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Eight up-to-date model tests with answers and explanations are similar in format, length, and subject matter to the most recently given SAT Subject Tests in U.S. History. A detailed review covers all major topics, including Colonial America, the Revolutionary War, the new republic, territorial expansion, the Mexican War, the slavery issue and Civil War, AmericaÂ's industrial development, the two world wars and the emergence of the United States in the twentieth century as a major world power, the Cold War, America in the post-9/11 era, the fight against international terrorism, and current domestic policy issues. This manual also includes additional questions and answers for practice and review.
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The leader in what?.......2007-05-04
This is, perhaps, the most terrible editing I have ever come across in a test preparation book. The amount of errors I've noticed thus far (both grammatical and factual - [some of the most glaring, "Amendment XVII - Prohibition of the Manufacture, Sale, and Transportation of Intoxicating Beverages" (110); the three references to "de la Warre" as "de la Waffe" in the first chapter; "Oueen Ann's War" (39); and innumerable grammatical errors]) is appalling. Having read a great deal of this book already, I've begun to wonder what I've 'unlearned' by doing so.
The atrocities this book commits against American history so moves me to purchase a new, unmarred copy and break out my red pens. Do you think Barron's will release the 13th edition under my name if I send it their way?
Like this book.......2007-04-01
This preparation book is really good. It contains various explanation mediums that help students understand better and ace any answer.
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WedgeWorks II is a how to quilting book with 8 full color pages and over 150 step by step diagrams. Included in the book are instructions for several variations of the Mariner's Compass, an 11.25 degree wedge and an insert tool made of acrylic plastic. The tools are suitable for rotary cutting. Folded methods make an old favorite both easy and dimensional.
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simplysusan.......2007-05-17
I haven't made a compass from the book yet. However I read through it and am very impressed with the instructions, which seem simple to understand and concise, and with the templates provided with the book. I also have Cheryls' book, Quilts without Corners, which I would evaluate as equal to this book. I am more than happy with her books, so much so that I have looked up what other titles she has and intend to purchase more of her books. I would recommend this to anyone with basic patchwork skills, so have a go and Happy quilting friends.
recommended by the Accidental Quilter.......2002-08-12
I made a traditional Mariner's Compass block. It took two full days of class and much homework to finish. It was pretty, but I vowed I'd never make another.
Then I bought Cheryl's book. The plastic templates are sturdy and
I got a very even cut with my rotary cutter. It was fun to make
this Mariner's compass and it turned out beautiful. Her directions are clear and the templates are exact. This makes a really large block, about 20 inches, so it is suitable for a center medalion. I'm glad I bought this book and I'll be making more Mariner's compass.
recommended by the Accidental Quilter.......2002-08-12
I made a traditional Mariner's Compass block. It took me two all day classes and many nights at home too. It was pretty, but I vowed never to make another.
Then I bought Cheryl's book with her plastic wedge templates.
Her directions are clear and it's easy to cut exact with her templates. These are really big squares too--about 20 inches and very suitable for a center medalion.
It was actually fun to make this Mariner's Compass.
I'm glad I bought this book and I'll be making more of this pattern.
It was much easier than I thought!.......2002-06-25
I have considered myself to be an intermediate quilter, not highly advanced. I was afraid of trying this, but am involved in a family quilt project and this compass was "assigned" to me.
I worked on it and found the instructions made perfect sense. Once I figured out the technique, I was able to do it! I'm impressed!
My compass block looks great, lies flat and I am proud of it!
You can't miss with precise directions and tools too!.......2000-03-25
Cheryl Phillips' WedgeWorks II 3-D Mariner's Compass is a book with concise directions and the tools are even included! The illustrations show exactly where to place the tools on the fabric and how to assemble the pieces precisely. My first 3-D compass block was assembled with the most accurate result I could have wished for! Cheryl's book describes an innovative, folded triangle method to achieve a traditional mariner's compass quilt block. It is soooooo easy and fun...the results are quite impressive! This book is a "must have" for every quilter's library.
