat for Dylan fans old and new. Without question, On the Road with Bob Dylan is a remarkable, revealing piece of writing and a rare up-close and personal view of Dylan on tour.

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Simply the most entertaining book about Bob Dylan.......2006-07-05

This is the one to read, as endorsed by The Man himself.

Imagine covering Dylan at a time at which he had matured but was still "livin' on the edge" (at age 35 Dylan had crested as a musician & peaked as a performing artist, with his two Rolling Thunder Tours providing the proof).

Larry Sloman did just that.

Read his book along with the "Rolling Thunder Logbook" and then grab hold of one of the circulating tapes from 1975 (or for that matter, 1976) ... any complete, good-quality audience recording will beat the heck out of the offical release of this material.

Most of us would prefer (and still patiently await) the offical release of the "holy grail" of Dylan gigs, i.e., the Montreal show of Dec. 1975.

Sloman's Whine Fest.......2006-01-05

This book should have been called, "On the Road with Larry Sloman." This has to be the WORST book ever written about Bob Dylan because it has little to do with Dylan, there is very little in the book about Dylan and is ALL about the writer (Sloman) to the degree, at some point in the middle, he starts referring to himself,annoyingly, in the third person. It is about the dislike of his presence by Dylan's people, his difficulty as being a reporter as a wannabe and is self serving. The only redeemable aspect of this book is his coffee shop conversations with Joni Mitchell at the end of the book.

If you enjoy page after page after page of incessant whining and childish, pouting by an author then by all means buy it.

Obviously Five Stars.......2005-03-10

Sloman's rant cuts to the bone and shares more than enough scraps from the feast of Dylan's mid '70's rock n' roll circus. His gonzo inspired adventure and inside/outside perspective are essential to understanding the status system of the stars on tour and the underbelly of the music industry. He writes with passion, humour, and desire. To be sure, he seems a pathetic sycophant at times, often treated like a mascot by the musicians and promoters, but his honesty and sincerity in not shying away from a less-than-flattering portrait of his situation makes one believe all the more in the truth of his tale. Anyone who feels that the book needs more Dylan and less Sloman clearly misses the point. His descriptions of Dylan as mystery man, his cogent intuitions about Rubin Carter, and his revelations about Joni Mitchell's songwriting process are bang-on. This is decidedly NOT a biography of Dylan, it is a story of one man's journey ON THE ROAD with a Bob Dylan tour. Any attempt on Sloman's part to disguise his experience behind a false veil of objectivity would render the story mute and destroy its delightful spirit. Hat's off to Ratso for a brilliant rendering of the Rolling Thunder Review.

far more depth than most rock books.......2004-01-05

i read a LOT of books on music, and though a solid Dylan fan, i wouldn't call myself a fanatic. This book really stands out in the level of detail it relates, and i would say it's as good as any writings about what it's actually like to be on a big rock tour. Sloman (also the ghostwriter of howard stern's 2 books) tape recorded 100s of hours of backstage chatter, so you do really get an accurate picture of the personalities here. Yes, its' slanted to the positive, since Ratso is certainly a superfan, but it's by no means a snow job. i'd compare it to "spanish tony" sanchez's book on the Stones insofar as you get far better insights to the players involved from this kind of account as you do a typical bio. i've read 5 or 6 other dylan bios and found this to be most enjoyable and insightful. The only reason i woudn't give it 5 stars is that you really have to be a pretty big fan of Dylan, folkies, or the rock touring world in general, because the level of depth here also means it's not for the more casual fan etc.

Love Dylan, but Not That Much.......2003-08-21

The whole thing seemed to be too much Dylan exultation for me. The concert was perfect, exactly the way it was supposed to be. Dylan was always so sage-like and untouchable. Get real! This is the story of Ratso following around a concert and he has a little more access than a fan who could follow the revue around. This seems like fiction not like "historic document" of a rock and roll tour.

