Roy D. Chapin: The Man Behind the Hudson Motor Car Company (Great Lakes Books)

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Roy D. Chapin: The Man Behind the Hudson Motor Car Company (Great Lakes Books)
J. C. Long , and Charles K. Hyde
Manufacturer: Wayne State University Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 081433184X

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Now back in print, this is the only biography devoted to the life and career of Roy D. Chapin—one of the foremost figures in the history of Detroit's independent automotive industry.

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Insightful Book.......2006-08-24

THis is a great biography of a great man who is little known. His contributions to American life go far beyond HUdson Motor Car Co. Well written, easy read. A couple of redunencies that make you think you've read that before but doesn't detract at all from the book. A must for any enthusiasts library.

Spellbinder!!!.......2004-11-05

What a great read! This is a fascinating account of a true pioneer of the auto industry. Well written tale of the early days when cars really were crafted by hand and bootstrapping really meant something. Reminds me of the early days of tech--these guys were the Bill Gates of their era. Truly gripping account of a nascent industry.

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This work is the first of its kind to single out individual short fiction films for comprehensive presentation and close study. Two Men and a Wardrobe (Roman Polanski, Poland, 1958, 15 min.), Coffee and Cigarettes (Jim Jarmusch, USA, 1986, 6 min.), Sunday (John Lawlor, Ireland, 1988, 8 min.), Cat's Cradle (Liz Hughes, Australia, 1991, 12 min.), Eating Out (Pal Sletaune, Norway, 1993, 7 min.), Come (Marianne Olsen Ulrichsen, Norway, 1995, 4.5 min.), Wind (Marcell Ivanyi, Hungary, 1996, 6 min.), Possum (Brad McGann, New Zealand, 1997, 14 min.), and The War Is Over (Nina Mimica, Italy, 1997, 7 min.) are the nine short fiction films studied.

The films represent a broad range of storytelling approaches and a number of very different film cultures. Each film has a chapter of its own, including a shot-by-shot reproduction of the film with a still from every shot. In most cases, an interview with the director and an original screenplay and storyboard is also included. The book also describes a new conceptual model, derived from the films studied in the work, which can be used both for analyzing the ways in which a short fiction film tells its story and as a set of guidelines for student filmmakers writing their own screenplays.

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Laura Creavalle, author of The Lite Lifestyle and creator of "Muscle Fare" which appears monthly in Muscle & Fitness Magazine, creates an amazing array of low fat, no fat, low sugar and no sugar recipes ranging from soups to main dishes and all the way down to desserts, including her unreal fat free Cheesecake. At 192 calories a slice compared to 472 for regular cheesecake, Creavalle shines in revamping old time favorites for health conscious and athletic individuals. Each recipe provides the calorie, carbohydrate, protein and fat breakdown per serving size making nutrition tracking as easy as reading numbers for the calorie counting individual.

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Best nutritional guide for any athlete.......2006-03-17

My trainer turned me on to this cookbook and I am glade he did. He is a former Mr Maryland and he is VERY nutritional conscious. I highly recommend this book for any athlete, be he novice or be he pro .... this is the one to use.

Great Food! Very Good Book!!!.......2002-08-30

I am a female lightweight bodybuilder and fitness enthusiast. I really needed to learn more about low-fat/healthy cooking that my family would enjoy and eat. (I already know how to make the fattening stuff!) This book has wonderful recipes. The cheesecake is so good people don't believe it is low fat, the tuna dip is excellent for parties. I am really enjoying everything I have tried. I thought the use of fat-free products would be bland and not appealing at all, but I was very wrong. The recipes are very tasty. One drawback is that some of the recipes are confusing, ie. the cheesecake ingredient list calls for fat-free yogurt, then recipe states "to add lemon yogurt". So be sure to read the recipe entirely before shopping so you can be clear on what you really need to buy. Also, the nutritional information is not always accurate. (I plugged some of the recipes into a nutritional software program.) But it is a good book with great recipes nonetheless. I am buying it as gifts for all of my friends.