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Paraphrasing a passage from Machiavelli's The Prince, Kevin Phillips writes, "a ruler can ignore the mob and devote himself to the interests of the ruling class, gulling the inert majority who constitute the ruled." He then says, "Borgia references aside, 21st-century American readers of The Prince may feel that they have stumbled on a thinly disguised Bush White House political memo." These pointed words would sting regardless of who uttered them, but coming from Phillips, a former Republican strategist, they have an added piquancy. In American Dynasty: Aristocracy, Fortune, and the Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush, Phillips traces the rise of the Bush family from investment banking elites to political power brokers, using their Ivy League network, vast wealth, and questionable political maneuvering to obtain the White House and consequently, shake the foundation of constitutional American democracy. Citing the Bush family mainstays of finance, energy (oil), the military industrial complex, and national security and intelligence (the CIA), Phillips uses copious examples to show the dangerous alliance between the Bushes' business interests (huge corporations such as Enron and Haliburton) and the formation of national policy. No other family, Phillips says, that has fulfilled its presidential aspirations has been so involved in the ascendancy of the arms industry and of the 21st-century American imperium--often at the expense of regional and world peace and for their personal gain. It is hard to tell what offends Phillips the most: the Bushes' systematic deceit and secrecy, their shady business dealings, their cronyism, or their family philosophy that privileges the very wealthy and utterly dismisses all the rest. It is clearly all of these things combined. But at the top of Phillips' list is the dynastic nature of their family power, for it is that concentration of power and influence that strikes at the heart of our democracy. Past administrations have transgressed, albeit not so egregiously, and other political families have had dynastic ambitions. But none have succeeded as thoroughly as the Bushes. Jefferson and Madison would be horrified, and according to Phillips, we should be too. --Silvana Tropea
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The Bushes are the family nobody really knows, says Kevin Phillips. This popular lack of acquaintance—nurtured by gauzy imagery of Maine summer cottages, gray-haired national grandmothers, July Fourth sparklers, and cowboy boots—has let national politics create a dynasticized presidency that would have horrified AmericaÂ's founding fathers. They, after all, had led a revolution against a succession of royal Georges.
In this devastating book, onetime Republican strategist Phillips reveals how four generations of Bushes have ascended the ladder of national power since World War One, becoming entrenched within the American establishment—Yale, Wall Street, the Senate, the CIA, the vice presidency, and the presidency—through a recurrent flair for old-boy networking, national security involvement, and political deception. By uncovering relationships and connecting facts with new clarity, Phillips comes to a stunning conclusion: The Bush family has systematically used its financial and social empire—its “aristocracy”—to gain the White House, thereby subverting the very core of American democracy. In their ambition, the Bushes ultimately reinvented themselves with brilliant timing, twisting and turning from silver spoon Yankees to born-again evangelical Texans. As America—and the world—holds its breath for the 2004 presidential election, American Dynasty explains how it happened and what it all means.
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"A biting analysis of the Bush family's rise to power from one of today's premier political observers The Bushes are the family nobody really knows, says Kevin Phillips. This popular lack of acquaintance-nurtured by gauzy imagery of Maine summer cottages, gray-haired national grandmothers, July Fourth sparklers, and cowboy boots-has let national politics create a dynasticized presidency that would have horrified America's founding fathers. They, after all, had led a revolution against a succession of royal Georges. In this devastating book, onetime Republican strategist Phillips reveals how four generations of Bushes have ascended the ladder of national power since World War One, becoming entrenched within the American establishment-Yale, Wall Street, the Senate, the CIA, the vice presidency, and the presidency-through a recurrent flair for old-boy networking, national security involvement, and political deception. By uncovering relationships and connecting facts with new clarity, Phillips comes to a stunning conclusion: The Bush family has systematically used its financial and social empire-its "aristocracy"-to gain the White House, thereby subverting the very core of American democracy. In their ambition, the Bushes ultimately reinvented themselves with brilliant timing, twisting and turning from silver spoon Yankees to born-again evangelical Texans. As America-and the world-holds its breath for the 2004 presidential election, American Dynasty explains how it happened and what it all means."