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On the Road with Bob Dylan
Larry Sloman
Manufacturer: Bantam Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000KDO34Q

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Blood, guts, bullets, and mascara
·Lipstick spy cameras to hairspray welders—all gadgets revealed
·Shoot to sneak—combat tips for all battles
·Deadly ninja to evil mimes—get the drop on every enemy
·Shuriken to sniper rifles—full weapon breakdowns
·From Ohio to Japan—complete walkthrough of Cate's every adventure
·Friend or foe?—hot tips for the cooperative missions

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No One.......2007-04-04

Good book for those who are video-game challenged, like me. Helps me survive in the game.

Superb game with a lot of character!.......2004-01-20

A fantastic price for a very stylish and well-written action game. A variety of missions with humourous opponents and rewarding smart play make this game a joy to complete.

No one lives forever 2.......2002-10-22

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There was a time, not too long ago, when the typewriter and notebook ruled, and the computer as an everyday tool was simply a vision. Revolution in the Valley traces this vision back to its earliest roots: the hallways and backrooms of Apple, where the groundbreaking Macintosh computer was born. The book traces the development of the Macintosh, from its inception as an underground skunkworks project in 1979 to its triumphant introduction in 1984 and beyond. The stories in Revolution in the Valley come on extremely good authority. That's because author Andy Hertzfeld was a core member of the team that built the Macintosh system software, and a key creator of the Mac's radically new user interface software. One of the chosen few who worked with the mercurial Steve Jobs, you might call him the ultimate insider. When Revolution in the Valley begins, Hertzfeld is working on Apple's first attempt at a low-cost, consumer-oriented computer: the Apple II. He sees that Steve Jobs is luring some of the company's most brilliant innovators to work on a tiny research effort the Macintosh. Hertzfeld manages to make his way onto the Macintosh research team, and the rest is history. Through lavish illustrations, period photos (many never before published), and Hertzfeld's vivid first-hand accounts, Revolution in the Valley reveals what it was like to be there at the birth of the personal computer revolution. The story comes to life through the book's portrait of the talented and often eccentric characters who made up the Macintosh team. Now, over 20 years later, millions of people are benefiting from the technical achievements of this determined and brilliant group of people.

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It's ok........2007-08-24

It's a good book for collection, but I can't say it's a great book as other reviewers say. It's better to see the book before purchase it.

Why not 5 stars?.......2007-07-09

Surely, it is 5 star book as concerns the theme and the general story. It is very difficult to find a book in which the protagonists describe step by step the creation of the first macintosh. A must have book that every mac fan and generally computer lover must read. But, why not 5 stars? Beacause the story could be more narrative and more "magical"

A must read for any Mac enthusiast!.......2007-03-09

Mac lovers find out how the Apple Macintosh was born. A beautiful book with great photos and graphics, filled with juicy snippets of how it all came to be. It's a love story of sorts of a team of passionate young programmers led by the one and only Steve Jobs. I love thi book!

An Entertaining and Engaging History.......2006-12-07

"Revolution in The Valley" is an entertaining history of the Macintosh. Andy Hertzfeld has collected stories from and about the original Macintosh team (which he was a member of). Most of the stories are brief, and told in a friendly and engaging manner.

I've read many biographies of Apple. Most are written by people that were not involved in the events, and most also ignore to a great extent the machines and the engineers that created them, instead focusing on Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. There is some of both Steves in "Revolution in The Valley," but the focus of the book is the Macintosh and the people that directly gave it life, as told by these everyday heroes, the Mac's collective parents.

I have rarely been so drawn into a book. The first time I read it, I went through it much faster than I normally read, and I continue to pull it down from the shelf, and revisit the stories.

A Must for Mac Fanatics.......2006-06-28

The first thing that struck me about this book is that it's effectively written in hypertext - it's a series of vignettes about the development of the Mac from its beginnings as a tiny research project through launch and the eventual combination of the Mac and Lisa development teams. The non-linearity of the narrative can be a little distracting at times, but you get used to it.

Some of the vignettes are fairly technical - they might be more than the lay reader wants to get into, but each story is short (3-5 pages) so a non-technical reader can always skip ahead (or back, or sideways) to a less-technical narrative.

