Financial Accounting Fundamentals: CIMA Inter@ctive CD-ROM

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Brush up on difficult subject areas and gain invaluable question practice with CIMA Inter@ctive Study Systems. These CDROMs are the ideal way to supplement paper or classroom based learning of the Foundation subjects. CIMA Inter@ctive Study Systems each provide extensive syllabus coverage through the 60 hours of learning. Extensive question practice supplies important feedback on incorrect answers to allow you to quickly identify and fill gaps in your knowledge. Computer-based assessment is now the preferred method of examination, so computer-based learning is the best way to supplement your study and improve your chance of success.

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The Collaborative Work Systems Fieldbook is a comprehensive reference that offers practitioners a resource for dealing with the challenges of designing and implementing collaborative work systems in value chains, organizational networks, partnerships with stakeholders, web-based teams, cross-functional teams, strategic alliances, and team-based organizations. The Collaborative Work Systems Fieldbook is filled with ideas, examples, and tools and includes a wealth of matrices, margin notes, and symbols that make locating relevant information easy. Part of The Collaborative Work Systems series and based in part on principles introduced in the flagship book— Beyond Teams, This Fieldbook is written for change leaders, OD managers, steering team members, design team members, line managers, and functional leaders who need a hands-on resource for dealing with collaborative work systems issues.

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Excellent Resource Book.......2005-02-22

The collaborative Work System Fieldbook is one of the best reference books about teams, leadership, coaching, and a wide variety of collaboration topics that I have found. Working in the consulting industry for over 12 years you see a lot of books about similar topics but they are not well researched or well written - this book is both!

Excellent Resource!!.......2003-05-08

Over the years the Center for the Study of Work Teams has published a number of books describing the theory and practice of team dynamics. The latest edition of the Collaborative Work Systems Fieldbook simply sets the standard at a higher level. This book provides readers with a wealth of practical, team-oriented perspectives and applications for improving individual, team and organizational performance. If you are on a team, thinking about starting a team, leading a team or interested in creating a high performance culture, this book is for you.

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Searches, Seizures And Drug Testing Procedures: Balancing Rights And School Safety
Charles J. Russo , and Ralph D. Mawdsley
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Searches, Seizures and Drug Testing Procedures: Balancing Rights and School Safety
J.D., Ed.D. and Ralph Mawdsley, J.D., Ph.D. Charles J. Russo
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Ensure your districts search and drug testing procedures meet court standards and safeguard your schools and staff from litigation. Combining expert commentary and reviews of current case law, this authoritative resource examines reasonable student and employee searches and seizures along with proper drug-testing protocol so you understand the obstacles your schools are up against. Practical recommendations and working guidelines provide essential benchmarks for balancing student and employee privacy rights with school safety to help you: understand the implications of and methods available for searching personal property and employees computers; create legally sound drug-testing policies; know what constitutes permissible student and staff searches and what doesnt; and much more

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The Soviet-American race to land the first man on the Moon was a technical challenge unlike anything in modern human history. BBC Aerospace Correspondent Reginald Turnill covered the story, and his reports were heard and seen by millions worldwide. With unparalleled access to the politicians, scientists, and technicians involved in the race to the Moon, Turnill knew all the early astronauts--Alan Shepard, John Glenn, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin--as they pioneered the techniques that made the Moon landings possible. He became a friend of Dr. Wernher von Braun, the German rocket pioneer and mastermind behind the technology. Turnill's unique eyewitness account of one of the most thrilling adventures of the twentieth century is clearly written and is packed with action and drama, making this a fascinating read for all those interested in the story of the race to the Moon. Reginald Turnill started work in Fleet Street at the age of 15, and by 19 he was covering the national news as a Press Association staff reporter. After joining the BBC in 1956 he covered the launch of Sputnik 1 and found it so exciting that he made space reporting his speciality. As the BBC Aerospace Correspondent, Turnill spent the rest of his career covering all the manned space missions as well as planetary missions like Mariner, Pioneer, Viking, and Voyager. Since leaving the BBC staff, Turnill has continued to broadcast and write on space, and he created the first spaceflight directory. Turnill is the only non-American to have been presented with NASA's Chroniclers Award for contributions to public understanding of the space program.

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Replete with errors.......2006-08-29

I've read a lot of books on the US manned space program of the 1960s. I enjoy them as a general rule, and it takes a lot for me to dislike a book on this subject. But this one has somehow done the job. It is not worth the money to buy; and it is not worth the time to read. It is only an artifact of Amazon's rating system, which does not permit a rating of zero stars, that forces me to give it even one star.

My biggest complaint about this book is the number of errors. I was nearly done with the book before I decided to try to make a list of some of them, so I could write this review as a warning. There were others, but here is a sampling of some of the errors that I took note of once I started keeping a list:

- a claim that Aldrin joked that someone had broken the hinges on the LM hatch, made during or after reentering the LM after EVA; the transcript shows no such joke.