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Exellent Book!!.......2006-12-14
A historically accurate review of the Bush multi generational quest for both national and international financial and political power with evidence that politics were a means and wealth the ends; as we continue to see in current events concerning that family today. A must read for anyone who wants at least a basic understanding of how insatiable thirst for absolute power and base, crass greed are at the heart of what and how the United States of America came to be and is currently run. When President Bush said to a group of the richest Americans during his re-election that:"...some refer to you as the 'have mores'; I refer to you as My Base." He wasn't joking; that is his brotherhood, his extended family, the real and only Americans in his world view.
Good but ignores or barely touches upon some of their dirtiest secrets.......2006-11-29
Good stuff here on the Bush Family and their many shady dealings going back to the 1800's. I mean it really is amazing how interwoven this bunch is with so many of the worst elements of the worlds power brokers for over a 150 years. If this book has a weakness its, although it brings up many of the the nefarious deeds and dealings of the Bush crime family, that it barely touches on or completely ignores the worst of the worst that the Bushs have been linked to over the years. It also tries a bit too hard to try to draw a parrellell between the Bush gangsters and European royalty by making them into Americans version of a royal family. Still recomended reading though.
Very Pleased.......2006-08-27
This was an in-depth review of the rise of the Bush family in American politics and business, from a conservative writer no less. I was impressed by the amount of research and will certainly read my books written by this author.
Excellent Historical Analysis.......2006-05-29
Kevin Phillips offers a comprehensive history of the Bush family and its activities at the nexus of US the oil, finance, and national security complex. This is most valuable if one understands the Bush family not as a source of unmitigated evil, but rather as an example of the US class structure at work. What is truly valuable in Phillips's history is the insight it provides into how power is wielded and major decisions are made. The book is heavily footnoted so that the reader can refer to other resources to back up contentious claims or to further explore relevant subjects.
My major concern about this book is its unnecessary anti-Bush bias. This bias may seem subtle to the sympathetic liberal reader or blatant to the conservative reader, but objective readers of either persuasion will agree that it is there. The problem with this is that there is no need for this bias. The true value of the book lies in its explication of how one family has benefited from the power structures inherent in US society.
a friend told me about this author.......2006-04-16
Good book, not the usual Bush~bashing spiel. Rather than having an axe to grind, the author seemed objectively concerned. I'm not really into politics because of all the goofy partisan bickering, but my politically~inclined friend recommended this to me as a book that lacks that aspect.
Ivan Rorick
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The fate of Polish Jews under the German occupation has been well documented, but not as much is known about the wartime ordeal of non-Jewish Poles. Phillip Rutherford investigates Nazi policies of "ethnic cleansing" to reveal the striking anti-Polish nature of the crusade to Germanize newly occupied territory and to show that these actions were a dress rehearsal for the Holocaust.
Rutherford explores the origin and implementation of Nazi resettlement schemes in occupied western Poland, where Germany sought to reclaim territory for its expanding population by booting out the "ethnically inferior" Poles who had lived there for generations. Focusing on the Wartheland region, he examines four major deportation operations carried out between December 1939 and March 1941, including the day-to-day logistics and actions overseen by the powerful German Central Emigration Office.
Drawing on both German archival and Polish-language sources, Rutherford considers a subject often marginalized by historians, but one that underscores the crucial relationship between the Nazis' early anti-Polish actions and their later annihilation of the Jews. He shows in detail when, where, and how the Nazis' operations evolved into a highly efficient "science" of human roundups, expropriated property, and human cargo shipments en masse.