Finally!.......2002-06-26

I am a new fitness competitor, and I had a hard time adjusting to the "off season". I didnt know how to eat, and how to cook! This book has become my staple. I have made soooo many recipes in here and have yet to be disappointed. The fact that she breaks down the macronutrients is wonderful for those of us that need to watch them closely! I even think it would be great for someone who wants to learn about a healthy lifestyle.
The banana fudge cake is wonderful!!!!!

love it!.......2000-01-15

Variety of recipes, easy (fast) prep time, and nutrition breakdowns for the recipes are the highlights that make A Taste...a worthy purchase

D-e-l-i-g-h-t-f-u-l!.......1999-09-02

I finally picked up both of Laura's cook books and I was especially pleased with the variety in this one. The recipes are generally, full meal types- a combination of both carbs and proteins and, of cource, low in the fat department. So far, I have tried 6 different recipes and all have really impressed me. I also liked the fact that she lists the calorie information on each recipe. Thats helpful in planning my diet- and saves a lot of time looking up calorie counts in books.

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Have a house full of bored kids...why not throw a party!

The Penny Whistle Any Day Is a Holiday Book
Annie Gilbar , and Meredith Brokaw
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Have a house full of bored kids...why not throw a party!.......2000-07-09

I haven't met a child yet that doesn't like to go to parties so why not throw one at your house this summer. This book contains a lot of creative party themes, complete with recipes and ideas. If you are tired of your kids saying mom what can I do? Go out and purchase this book for it is loaded with ideas to keep your children's attention and jump start their imagination!

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THE RIGHT PHRASE FOR EVERY SITUATION . . . EVERY TIME

Any successful leader will tell you: Giving a strong presentation is the most immediate and powerful way to set goals, form strategies, and sell your vision-to both internal and external audiences. Perfect Phrases for Executive Presentations not only tells you how to plan and deliver your address, but also provides phrases for every part of the speech or presentation. Organized by speech type and audience, you'll be walked through the beginning, middle, and end of a speech, giving you effective phrases to use. This invaluable book includes

A detailed review of building an effective presentation for a wide variety of meetings and conferences
Instructions and phrases for writing effective speeches for nearly 30 different groups and interests, from shareholders to commencements
Techniques you can use to become a more effective speaker

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Perfect if it fits the bill for you.......2007-10-01

This book is too basic and repetitive for experienced presenters, but extremely useful for those who are very new to the field, lack confidence, and/or are non-native speakers of English. It presents exact phrases, even entire speeches, for a variety of situations (including formal events). This can be great jumping-off point if you're unsure of yourself in this kind of situation. Although not written for this particular purpose, the book is an excellent choice for any international businessperson who is new to making presentations to Americans and is not 100% confident speaking in English.

Extensive but tired.......2007-05-30

This work has a wide variety of phrases but many have become tired from over-use. It's a good place to start but don't look to it for fresh ideas.

Perfect Phrases for Executive Presentations: Hundreds of Ready-to-Use Phrases to Use to Communicate Your Strategy and Vision When the Stakes Are High (Perfect Phrases)

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Perfect Phrases for Executive Presentations: Hundreds of Ready-to-Use Phrases to Use to Communicate Your Strategy and Vision When the Stakes Are High (Perfect Phrases)
Alan M Perlman
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OG1GTY

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In 1928, Agatha Christie—the world's most widely read author—was a thirty-something single mother. With her first marriage falling apart, she has decided to take a much-needed holiday—the Caribbean has been her intended destination, but her mind was changed during a dinner conversation, and five days later she was off on a completely different trajectory.

Merging literary biography with travel adventure, and ancient history with contemporary world events, Andrew Eames tell a riveting tale and reveals fascinating and little-known details of this exotic chapter in the life Agatha Christie. His own trip from London to Baghdad—a journey much more difficult in 2002, with the political unrest in the Middle East, than it was in 1928—becomes ineluctably intertwined with Christie's, and the characters he meets seem like they could have stepped out of a mystery novel.

Fans of Agatha Christie will delight in Eames's descriptions of the places and events that appeared in and influenced her fiction, and armchair travelers will thrill in the exotica of the journey itself.

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Like it.......2007-09-10

I bought this book for my Mum because she loves Christie and ended up reading it myself. I was especially taken by the sections in Eastern Europe and Iraq. This book introduced me to places in geography and history that I had not been to before and was a pleasant and thought-provoking read.

Captures people, place, and time vividly--well recommended.......2007-08-06

Why would anyone still read a travelogue in this, the beginning of the 21st century, when it was so easy to find outstanding independent film travel documentaries, many prepared by only one or two individuals at most? Certainly this visual medium combined with well-edited documentary realism and well-scripted travel guide dialog would serve better than print for the purpose of introducing a novice to a new culture, people, or place. But a modern-day print-based travelogue was what our book club leader assigned for our next book. That is how I came to read "The 8:55 to Baghdad" by Andrew Eames. I am glad I did.