Hertzfeld doesn't gloss over conflict within the Mac team, but he also celebrates the fun times and shows why the Mac development team was a unique and very productive working environment. It's clearly one person's version of the story, but he never claims it's anything else.

All in all, I highly recommend this book for anyone who's interested in the Mac as a computer and Apple as a company.

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I've been tricked!
I've been ripped off!

O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.(Excel: The Missing Manual)(Google Hacks)(Revolution In The Valley: The Insanely Great Story Of How The Mac Was Made)(Linux ... Review): An article from: The Bookwatch

Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
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This digital document is an article from The Bookwatch, published by Midwest Book Review on May 1, 2005. The length of the article is 561 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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I've been tricked!.......2007-09-18

I was under the impression that I bought the real book, and I only got the crappy rewiev. Amazon should remove this article, or at least point out what the customer really is buying. I will never use Amazon again.

I've been ripped off!.......2006-09-25

$5.99 for a one page document that only tells you about the other documents you thought you bought what a rip off. Amazon should be ashamed.

Book Description

This journal shares fruitful reflections on life and career prompted by the author's visit to her personal place of retreat near her country home.

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Cherished Conversations.......2005-01-23

A long time fan of Madeleine L'Engle, I have only recently taken to reading her autobiographical works. "A Circle of Quiet" may have been written in the 1970s, but it is every bit as relevant today as it was when L'Engle first recorded her thoughts and questions. Reading her reminiscenses and insights is almost just as good as having a one-on-one conversation with the author.

In "A Circle of Quiet", L'Engle traverses vast territory including the inspiration and necessity of writing, to questions that have plagued her about faith and God. She is intelligent in her answers and able to recognize her own failings. For such a talented writer, it is amazing that L'Engle endured years of rejection. No one wanted to take a chance on stories that couldn't be categorized. While some may see L'Engle as only a children's author, she is dead-on in her insistence that there is no separation between what makes a book a good children's or adult's book. The fictional stories of imagination should appeal to all ages if they are open to discover the truths that they seek.

L'Engle smartly covers so-called taboo issues and the effect that the changing nature of education and language has played on America's youth. "A Circle of Quiet" is truly a wonderful conversation with a cherished friend. Peppered with analogies of her own life and those of her friends and community, she tries to find a light in the darkness that surrounds all of us. In the end, she succeeds.

A Book of Life.......2004-08-01

I bought A Circle of Quiet for $2 AUD at a local library and it's blessed me beyond all thinking. I agree with the reviewer below; what makes this book so tremblingly wonderful is what Madeleine L'Engle doesn't say as much as what she does. Written only a few years after the 'summer of love' COQ is both counter-cultural and counter-counter-cultural, which is to say old-fashioned. ML was about 50 when she wrote the book and the text sparkles with hard won wisdom and subversive insights but again, its what ML refuses to say that makes this work so powerful and ever-ripe. I can't believe COQ came into my hands so... providentially but it did. Beautifully written it's a work that covers a whole lot of territory: Domestic (un)bliss, raising children, being an agnostic Christian, food, sex, the counter-culture, art, education vs propaganda, creativity, friendship, the self, God, death, writing, solitude, listening, talking, reading, music, love (there's no mention of cricket, but that's OK), small town life, nature, big city life, when not to answer someone elses Big Question (always refuse) - you get the picture. Even if you have to steal a copy, get a hold of this tome and eat it!

A book that draws you closer and closer into truth..........2003-12-27

After the first 1/4 of the book, I was unsure of where it was going. Then, after entering into "kairos" (as Madeleine refers to it as..the Greek work for time which means time not being confined) with the book, I found myself getting deeper and deeper into it.

The first time Madeleine really goes off and tells a story of her small town and the new couple that came in and "changed" things up a bit, I started to smile. I could relate...ever so much and this made me play out my own story as I read hers. I became so involved that I forgot the time, forget what page I was on and almost forgot that I was reading. That is where I first experienced kairos with "A Circle of Quiet" and thankfully, it was a transcendent moment at that.