Ultimately, the need for forced labor drove the Nazis to deport fewer Poles than they had planned. In light of the unresolved tensions between racial ideology and economic necessity, Rutherford makes a convincing argument that Nazi deportation policy vis-à-vis the Poles underwent a steady deradicalization. He concludes that, while the concept of cumulative radicalization seems to lead inevitably to the "Final Solution of the Jewish Question," it falls short of explaining all Nazi racial policies.
Nevertheless, what the Nazis learned about the logistics of deportation at the expense of the non-Jewish population of western Poland was eventually put to horrific use in the mass murder of European Jewry. Without it, it's unlikely that the Holocaust would have proceeded as swiftly as it did. From that perspective, Prelude to the Final Solution provides a chilling portrait of the Nazis' training for genocide.
This book is part of the Modern War Studies series.
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The Radicalization and De-Radicalization of Nazi Polices Against Jews and Poles.......2007-06-15
The main subject of this book is the once mixed German-Polish population of Wartheland (near Poznan, or Posen). Rutherford observes a close continuity between the Second-Reich's (Bismarck, von Bulow, etc.) anti-Polish policies and those of the Third Reich. He views the Hakata movement as a proto-Nazi one (p. 25). However, the Poles remained indomitable: "Far from eradicating Polish national consciousness and cultural autonomy, Germany's long-standing anti-Polish stance, laced with Teutonic hubris and ethnocentric nationalism, had only reinforced the Poles' desire to shake the foreign yoke and reestablish a state of their own." (p. 32).
For all his racism, Hitler said that he preferred to rule over Negroes than Poles (p. 244). Heinrich Himmler once planned to kill 30 million Slavs as a byproduct of the upcoming Operation Barbarossa (p. 297).
During the German conquest of Poland in 1939, local Germans (the Volksdeutche Selbstschutz) attempted the expulsion of the Wartheland Poles on their own initiative (p. 74). Soon this became official German policy. Owing in part to Polish resistance, the Germans fell far short of their goals (p. 164). Poles resisted expulsion through such means as sleeping in the fields and otherwise avoiding their homes (p. 159). The threatened Poles also engaged in economic sabotage. They slaughtered their livestock and sold the meat on the black market (p. 278). If deported, they often returned (p. 279).
For the first year and a half of the German occupation, the Wartheland Poles and Jews were treated much the same (p. 124). In fact, for Himmler, the pursuit of lebensraum policies took precedence over dealing with the Jews (p. 128), and the extermination of the local Jews didn't begin until late 1941 at Chelmno (Kulm) (p. 172).
Hitler rejected the notion that ethnic Poles could ever become Germans. However, Polonized Germans could, and should, be re-Germanized. By spring 1941, the growing need of local Poles for forced labor had forced the Germans to discontinue their expulsion of the Wartheland Poles (p. 193). To rationalize the continued existence of Poles in this Reich-annexed region, the Germans were forced to relax their racist policies (pp. 207-211) over Himmler's objections (p. 210). In time, even those Wartheland Poles who simply exhibited "German characteristics" (e. g., cleanliness, sense of order, etc.) were allowed to sign the DVL (Deutsche Volksliste)! The de-Polonization of Wartheland was relegated to a decades-long postwar project (p. 203).
Owing to the foregoing turn of events, Rutherford's advanced the premise that, as WWII continued, Nazi policies against Poles became de-radicalized while those against Jews became radicalized. His reasoning is, at best, oversimplified. To begin with, and by his own admission, Hans Ehlich realized that the Nazis could not afford to lose seventy million Slavic workers by exterminating them, even had they won the war (p. 219). Consequently, they de-radicalized their policies against Slavs because they were forced by circumstances to do so!