In 2003, on the eve of the second Gulf War, seasoned English travel-writer Andrew Eames retraced the famous train trip that Agatha Christie made 75 years earlier on the Orient Express from London to Baghdad. Thus this book is a delightful hybrid--part history and biography of Christie, part travelogue concerning a unique trip through parts of the world where few Westerners choose to travel, and part transcribed candid conversations with strangers and interviews with local dignitaries that the author hooked up with during this travels.

Thankfully, Eames knew better than to bore us with the familiar. Most of the travelogue deals primarily with the wholly unique--parts of the trip where the typical Western traveler has little to no experience. I am speaking of countries like Croatia, Serbia, Syria, and Iraq, as well as little travel portions of Hungary and Turkey.

Personally, I was only mildly interested in the Christie history. What interested me most was the candid conversations that the author was able to have with strangers everywhere along his travels. These conversations often open up a whole new perspective on world politics. Eames was able to pick up some amazingly straightforward points of view about important topics from complete strangers. This is what kept me glued to the book.

Take for example:

1) The conversation Eames had with a Belgrade businessman who genuinely felt that what Serbia needed was another war in order to jump start its stagnant economy. The man says: "Today, Serbia is old news. Now there's 9/11, Afghanistan, and Iraq, we're not important any more. Everyone's left or leaving and all the money is going elsewhere. That's why we need another war. To bring back the budgets." The author politely inquires against who the war should be. "Dunno. Someone will pop up. They always do" (p. 141).

2) The conversation Eames had with a fellow train traveler in rural Turkey about President Bush: "You have traveled. I have traveled. We understand each other. But President Bush? Has he traveled? What is that expression--travel broadens the mind? I wonder if he would still be demonizing the Islamic world if he'd come here on his holidays" (p. 205). A few pages later, while the author is still conversing with the same Turkish passenger, they start talking about Iraq. The man says: " Iraq will probably be a better place without Saddam Hussein, but the war must not go on for too long. Might is only right for a limited time; look at Genghis Khan. Justice, that is the important thing. If the U.S. treats Iraq with justice, then I don't think there'll be any backlash from here. But if America shows itself to be greedy, then it'll be a problem. A real problem." Then the conversation turns naturally to Israel and we get this candid comment: "There you see it, comes the problem of justice. There is no justice, not for the people of Palestine. For them Israel sets the parameters and inflicts the penalties. Imagine if a foreign power claimed the heart of London, and you could do nothing because it had a big, powerful bully of a friend. Well...I have Jewish friends, but we can't talk about it. It is such an injustice, and it is deeply felt elsewhere in the world. Deeply felt" (p. 209).

3) Or the conversation he had with a Canadian engineer on the border between Turkey and Syria. Eames asks the man if he thinks there is going to be a war. The man who builds grain silos for a living says that he does not think so, "Don't think the Syrians do either. How could there be, with so little pretext?" But what about the oil, the author asks. "No way; Even Big George wouldn't do anything so cynical. No, I tell you what...I predict that water, not oil, will be the next big justification for war. The Syrian aquifers are going down at a rate of fifteen feet a year. That's serious for Syria, and it's even more serious for Iraq...you know what Mesopotamia means? It means land between two rivers. The Tigris and the Euphrates. They both originate in the mountains of Turkey. Without those two rivers Iraq would not, could not exist." They go on to discuss the Turkish Central Anatolian Project to construct 20 dams on the Euphrates and the Tigris by the year 2020. "Those dams will pull the plug on Iraq...the poor buggers will die of thirst. They don't have any other source of water" (p. 251-2).

If you like reading that kind of candid dialogue, you'll love this book. I did, and it opened my eyes.