I still am thinking of the title and wondering if that is wholly appropriate for a book like this. I'm not sure. I think it means something a little different to me....but again, this is subjective stuff and extremely personal. Anyone with an imagination alive enough will experience something deep and profound and beautiful and wonderful from this book. Anyone who lacks this, I would suggest rediscovering your imaginiation before entering into this book: truth is overflowing here, but when you don't believe in imagination, mystery and myth, it will be very hard to read this book and get anything out of it. :)

Thanks again Madeleine for a wonderful read; although it took me for a loop, I'm glad where I ended up by the last page.

Comforting and wandering.......2003-07-03

This book is hard to pigeonhole. It's partly a journal of random thoughts, partly a retelling of some of the author's life experience. Much of the philosophy of life, ecology, relationships, and beliefs in God struck a chord with me. At times it dragged a bit, but overall it moved along at a comfortable pace. As previously described by others, it was like having a nice conversation with a friend (where you didn't have to talk, or interject a question or disagreement). One section in the end was annoying. She brought up a subject then decided to avoid letting the reader know what she was talking about (too painful to reveal). She hinted at an unpleasant life experience. Except for this, I'd give it 5 stars.

Even the best start somewhere.......2001-12-10

Perhaps because I'm a writer myself I particularly enjoyed this book. It came at a moment when I too, was struggling with manuscript rejection. It was a comfort to find that the grande dame of literature also struggled for the publishing world to accept her work. L'Engle's lucid language, her honesty, faith-doubts, glimpses into a fully-lived life I found refreshing. As far as Crosswicks, I felt like each time I sat down to read this book as though I was being invited into the L'Engle fold for a cup of tea, a walk alongside the property's creek or to sit down next to the nib of her fountain pen as Ms. L'Engle birthed her memoirs. For the writing community, this is a must-read book, for comfort, for encouragement, for the pure essence of seeing how the writing gets done around real-time life. For others, sit back and be swept into a lovely autobiographical account of a matriarch model for women.

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A Circle of Quiet
Rebecca Rhodes , and Karen Farley
Manufacturer: Gardenia Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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A Circle of Quiet the Crosswicks Journal - Book 1

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A Circle of Quiet the Crosswicks Journal - Book 1

Manufacturer: Harper & Row
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000I71RHK

Circle of Quiet (Crosswicks Journal Book 1)

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Circle of Quiet (Crosswicks Journal Book 1)
Madeleine L'Engle
Manufacturer: Seabury Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000HF7HJ0

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A Circle of Quiet : The Crosswicks Journal - Book 1
Madeleine L'Engle
Manufacturer: HarperSanFrancisco
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OF6N3Y

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A CIRCLE OF QUIET
Madeleine L'Engle
Manufacturer: New YorkFarrar, Straus & Giroux
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000M28GXO

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A Circle of Quiet
Madeline L'ENGLE
Manufacturer: Farrar Straus Giroux
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000ILZQL4

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A Circle Of Quiet - The Crosswicks Journal, Book 1
Madeleine L'engle
Manufacturer: Harper-san Francisco
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000K1KWEI

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A Circle of Quiet: the Crosswicks Journal Book 1
Madeleine L'Engle
Manufacturer: Seabury, Minneapolis
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000RSPTRO

Quiet chats on Mormonism (Home circle series)

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Quiet chats on Mormonism (Home circle series)
Henry W Naisbitt
Manufacturer: The Deseret news
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B000893TOW

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misguided loyalty??.......2006-09-27

I enjoyed reading Edward Beach materials since they are well written and well research books that tells the stories of Navy. In his books, the challenges and roles of leadership remains ever so presented and clearly described. Due to this, I was bit surprised when I read this book where the author tried to defend the roles of Admiral Kimmel and General Short, two American military commanders who were caught by surprise on 7 December 1941 at Pearl Harbor.