In addition, radicalization and de-radicalization are relative terms, and Rutherford overlooks essential facts. Nazi actions against Jews never became so radicalized as to prevent some German full-blooded Jews (e. g., the Schutzjuden) from being deliberately spared and re-labeled Aryans. Never did Germany invade its reluctant allies, Bulgaria and especially Finland, to kill off their Jews. At no time did Nazi policies go as far as killing Jewish Allied POWs. Nor did Hitler ever compel Sweden or Switzerland to turn over their Jews as a condition of their continued neutrality. As for "de-radicalization", one must realize the fact that the Germans never stopped murdering Poles (notably the intelligentsia), and that Nazi cultural genocide against Poles never ceased either. In fact, German units attempted to blow up the cultural treasures of Czestochowa and Krakow in the waning hours of the German occupation of Poland.
Rutherford approvingly cites John Connelly, who asserted that, whereas the Germans came to see Slavs as useful, they never came to think of Jews in that way (pp. 219-220). This is patently incorrect. The Germans, realizing the usefulness of Jews, diverted a few hundred thousand of them from the gas chambers and into forced labor. (A large fraction of these ended up surviving the war). The successful Kastner-Eichmann deal, as well as attempts to release Jews in exchange for Allied payment in money or trucks, also proves that the Nazis saw Jews as an economic commodity.
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Exploring Here & There Vol. II
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A new addition to the author's popular EXPLORING series of Bible commentaries. These first two of three volumes contain three hundred sermon starters and devotional studies. A rich variety of texts and topics are introduced--Bible characters, doctrinal gems, practical suggestions, and prophetic glimpses.
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Comprehensive Review, Political slant after 20C, too hard........2002-02-03
The history review section is very well organized, in presidential order, and is comprehensive: I used this book to study without taking a single course in US government and history and still got a score in the mid 700s.
However, as the book goes into the 20th century it gives a colored view of history. The Princeton Review represents both liberal and conservative view points such as on where the New Deal succeeded and failed, while Barons plunges on with no such commentary. While it was irrelevant(only a handful of questions come from the second half of the 20th century) I was really irritated time to time after 1960. Also, one of the ruling themes of the 90's-Clinton's scandals and corruption-was down played in a few short paragraphs.
And it goes without saying that Barons constantly strives and acheives, in all subjects, the status of 'Most Difficult SAT2 Test Maker'.(-not a good thing)
Study this book up to WW1 and go over another publisher's prep book.
Not Highly Recommended.......2001-06-24
This book contained a satisfactory review of American History and multiple practice tests. However, the questions on the practice tests were WAY out of line compared to the actual questions on the test. I took one practice tests that had about 1/4 of the questions on farm and labor history, while there were only about 2 questions about farm and labor history on the actual test. I consistently got about half of the questions right on the practice tests, yet I got a 770 on the actual SAT II. This book needlessly panicked me and there must be a better choice.
Book Seems Rather Hard.......2000-08-07
I took the AP US history exam last year and received 5. Now for the fall I plan on taking the SAT II, so I bought the book and took the diagnostic test and got more than half wrong, the questions seemed impertinent to american history and ambiguous. But the book does cover the topic in depth and the summary is helpful. Don't feel dejected when doing poorly on the tests.
This book beats Princeton's guide for AP US History.......2000-03-24
I found this book to be more detailed and helpful than Princeton's guide for AP US History and I used this to review for my AP exam. All the information is organized very well. Every president has their own chapter where you'll find everything important about them (what they did, their policies, etc...). There's also lots of other info that you need to know. Great book!
This book was excellent.......2000-01-30
This book covers everything you need or want to know about American History. I didn't even manage to get through the book entirely and still managed to pick up a 750 on the SAT II thanks to this book. I constantly refer to it whenever I have any questions about American History, and it really has helped expand my knowledge.
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Their Exile Is Ended - When Will Their Freedom Begin?
Eighteen years after the birth of his daughter, Count Dmitri Remizov returns to Russia from exile to claim the child he left behind. But Mariana, the image of her mother, Katrina, has been raised as a peasant. She is uncertain about her ability to take her rightful place as a countess of Imperial Russia.