- ascribing comments about geology questions to Aldrin when they were in fact made by Armstrong.

- reference to a "retrack cycle" on the Eagle-Columbia docking (it was a "retract cycle").

- In reference to the Apollo 10 call signs "Charlie Brown" and "Snoopy," saying that the atsronauts had "once again" taken to using characters from Peanuts as call signs (this was the only time).

- On Apollo 13, referring to the "Main Bus B undervolt" that was the first symptom of the crisis as a "Main Bus B interval."

- The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum is renamed to the "Washington Space Museum."

There are many more that I caught, and probably more that I did not. These are just a few of the ones I notice once I started keeping a list.

This book should be avoided if for no other reason than its unreliability. If unreliability is not enough, however, it was, to my reading, annoying in other ways, too. Turnill seems to think he's a mind-reader, able to determine hidden meanings behind the dialog between the astronauts and Mission Control, for example. A transmission is not just set out in the book, it "hints at" something else or is made "embarrasedly," etc.

It's also annoying that Turnill is unable to ever refer to the fuel cells without pointing out that they were British-designed (assuming he's not wrong on that, of course, but given his track record, who knows?). We got it the first time, Reg.

This book is probably okay for someone who does not care about Project Apollo and the spaceflights leading up to it, and is interested only in how the BBC handled a world-wide story like this. I assume his comments about life in the BBC are accurate, if a bit whiny.

But if you want to actually learn something about the space flights, I would suggest any of: "A Man on the Moon," by Andrew Chaiken; "Carrying the Fire" or "Liftoff" by Michael Collins; or "Chariots for Apollo: The Untold Story Behind the Race to the Moon" by Joshua Stoff & Charles R. Pellegrino; and those are just off the top of my head.

Heck, even the kid's book "On the Moon" by Anna Milbourne, which I read to my 18-month-old daughter, will have fewer errors per page.

Interesting and different!.......2003-08-31

I read and collect as many books on the Mercury through Apollo space program that look or sound interesting. Most are very, very good and add some new bit of info that I did not read or know before.
What's always intriguing to me is to read about this subject from another perspective.
This one takes the viewpoint of a reporter covering this area from an international slant.It is a very interesting perspective. You won't find the usual stuff about the technical apects of space flight. What you do find are the problems and solutions reporting on an historic event like this without the aid of computers, e-mail and faxes.
A definite worthwhile read!

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"Third Edition offers the latest information on the structural, surface, mechanical, electronic, thermal, and magnetic properties of carbon fibers as well as their manufacture and industrial applications from many of the world's most distinguished specialists in the field. "

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In this book, noted biologist Eric Charnov uses ideas about symmetry, invariance, and scaling laws to explain many formerly puzzling regularities in population biology. Aspects of life history evolution and population dynamics are illuminated by his synthesis of symmetry and symmetry-breaking
arguments. For example, he develops sex allocation evolution to reveal how symmetry-breaking leads to biased sex ratios, and also demonstrates how the process plays an important role in the evolution of alternative male life histories. A detailed evolutionary theory is developed and tested for the
allometric structure of life histories in female mammals. The symmetry perspective is also applied to studies of aging as well as to the study of allometry in population dynamics. This work will attract interest among a wide range of students and researchers in ecology, evolution, behavior, and
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2004 Writers Notes Book Award Notable.......2005-04-20

Reports of Elvis' death were greatly exaggerated; this book sets you straight as to what really went on. Will this topic ever stop being funny? Try this light and fun read.

Goofy but good.......2004-07-29

This is actually a very amusing book. The idea that NASA would put Elvis on the moon with Apollo 11 is completely ridiculous, but the story is peppered with enough real facts to make you want to believe it. Elvis is mostly a subplot in this story, which centers around two men from NASA, who have concocted a way to smuggle Elvis onto the Saturn 5 rocket for the journey to the moon. When he gets there, they plan for him to sing a surprise concert. But standing in their way, is a tabloid reporter named Dani Mitchell, who had been assigned to interview Elvis, but can't find him anywhere. She embarks on her own mission to track down the King, while Monroe and Dixon plan to exploit the Concert From the Sea of Tranquility with T-shirts, coffee mugs, even a lunar Elvis action figure, that you can dress in a rhinestone spacesuit. I must say, I would never read a book like this, but after a friend recommended it, I started reading, and couldn't put it down. I needed to know what would happen once they made it to the moon, if they would make it back, and how Neil Armstrong ended up taking the first steps, when the mission called for Elvis to be first on the surface. The story is out-there, but is nicely executed and well-written. There are a lot of funny little subplots too, including an ivory statue of Elvis, an impersonator, and one of the NASA guy's history with JFK and Marilyn Monroe. The book is a sleeper, and it's easy reading. You might want to check it out.