EXQUISITE NOSTALGIA FOR TRAIN LOVERS.......2007-03-02

By Mark V. Rose, author of BANGKOK, OH BOY!
Andrew Eames' THE 8:55 TO BAGHDAD evokes exquisite nostalgia for train lovers in search of exotic destinations. But Eames does much more. He personally traveled the same rail routes taken by Agatha Christie as she developed ideas for Murder on the Orient Express and many other popular mystery novels often while traversing Europe to Istanbul, Syria and finally Iraq. Simply, it is a traveler's treat.
Years after the famed mystery writer's own far-reaching travels, Eames, took his travel cues from Christie's autobiography and memoir. While the train cars had long ago been replaced or refurbished, the terrain remained similar enough, and in some areas such as Bulgaria, Serbia still remained the same. Eames stayed in hotels where Agatha had, walked the same streets and even talked with several people who had met her--one in Aleppo, the other in Ljubljana.
Given the relative slowness of trains in today's fast-paced world and the comfort and ambience of the coach's interiors, Eames recreates the sense of leisure that Christie must have felt, almost to the point of giving a sense that time has stood still. It was probably that very freedom that allowed Christie to think about what she would eventually write about.
Besides interesting, brief, useful historical backgrounds of the countries he passes through, Eames supplies enticing illustrations and maps, helping the reader to feel a part of the journey. One learns much from Eames' generous narrative. Given Christie's adventurous spirit, it is not too surprising that she sometimes traveled alone. For me, the most astonishing information is that her first solo voyage in 1928 followed the disappointing end of her first marriage to Archie Christie. Perhaps the Orient Express would ease the sad and lonely young author's pain as her philandering husband had just divorced her to marry another woman. She took the 8:55 out of London for Baghdad. It is in the figurative sense, as one train never went all the way, Istanbul being the last stop on the Express which she had boarded on the continent. From Turkey travelers take yet another "Express".
Christie more than succeeded in her quest to discover "what sort of person I was--whether I had become entirely dependent . . ." Through friends in Iraq she met her second husband Max Mallowan--an archeologist thirteen years her junior whose life and work she happily shared. They spent many winters on important digs in both Syria and Iraq. Eames reports that Christie adored working in archeology, quoting from her archeological memoir COME TELL ME HOW YOU LIVE if she had not become a writer that would have been her profession. Eames did his amazing homework and then some! Highly recommended. MARK ROSE, Author BANGKOK, OH BOY!

Appeals on many levels........2006-09-08

Part travelogue, part history (of the Balkans and the Middle East, most notably), part Agatha Christie biography, the book satisfied this reader on all three levels. Eames sometimes tried too hard to coin meaningful metaphors, but those instances were easy to overlook. What wasn't easy to overlook was his mis-categorization of Syria as part of President Bush's axis of evil which, as far I know know, included Iran, Iraq, and North Korea. It seems that would have been a relatively easy fact to check. One suggestion for any future editions would be to include more maps, perhaps one at the head of each chapter. Overall, an extremely enjoyable read.

Good stuff.......2005-11-01

This wonderful piece of travel literature is a good quick, fun, enlightening read. It follows the Orient express from London, to Trieste, through Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Syria and on to Iraq. Many interesting people are met along the way and the fascinating history of the various countries is told in a new fresh light. Also Agatha Christies `secret' life is brought to light. Topics include, sex in Serbia, Tsar Boris and his love for trains, genocide in Croatia, and the history of Trieste and the Orient Express. A wonderful book, that makes excellent reading as a companion to any trip to eastern Europe or Turkey as well as a good companion on any trip.

Seth J. Frantzman

Out of Sunningdale; Solving the mysteries of Agatha Christie's Iraq.(The 8:55 to Baghdad: From London to Iraq on the Trail of Agatha Christie and the Orient ... : An article from: The Weekly Standard

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Out of Sunningdale; Solving the mysteries of Agatha Christie's Iraq.(The 8:55 to Baghdad: From London to Iraq on the Trail of Agatha Christie and the Orient ... : An article from: The Weekly Standard
Thomas Swick
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
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Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000FA503W
Release Date: 2006-04-04

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Title: Out of Sunningdale; Solving the mysteries of Agatha Christie's Iraq.(The 8:55 to Baghdad: From London to Iraq on the Trail of Agatha Christie and the Orient Express)(Book review)
Author: Thomas Swick
Publication: The Weekly Standard (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 16, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 11 Issue: 17 Page: NA

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"The Humanistic Tradition is quite simply the finest book of its type. Fiero manages to integrate the political, cultural, and social history of the world into one coherent and fascinating whole. It is a masterpiece of scholarship . . . balanced, interesting, easy to read, and consummately beautiful. Our professors praise its accuracy and scope and our students unanimously say it is their favorite textbook." — Sonia Sorrell, Pepperdine University

The Humanistic Tradition features a flexible, topical approach that helps students understand humankind's creative legacy as a continuum rather than as a series of isolated events. This widely acclaimed interdisciplinary survey offers a global perspective, countless illustrations, and more than 150 literary sources. Available in multiple formats, The Humanistic Tradition explores the political, economic, and social contexts of human culture, providing a global and multicultural perspective which helps students better understand the relationship between the West and other world cultures.