Sergei and Anna, still hiding in Katyk, also face difficult decisions whether to risk returning to St. Petersburg or to keep their family safe from the prying eyes of the Russian government.
As the nineteenth century draws to a close and revolutionary fervor runs high, the Burenins and the Fedorcenkos find themselves caught in a maelstrom of change that threatens the way of life the two families have always known.
With only faith in God to sustain them, they must risk everything to reunite their families and claim their heritage as - Heirs of the Motherland
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Another Great Addition to the Russians Series!.......2004-07-29
This series just keeps getting better! This one focuseed on the characters reuniting with their loved ones. Count Dmitri Remizov finally returns to Russia for his daughter Mariana. She is thrust into a world she has never known full of beautiful dresses and men throwing themselves at her feet. But Mariana is entangled in a love triangle she never expected with her old friend Stephan from Katyk, who she has known her entire life, and her new American friend Daniel, who is writing a story about her rise from peasant to countess.Meanwhile, Victor Federcenko's fortune is dwindling and forcing him to give up almost everything he has while he lives in the Crimea in denial of the events in the past that forced him to move away from the city and lose his grip on sanity. Sergei and Anna return to St. Petersburg to be near Mariana but they fear that Sergei's secret will be found out and their entire family will be put in peril. Paul and his wife Mathilde return to St. Petersburg after living in exile in Siberia for many years. But their radical ideas are still intact and they are determined to bring about change to a country in need of changes. Heirs of the Motherland is an excellent and compelling read that is a key book in the Russians Series!
Another great one.......2002-08-23
Pella and Phillips never seem to disappoint with this series. I recommend all seven books with five stars.
As compelling as the other books in the series.......2002-02-19
The saga of Anna Yevnovich and her family and friends continues. The fourth book centers around Anna's adoptive daughter and niece Mariana, so there is plenty of "new" to this story. However, there is a lot of dwelling on past events, so I beleive someone who hasn't read the first three of the series may be able to follow it - and perhaps find it even more interesting for that reason. I, too, enjoy Pella's writing style, and how she incorporates Anna's strong Christian faith into the story without it seeming intrusive.
Awesome!.......1999-12-24
I really enjoyed reading the book. I'm a Christian so I can really relate to the Biblical principles in the book. The book was well-written and inspiring. Keep up the good work!
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A behind-the-scenes look at the four remarkable BBC radio broadcasts during World War II that became Lewis’s classic Mere Christianity.
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This books is about the BBC, Not CS Lewis.......2007-02-20
I was very disappointed in this book. I was expecting to read about what Lewis said in those historic broadcasts. And why. But the book is filled with the "how". Not even the "how" from Lewis' point of view, but the "how" of the BBC staff. The story is well written and the book flows well. It just wasn't about a subject I found very interesting, or I should say, it wasn't about the subject I wanted to read about - What Lewis said in those war time broadcasts. Why he said what he said and What impact the broadcast had. A little of the "how" would have been interesting too.
Great History of Mere Christianity & an Interesting Look at the BBC.......2006-10-29
An enjoyable read, almost a page turner, if you have an interest in C.S. Lewis and Mere Christianity.
A seminal contribution towards understanding a masterpiece.......2006-10-02
As a lifelong and devoted student of Lewis -- and one who has read, re-read, written about, and lectured on Mere Christianity -- I was startled and deeply gratified to learn that the master conceived his touchstone idea, composed the masterpiece that conveys it, and perfected his popular, lean, direct apologetic style under what can only be regarded as the tutelage of the BBC. The late Justin Phillips (who died before completing his book: the manuscript was edited and brought to publication by his daughter Laura Treneer) first provides a genuinely riveting war-time context as only a lifelong BBC-man could. He then captures, with ample narrative skill and astonishingly adroit quotations from correspondence, the "Beeb's" persistence and scalpel-like judgment, as well as CSL's reservations, vexations, achievement, and finally his overwhelming success. Along the way the reader gets a concrete feel for Lewis's travel, work-habits, friendships and homelife which, though not entirely new, are utterly fresh (for example, the contributions of Jill Freud . . . ) And as a bonus we are treated to a chapter on Dorothy L. Sayers and the BBC: The corporation was sorely overmatched! From now on, Richard Baxter + CSL = Mere Christianity must become Baxter + Lewis X the BBC = Mere Christianity and a good deal of the master's pellucid style.