This book rocks!.......2004-07-22

I recently picked this book up at an Elvis Tribute show and it is a must read! Although I am an Elvis fan, you need not be to enjoy this one!

funny and smart.......2003-11-29

This is a very entertaining story, and I was pleased to see that many of the events in the story -- with a few obvious exceptions ;) -- are in sync with Elvis' real life. This book would make a great gift for the Elvis fans on your list.

Great reading!.......2003-11-25

I loved this book - such a unique storyline, and the excellent writing kept it a page turner. I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in a great story. Definitely one to pick up!

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Great Book, rebuttal of much debunking.......2007-10-14

This is an excellent book! It is a compilation of essays examining various facets of Washington's career and personality ranging from an evaluation of his military acumen to his self awareness in view of classical models to his role in the Constitutional convention to the use of his portrayal in our culture. Each essay is informative and well written, and they come from experts in their field. This is a helpful response to the `debunking' which has become so popular. I don't agree with all aspects of the analyses, but this volume sets Washington in his own context and understands him accordingly. This book is a good way to gain a sound perspective and renewed appreciation of this central figure in our history.

George Washington could abolish slavery?.......2005-03-10

I feel the need to respond to the above review. It is an aburdity to fault George Washington for not abolishing slavery.

At that point in human history, the institution of slavery was thousands of years old and practiced on every continent of the world and by every race including Africans, Asians, Middle Easterners and American Indians.

George Washington was elected as the president of a republic. He had no authority to abolish slavery. Had he chosen to take the position of dictator, he could possibly have accomplished that end, but I sincerely doubt it. You seek to end one wrong by committing another.

This kind of historical perspective does not serve to enlighten but obscure the facts.

Someday self-righteous men may want to hold all Americans of our era responsible for allowing the abortion of 30+ million babies. There are times when we as individuals cannot "abolish" a great wrong until the traditions of a culture such as slavery and abortion are seen for what they are.

Imagine my saying George W. Bush should write an executive order abolishing abortion.

Still just a piece of the picture.......2000-02-25

This book has been informative in that I have learned a great deal about the political and militaristic problems Washington endured during America's push for independence. I have a feeling that, without Washington's sacrifice, America as we know it probably wouldn't occur. However, I also think of the famous quote attributed to Napoleon that "History is the myth men choose to believe." While Thomas Paine wrote about independence for the colonies, he also tore into the concept of slavery as immoral, so it wasn't as if no one was talking about this issue. If Washington would have "stepped up" and abolished slavery then and there, so that all men (and women) were truly created equal, as I said before, America might not be here. It was a politically divided and bankrupt country. I don't consider those reasons justification for sacrificing another person's human rights. The racial problems we face today stem from a lack of identity stolen from a stolen people

who did much of the work to build this country in its early days and, while the opprtunity was there, given nothing in return. "Patriot Sage" is an excellent insight into many aspects of Washington's life of which I was ignorant (like his influence on the Constitutional Convention) Sadly, some of its essays are too right-wing, to the point of Clinton bashing. What modern era president could really live up to the accomplishments of the one who defined the job's parameters ? One essay focuses on the moral symbolism of Washington now devoid in today's presidents, while another openly admits he gambled and sought prostitutes. To be read overall with some perspective.

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moonshine the life in pursuit of white liquer

Really excellent reportage.

An honest look at a vanishing way of life

Moonshine: A Life in Pursuit of White Liquor
Alec Wilkinson
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Midnights: A Year With the Wellfleet Police

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Release Date: 1985-08-12

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In MOONSHINE, Alec Wilkinson gives us a vivid portrait of an American original -- a modern day "revenuer," Garland Bunting.

Bunting works the rural back-country of North Carolina, in an area that has always been enormously productive of moonshine, notoriously hard on revenue agents.

"Articulate, canny, imaginative, Bunting clearly enjoys his life, and in this book he and it are vividly portrayed. Wilkinson has celebrated a contemporary who is at the same time a figure out of history...a book with humor, energy, compassion." (Publisher's Source)

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moonshine the life in pursuit of white liquer.......2000-11-22

this was a preety good book. It is about this guy named Garland Bunting, who has been engaged in caturing and prosacuting men and weomen. To do so he has droven taxi cabs and whatever else you can think of, to get these people to stop selling elligal liquer.he has learned several tips from huntes, they told him that coons can find a illigal monnshine bussnues any day of the week, so from that day on he decided to start raising coon dog's, so that he could catch the scum of the earth (as so he says) who are selling this illigal liquer. This man is 57 years of age and he is of a medium hieght, he has been doing this type of stuff for over 30 years. In north corolina it is illigal to sell liquer on sunday's so the people who are acaholics are always out looking for liquer on sunday's, and that is whern garland is out busting peoepl most of the time. I would recomend this book to any body that is all I have for know thank you for reading my review.