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Poorly Written; Bad Choice.......2004-10-10

When examined properly by a good author, the medieval period is an interesting and exciting phase of human history. This book is a horrid attempt at examining the period.

It is extremely boring and poorly written. The author uses phrases in it that you have to read five times to comprehend. Most of the book is filled with adjectives describing how something sounds or looks. Of course it is a good thing for authors to give the reader a vivid sense of what something looks like in person, or of the true meaning of poems or liturgical writings, etc. But most of her book is filled with descriptive adjectives rather than giving real information.

This book was used for a college introductory course to the Medieval world. I would NOT recommend it. There are so many wonderful books on this time period, that it is a shame to turn students away from further study of this topic (which it has done for every student in my class I have spoken with).

The Humanistic Tradition, Book 2 : Medieval Europe And The World Beyond (Humanistic Tradition)

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The Humanistic Tradition, Book 2 : Medieval Europe And The World Beyond (Humanistic Tradition)
Gloria K. Fiero
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
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There are a few errors in here, but Mr Taylor has basically pinned the tail on the donkey!

paved with good intentions

will shock and appall you

An eye opener

Fascinating book!

Paved with Good Intentions: The Failure of Race Relations in Contemporary America
Jared Taylor
Manufacturer: New Century Books
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Binding: Paperback
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Why Race Matters

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This is the book that established Jared Taylor as an expert and commentator on race relations. The publishers of American Renaissance have reprinted this classic with a new preface for the 2004 edition by Jared Taylor.

Race is the great American dilemma. This has always been so, and is likely to remain so. Race has marred our past and clouds our future. It is a particularly agonizing and even shameful dilemma because, in so many other ways, the United States has been a blessing to its people and a model for the world.

The very discovery by Europeans of a continent inhabited by Indians was an enormous crisis in race relations—a crisis that led to catastrophe and dispossession for the Indians. The arrival of the first black slaves to Virginia in 1619 set in motion a series of crises that persist to the present. Indirectly, it brought about the bloodiest war America has ever fought, Reconstruction, segregation, the civil rights movement, and the seemingly intractable problems of today's underclass.

Despite enormous effort, especially in the latter half of this century, those two ancient crises remain unresolved. Neither Indians nor blacks are full participants in America; in many ways they lead lives that lie apart from the mainstream.

After 1965, the United States began to add two more racial groups to the uneasy mix that, in the heady days of civil rights successes, seemed finally on the road to harmony. In that year, Congress passed a new immigration law that cut the flow of immigrants from Europe and dramatically increased the flow from Latin America and Asia. Now 90 percent of all legal immigrants are nonwhite, and Asians and Hispanics have joined the American mix in large numbers. The United States has embarked on a policy of multiracial nation-building that is without precedent in the history of the world.

Race is therefore a prominent fact of national life, and if our immigration policies remain unchanged, it will become an increasingly central fact. Race, in ever more complex combinations, will continue to be the great American dilemma.

Nevertheless, even as the nation becomes a mix of many races, the quintessential racial divide in America—the subject of this book—is between black and white. Blacks have been present in large numbers and have played an important part in American history ever since the nation began. Unlike recent immigrants, who are concentrated in Florida, California, New York, and the Southwest, blacks live in almost all parts of the country. Many of our major cities are now largely populated and even governed by blacks. Finally, for a host of reasons, black/white frictions are more obtrusive and damaging than any other racial cleavage in America.

In our multiracial society, race lurks just below the surface of much that is not explicitly racial. Newspaper stories about other things—housing patterns, local elections, crime, antipoverty programs, law-school admissions, mortgage lending, employment rates—are also, sometimes only by implication, about race. When race is not in the foreground of American life, it does not usually take much searching to find it in the background.

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There are a few errors in here, but Mr Taylor has basically pinned the tail on the donkey!.......2006-06-29

Handouts are like giving dope to a junkie
or booze to a wino. You may feel sorry 4
a people long enough, but you can make any-
one useless after a while without a thriving
entreprenuerial work effort (sorry about sp!)