Unfortunately, there's really isn't anything new in this book that bears consideration. Beach reinforced and restates many aspects of Pearl Harbor events as well as many of the myths and theories that surrounds it. But what Beach cannot do and as a former naval officer, he should know this all too well is that he cannot absolve responsibilities that Kimmel and Short had on 7 December 1941. They were in command and its upon their shoulders that responsibilities and blame must fall on. It really matter not if information was withheld, or misplaced, or that they should had warnings or not. All of it proves to be pointless second guessings and Monday morning quarterbacking that actually resolves nothing. These two men were in command and if Edward Beach understand command responsiblity, then he should understand the consequences of that responsiblity.

Were these men made a scapegoats by the military and the politicans? I am sure they were but that come with a territory if your command was caught with their pants down! There are thousands of excuses in this book but they remains unimportant. Unimportant because as commanding officers, Kimmel and Short held the ultimate responsbility and accountablity for their actions or lack of actions. Any military officer from the armies of Ramses II to those fighting in Iraq knows this to be true.

The book harped a lot on the Dorn commission who reinvestigated the entire Pearl Harbor thing and there's really nothing new to say. As I read on, I am really began to think that families of Kimmel and Short were trying to do their utmost to save a reputation of these two men but by doing so, converting them into some sort of mindless drones, incapable of leadership or command without having every single information in front of them. Its my understanding that Kimmel and Short were both pretty competent men who were caught unready and unprepared on 7 December. Such events happens all the times in military history. It was Kimmel and Short's misfortune that they were in command and they were complacent. One characteristic that no military commander should not have!!

The book doesn't appears to recongized this factor. I am bit surprised that someone of Edward Beach's reputation would support such dilly-dally civilian blame game. How truly un-Navy like in perception and words.

PS: It should be noted that in 1999, the US Senate did cleared both Kimmel and Short. In the atmosphere of political correctness, that must have been nice but I wondered how the men under their commands feel. Japanese may have dropped the bombs but thanks to Kimmel and Short, their jobs were made easier.

Why a Book Defending Kimmel & Short?.......2006-04-07

Captain Beach's SCAPEGOATS: A DEFENSE OF KIMMEL AND SHORT AT PEARL HARBOR was published by the Naval Institute Press in March 1995. I'd corresponded with Captain Beach for two or three years prior to his decision to write SCAPEGOATS. A few words about Edward L. Beach before examining this particular book, and Ned Beach's (and the USNI's) motive for writing and publishing this book.

Edward L. Beach graduated second among the 581 midshipmen from the Naval Academy's Class of 1939. Because of his Academy background---to say nothing of his high class standing, and the fact that Beach served two tours as naval aide to President Eisenhower and was a nuclear submariner (like my late father), I had great expectations for this book.

I first read SCAPEGOATS in late March and early April 1995. At that point I'd been working on a book about Pearl Harbor myself. Should my Pearl Harbor MS ever get published, its title will be: CLOSING THE LOOP ON PEARL HABOR.

SCAPEGOATS wants its readers to believe that criticial intelligence available in the Navy and War Departments was denied to Admiral H.E. Kimmel and Lieutenant General Walter C. Short in Hawaii. This is the same story that virtually every other Pearl Harbor revisionist has been telling readers for about the past 60 years.

We're told - there is testimony to back this up - that "Hawaii (or Kimmel or Short) didn't have a PURPLE machine." We're also told that the Army and Navy on Oahu didn't share the "limited" intelligence that they did have. The Navy's communications intelligence unit at Pearl Harbor (a.k.a. Station HYPO) was using traffic analysis and call sign recoveries rather than code breaking to learn what they could from Japanese naval codes and ciphers.

We're also told that Admirals (and Generals as relates to the War Department's sending intelligence to General Short) prevented or otherwise failed to send intelligence to Kimmel on Oahu.

Readers who wish to believe Captain Beach's (and every other revisionist's story about Pearl Harbor) are encouraged to read Admiral James O. Richardson's ON THE TREADMILL TO PEARL HARBOR and Navy Basic War Plan, Rainbow 5 (WPL-46), published as JCC Exhibit 129 in the 39-volume PEARL HARBOR ATTACK HEARINGS. Now go back and read JCC Exhibit 115, the so-called daily ComInt summaries from CIU, Pearl Harbor written between 1 November and 6 December 1941. (Allegedly photostatic copies of the original Com14 daily ComInt summaries, all these documents were sanitized prior to being made exhibits of the Hewitt Inquiry, the Clausen Investigation and the JCC on Pearl Harbor. In short, these documents are not the originals.)