intriguing story.......2006-06-25
If you want a book that is just about C. S. Lewis this will disappoint, but if you are interested in a broader story of the history of the BBC and the path up to Lewis' Broadcast Talks (as well as a parallel journey by Dorothy Sayers) you will find this book enjoyable reading.
The first section of the book tells the story of the development of the BBC, the political structures it operated under and the development of religious programming. This section does an excellent job of drawing the situation into which Lewis is injected with his talks that eventually became Mere Christianity. The second section is the story of Lewis broadcast talks.
Perhaps most intriguing was viewing the process of developing the talks and the role of the BBC in "encouraging" Lewis to shape his talks to their needs. Just as importantly we see how he might change structure, but he had a clear vision of what he wanted to accomplish with the talks. In addition we see how the talks and religious programming in general were a part of the war effort. The book concludes with their divergent paths in the post war era.
It's intriguing to see how many times over the years Lewis turned down the BBC, rejecting both half-baked ideas and a few that look quite promising. Also it's interesting to note that due to the authors archive searches, there is no doubt that virtually none of this material survives in recorded form-a real tragedy.
Radio's Power and Politics.......2006-06-04
This book is as much about C.S. Lewis as it is about the BBC and its internal workings, politics with the government, and its effective, or sometimes, not so effective use of its medium.
The first 60 pages or so deal mostly with the BBC and the internal workings and government external forces in producing programs for the population. It is interesting in its relation to the war as well as its relation to religious programming. The censorship chapters are interesting, yet, not surprising and in the context of the situation at hand, over understood.
The archives and letters about C.S. Lewis and the interactions with producing his talks, changing items for the BBC and making the "Talks" and their effect is interesting from a realistic and pragmatic standpoint more than a theological one.
Phillips also touches on the work Dorthy Sayers and her BBC production of "The Man Born to be King." Her and Lewis' radio work left a lasting legacy, for good or ill (after all, most religious prod-casting isn't up to their level whether in theological discussions or plays).
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- Real historical fiction dressed up as a romance novel
- this romance novel contains no fluffy, sweet sex
- A Haunting Novel
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The Rain Maiden: A Novel
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Good, but............2007-08-28
there was A LOT of sex, incest, sexual abuse of a child and bisexuality that I was not prepared for. I don't even know that I would call it a "romance" novel - among all the sex acts, not many of them seemed to be happening between people who really cared about about each other.
Real historical fiction dressed up as a romance novel.......2005-06-16
I picked this up used because I liked the pretty cover (semi-nude woman draped in a sort of green mist) and thought it might be a pleasant romance novel to pass the time. I was happily surprised when I realized that this was more than the average romance novel. Underneath the uber-girly cover and the critics' blurbs extolling its sex scenes, this is a real historical novel that looks honestly at all the horror beneath the pageantry of medieval times.
The protagonist is Isabel of Hainault, a young heiress who is pushed into a marriage with the young crown prince of France, later King Philippe-Auguste. Isabel is only ten years old at her marriage, but seems much older to all around her--she is mentally sharp, physically developed--and also sexually precocious, due to having been molested by her father and uncle. She and Philippe share a tumultuous, passionate marriage amid the politics of the day. Ten years later Isabel dies in childbirth at the age of twenty. That's not a spoiler; it's in the prologue and in the cover blurb. During Isabel's short life, she is integrally involved in the betrayal, adultery, incest, and political maneuvering that were rampant in her time. The author brings the nasty underbelly of the Middle Ages to life through the eyes of a interesting heroine, who is emotionally still a child at times, but forced to be an adult at an early age.