Taylor is incorrect about the Masonic stooge
Dukes, who works for the other side, but the
rest of his book is a winner. Good job with
a thorny subject, Mr Taylor!

paved with good intentions.......2006-03-14

This book clearly shows how government and blacks have combined to put the country in self destruct mode, all the way from the smallest shops to largest factories and corporate offices,and how no matter what good and decent intentions are wished for, all hands are tied to this tyranny of government.Clearly shown here are fine examples of reverse discrimination and appalling injustices being garnished upon all races except the blacks.Also show here of course is the fallacy of affirmative action and the end results of it for the past 30, 40, or 50 years.A very important book for the times.

will shock and appall you.......2005-12-26

after reading this you will never view race relations in the USA the same way again. dont listen to the media, this guy tells it like it is. hes not a scientist though, and as such doesnt address intrinsic differences between races. i was a little disappointed by that, but its addressed in other books and i still went with 5 stars for this one. the book focuses on racial politics and one outrageous example after another of race relations gone awry. i was stunned at many of the descriptions of violent acts in the book. i must say, this book made me feel pretty hostile about the race subject. admittedly i was already that way before reading it, but the book increased that. but its not like the guy incites you toward animosity or anything--the book is just full of straight up facts and anecdotes. of course everything has bias...its tough to see overt bias in this work though. if there is, he does a good job of covering it, much better than the media and popular books. or maybe thats my personal bias; geez i dont know, just read it and see for yourself, and do contribute reviews as well.

consider My Awakening by David Duke. its more extreme, but i wouldnt say in a bad way, and if youre willing to read this book with an open mind you may appreciate that one. dont be afraid of the author, its a good read by a surprisingly sensible guy. theres discussion about genetics, anthropology and evolution there that is very relevant but not touched by this book. also The Bell Curve would complement this well I think, and "The Science of Human Diversity". for those who are quick to discredit politically incorrect books like these, one need only glance at the particularly high ratings they receive to see that they are not totally devoid of worth. i didnt mean to digress too much on the other books, but i think all of these belong to a set of "politically incorrect" works that are desperately needed to understand and address many of society's problems today. i think it's clear that PC is simply not generating positive results, and it will take courageous people to start speaking up about that. i believe it starts with learning about different viewpoints through books like these, books that our 1st amendment protects but that the liberal left would love to have removed from existence. give it a look, if its a little out of your comfort zone dont worry, you can use your brain to exercise good judgement about what is legitimate and whats not. but at least give it that opportunity, as thats the process that leads to truth rather than blissful ignorance.

An eye opener.......2005-08-03

This book exposes the LIES that people tell about racism. You can make a liberal so peed off with simple, facts.
This book is a must read!

Fascinating book!.......2003-12-29

I heard Mr. Taylor on a talk radio station some years ago and became interested in this book. This book not only is a great read which I was not able to put down, but also contains fascinating information on the taboo subject of racial differences. Read if you dare!

Paved with Good Intentions - The Failure of Race Relations in Contemporary America

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Paved with Good Intentions - The Failure of Race Relations in Contemporary America
Jared Taylor
Manufacturer: Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc., New York
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000VZRN86

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Paved With Good Intentions the Failure of Race Relations in Contemporary America
Taylor Jared
Manufacturer: Carroll & Graf
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000UF0OBA

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Through contemporary environmental philosophy and emerging paradigms in complex systems theory, Andrew McMurry presents a new reading of Emerson, Thoreau, and the green tradition in American thought. McMurry analyzes Emerson and Thoreau's foundational roles in the formation of the two main currents in American environmentalism: the managerial, or "shallow," and the radical, or "deep."

The author draws, in particular, on Humberto Maturana and Francisco Varela's theory of autopoesis and the social systems theory of Niklas Luhmann. These theories, says McMurry, give us the conceptual tools to update Emerson and Thoreau's philosophies of nature, literary aesthetics, and attitudes toward pastoralism for the current age of environmental risk and uncertainty. McMurry's systems approach helps us to recast essentialist, ultimately debilitating binaries such as nature/culture, wilderness/civilization, and wild/tame along the lines of a suppler, richer distinction: that between self-organizing systems (like language or society) and their environments (defined simply as whatever cannot communicate with the system). Such an undertaking also allows McMurry to reflect on the systemic obstacles that ecocriticism, as a genre enabling positive environmental practices, must confront if it is to be theoretically coherent.

Sophisticated and socially relevant, Environmental Renaissance is both a call for critics to broaden their parameters and a warning about rhapsodizing on nature while our very life-support systems are crumbling.

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