Over breakfast on Sunday, 7 December 1941, Admiral Richardson (then serving on the General Board in the Navy Department) told he wise that he wouldn't be surprised at war breaking out "any moment." Compare what J.O. told Vice Admiral George C. Dyer in ON THE TREADMILL TO PEARL HARBOR with what Admiral Kimmel stated in his Roberts Commission testimony, his Navy Court of Inquiry testimony, his Army Pearl Harbor Board testimony, and his JCC testimony. After you've read all of Kimmel's testimony, (and ADMIRAL KIMMEL'S STORY published in 1955), do you still believe much of what he testified to?

Don't waste your money on SCAPEGOATS: A DEFENSE OF KIMMEL AND SHORT AT PEARL HARBOR. This book - like so many of the others (mostly written by former Navy officers) - is a cover-up.

Andy McKane IV
Missoula, Montana

A valiant attempt to right an historic wrong.......2001-12-08

As an analyst and historian of the Pearl Harbor attack, Ned Beach brings to the table qualifications few others can match: a career as a highly-decorated Navy commander and combat veteran. That makes this look at America's on-scene military leaders on the Day of Infamy particularly insightful, and Captain Beach's opinions particularly worthy of respect.

Almost from the moment the bombs stopped falling, the rush was on to hold someone responsible for the catastrophe. Anxious to draw attention away from errors (or, according to some, deliberate policy decisions) by senior officials in Washington, D.C., government investigators and their defenders fingered Admiral Husband E. Kimmel and General Walter Short, the commanders in Hawaii, as the men to blame.

Beach sees this as accusation as a slur on the memories of two competent and dedicated officers. Kimmel and Short, Beach argues, did the best they could with the incomplete information and insufficient tools they were given. Beach does not subscribe to the 'Roosevelt knew' school of thought, though he does argue that Roosevelt's policies regarding Japan made war inevitable. Beach's main criticisms are directed at America's military and diplomatic intelligence services, short-sighted budget priorities, and political pressure to 'make someone pay' for what happened.

Very useful in its own right is Beach's concluding 'References' section, in which he shares his thoughts on nearly three dozen books, articles, and government reports on the Pearl Harbor attack. Toland, Prange, Clausen, George Morgenstern, and other key pillars of Pearl Harbor historiography are all covered in this chapter.

Author of the classic navy story 'Run Silent, Run Deep,' Captain Beach is a skilled writer as well as a keen observer, and the prose in this relatively short book never lags. 'Scapegoats' helped start the movement, still ongoing in Congress and elsewhere, to rehabilitate Kimmel's and Short's reputations, and clear their names of six decades of tarnish and shame. Beach ably makes a strong case for righting this wrong as soon as possible.

A compelling defense of Kimmel and Short.......1998-12-04

CAPT Beach's book is extremely well researched and expertly written. In just 200 pages, he provides the reader with the information available in D.C. prior to 12/7/41. He also shows how little of the information was passed to Hawaii. As to Kimmel and Short: "The glove does not fit; so...."

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Despite the ghastly details of Romanian spying and the casually ordered murders, Pacepa's truthtelling has many moments of towering humor.--Kirkus Reviews

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An interesting Spy-Story.......2007-08-10

I bought this book in order to know a little more about Ceausescu's time. I found in the pages of this book a lot of allusions to corruption of his wife Elena, the most hated woman in the Romanian History (somebody related during his execution she received more bullets than Nick; his son Nicu a modern Caligula and the rest of hight-ranked politicians and functionaries of Communist Administration.

We found interesting connections between Ceausescu and international terrorism, Gadafi or Arafat even Carlos. And the deals with drug smuggling or selective murders abroad.