My only quibble with this book is that I didn't find it half as interesting after Isabel's death. It just sort of seemed to me that it dragged on past its natural climax. I can see why the author did it. The final storyline involving Philippe's crusade with Richard of England does resolve the tension between the two men and show how little Philippe gained by breaking his wife's heart in her last days, but I don't really like either of the men and wasn't into the story at that point. Also, Sibylla's behavior after Isabel's death stretched credibility pretty far. Her sudden change of heart made no sense to me.
this romance novel contains no fluffy, sweet sex.......1999-11-16
A thousand kudos to Jill Phillips. She did an outstanding job of letting a romance novel reader know that there really is good historical fiction out there. She has inspired me to delve deeper into the romance of the era. This book contains no happy ending, but Ms. Phillips took away all the fluff and sweet sex of usual romance novels and replaced it with the reality of life in medievil times. I always thought it would be cool to live in those times, have my knight in shining armor there to save me from the despicable people portrayed in this book. True to the times, everyone used each other, to their fullest ability. How frightening to be a young child in those times. Isabel, who I plan on researching her for factual information, was a classic victim, and I am sure all women were in those times. Chattel. I wish more authors were as conscientious about writing of history, the true lives, making every effort to be as accurate as history allows. This book is for anyone who needs a lift. Despite its depressing contents, you close the book with a sigh, thankful for all you have in this life.
A Haunting Novel.......1998-10-16
I found myself haunted by this book for weeks after and I had to find out if it were true. All I could find was that Isabelle of Hainault was married to King Philippe when she was 10, gave birth to his heir at 16 and died before she was 20. This is tragic by any standards but the way the book depicts her is even more tragic. She was used by so many men - her father and uncle mostly who (if the book is accurate) were sick. But the book does not depict them that way - incest is seen as common in those days. It is hard to understand her having so many relationships as she was so young. To start at 10, have over 10 pregnancies and then die in childbirth is unbelievably sad. She was a queen but in reality nothing but a victim. Lets hope this book really is purely fictional and the real Isabelle had a much happier life.
Beautiful, Tragic, Very Detailed.......1998-07-12
Five stars, only because I can't give it ten. This is the best book I've ever read. Although there is a lot of detailed sex, etc., It is still a great book. I had to force myself to put it down. It's long, but well worth it. A very good look at the lifestyles of royals in medival times & the lives of many medival women. Excellent historical detail.
Book Description
This splendidly illustrated volume celebrates the historic silver and turquoise jewelry of the Nvavjo and Pueblo Indians. A classic, it presents over 300 superb objects that are usually hidden from view in museum storerooms and private collections across the United States. Larry Frank discusses the history of this jewelry from 1868, when the Navajos were restored to their homeland, to 1930, when tourist demand and mass production ended the innovative first phase of the craft. Indian Silver Jewelry contains 253 close-up photographs, 52 of them in color, of conchas, necklaces, bracelets, rings, hair ornaments, bridles, and other pieces as well as rare photographs of Indians wearing jewelry. The detailed captions invite the readers to look, compare, and discover for themselves the extraordinary beauty and vitality of Southwest Indian silver jewelry.
Customer Reviews:
Indian Jewelry Reference Book.......2007-05-31
Excellent reference on Southwest Indian Jewelry. A good read before going in search of old or modern day Native American jewelry teasures.
Wilford
Wilford's Trading Post
Gallup, New Mexico
essential for building a graphic knowledge of Indian design........1998-05-29
This book depicts the best from collections of early Native American Pueblo silverwork. The photographs allow the reader to identify key characteristic features of traditional Native American jewelry. The informative verbal descriptions do not insult the reader nor the makers. There are few books that portray the early Southwest jewelry as well as this one.
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