You will find in this book how many American or European functionaries had been corrupted by Romanian money during this dark years. Also there are a few interesting portraits of politicians of this years like Willy Brand, Breznev, Santiago Carrillo, Aldo Moro, Evita Perón, Mr and Mrs Carter (Mrs Peanut for Elena).

A good book. Actually, the best i read about Nicolae and Elena, but there's a lack of information about the daily life of Romanian people in this years.

disappointing.......2007-08-07

Superficial and disjointed in many ways. Did give some insights into manchinations of Ceausescus' regime but due to presentation style no certainty as to how factual scenarios are. OK as to superficial look but would not recommend book.

Amazing inside into the Romanian Communism's Backrooms.......2007-01-11

I found Pacepa's recount of those final days spent in Bucharest as the chief of the Romanian DIE, a very useful tool to understand why various things that happened in the 80s made sense. I was impressed to discover that the bizarre law that asked for everyone to register their typing machines with the police had its roots in the anti-Communist letters sent by people to radio Free Europe in Germany. When I was a child in the 1980s in Romania, things like these seemed weird to me and my parents weren't too responsive in trying to help me understand them, for fear that I would talk about it at school. Those times were pretty harsh even for a young child and I believe that as an adult I had a lot to learn from the book.

Riveting read about unimaginable corruption by former Romanian Dictator.......2005-11-12

The Ceausescu "presidency" and "government" is revealed from the ultimate insider point of view, that of his former head of Intelligence, General Pacepa. Pacepa describes with frank methodology Nicolae Ceausescu's, along with his ankle biting wife Elena's, abuse of power. Hidden microphones, dissidents being "taken care of" in ways completely mind boggling, disinformation spread to allow Romania to shine in Western countries, even Jimmy Carter made to look foolish... it's amazing how far Ceausescu's "government" went to enrich it's humble leader. It is extremely fascinating, and shines new light on Yasser Arafat and Mikail Gorbachev, as well as making one question their own government and how perhaps other modern day governments are really run, especially North Korea.

The book did not however, go into very many details about everyday life under Ceausescu. It mentions a few sentences about people waiting in lines, but always from a point of view of the privileged top government officials who are driven around in limousines. What I was most interested in was why or how Ceasescu forced women to have as many children as possible and outlawed abortion. There was a brief explanation that Elena wanted to be the leader of a country that more than doubled it's population under their regime and wanted "Nick" to make it law that women must have a minimum of four children.

When reading this book, one also must question the author. He finally escapes the regime, but under what circumstances did he really live while there? And what criminal acts did he commit, but did not include? I suppose that anyone in that sort of country does what he can do to survive, but being a top aide must've had it's privileges too...

An interesting look at Romania's Ceausescu regime.......2005-01-02

Anyone who spent even a few months in Romania when Ceausescu ran it knows that it was very poorly governed. Some symptoms of this were the long lines, the empty shelves in the food stores, the lack of so many consumer goods, the dollar shops, the Securitate, the eagerness of so many citizens to emigrate (and the difficulty of getting visas), the lack of Western newspapers and magazines and the weakness of currency by Western standards. There were also the searches for contraband items at the borders, such as calculators, Bibles, or coffee. Bribery appeared to be part of the culture. Yes, a few people in the government were relatively well off, but very few others were.

In my opinion, one reason for the situation was the quality of those who ran the nation. Some Romanian communists, including Ceausescu, were Communists even when Romania was allied with Germany in World War Two. Back then, Communists were not exactly public servants: generally, they were misfits. When the Communists were victorious, these misfits wound up running the country, and they did a poor job of it.

In this book, written before Ceausescu was overthrown, Pacepa gives us some evidence (albeit, much of it anecdotal) that the Ceausescu regime was repressive and irresponsible in many respects.

We see Ceausescu giving very detailed advice and support to Arafat, a terrorist leader. We see some of the greed the Ceausescus were notorious for, as they stashed away huge amounts of money and goods. And we see that the Ceausescu government was a special threat to minorities such as Hungarians, Jews, and Germans.

This book was written well over 15 years ago, but I think it needs to be looked at even today, perhaps to remind us how counterproductive governments can be.

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