Really excellent reportage........1999-09-07

I grew up in Tidewater, VA, and I've travelled many of the roads and known the sorts of boys Wilkinson writes about. He really nailed that regional culture, and his ear for dialogue and dialect is finely tuned.

An honest look at a vanishing way of life.......1996-07-27

I grew up not far from Ahoskie, NC, one of the towns author Alec Wilkinson visits in his book. I was astonished at the accuracy of his portrayal of the people and way of life in rural eastern North Carolina. Wilkinson makes no judgments and draws no conclusions. He simply writes a wonderfully detailed and honest portrait of these people and the politics & life of the moonshiners and revenuers of the swamplands. In the past few years this rural way of life has quickly vanished - pressed from the east by the growth of the tourist industry and overdevelopment of the Outer Banks, and from the west by the rapid growth of the Research Triangle. Moonshine has been replaced by homegrown marijuana. Most small farmers have been bought out by corporate farms and the small towns have become bedroom communities for larger metro areas, with people in Gates and Northampton counties working as far away as Quantico and Williamsburg, VA. I've loaned out my copy of "Moonshine" so many times it is falling apart, but I've never found another book that so accurately describes the world I grew up in. For my transplanted Yankee friends here in the Triangle it has been a great introduction to the rural South. The first Wilkinson book I read was "Midnights", his description of a summer spent as the night patrolman in a small coastal town in Massachusetts. I was struck by his powers of description, and the honest effort of researching his subject by spending many long hours on the job. It is also a fine book. For anyone interested in a slice of life, or just great writing, I'd recommend this book without hesitation. Ken Strayhorn Chapel Hill NC

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Moonshine : A Life in Pursuit of White Liquor
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Moonshine: A Life in Pursuit of White Liquor
Alec Wilkinson
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Although his decision to abandon the expansionist policies of his predecessors seemed to forecast the Roman Empire's decline, this evenhanded biography demonstrates that Hadrian (A.D. 76-138) was also an intelligent, energetic ruler. With equal judiciousness ancient historian Anthony R. Birley scrutinizes Hadrian's private life--including an unhappy marriage and a devoted homosexual attachment--and his public works, from Britain's monumental wall to the disastrous attempt to Hellenize his Jewish subjects. Birley makes good use of primary sources and academic monographs to create a scholarly yet accessible narrative.

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This widely acclaimed book brilliantly uses new evidence to chronicle the life of a man who, while broken and hated at his death, nevertheless left an indelible stamp on the Roman Empire.

Birley shows how Hadrian brazenly abandoned his predecessor Trajan's eastern conquests, constructed new demarcation lines in Germany, North Africa, and most famously Hadrian's Wall in Britain, to limit the expansion of the Empire. This engrossing book also explores Hadrian's dramatic personal life, including his tragic love affair with the young Antinous, whose death in the Nile caused speculations of suicide and even ritual sacrifice.

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Detailed but dry history.......2003-07-14

I ordered this book after reading "Beloved and God" which discusses Hadrian's relationship with Antinous...
that book was great, but this one was very dry.
If you simply want facts about Hadrian's reign, this book should work for you. But History need not be a dry subject, and this book renders a rather remarkable life just that.

I'd keep looking if I were you.

Great emperor's life consumed by minutae.......2001-07-06

This is a book that is very informative and interesting. I am not sure however, that interest could be sustained without prior knowledge of Hadrian's life. The author is so consumed by getting the facts in accurate historical sequence that he neglects the narrative. There are long passages where the reader is bombarded with Roman names and titles of Hadrian's contemporaries to such a degree that it is impossible to comprehend on a first reading, never mind absorb. None of these titles are explained either: the reader is suppossed to know for example the difference between a pro-consul and a consul, a questor and a preator, etc; all of which may be clear to the specialist, but not so to the general reader, even if they had a general backgroung on Roman history and culture. It is still commendable as a well researched biography. One is also grateful for the explicit treatment of Hadrian's private life,which had either eluded or terrified the puritanical and parsimonius early biographers. With such a fascinating life one can not help to wonder why it has been so long (sixty years!!) that no new biographies had appeared. After all, some chapters of Hadrian's life are better tahn fiction. The emphasis on Britain is both unnecessary and

Classicly Written History of a Fascinating Emperor.......2001-02-19

This history is written using only the best source material and is an attempt to portray the events and actions of Hadrian's life with only limited attempts to analyze the thoughts that led to his actions. Mr. Birley does a very good job of presenting the information as such, but if you are hoping to be told the greater meaning or deeper consequences of Hadrian's actions, then this is not the book that you are looking for. In no way shape or form does the author attempt to take a 'big picture' look at Hadrian.

That being said, the author does a fantastic job of writing about Hadrian's life. By merely portraying the actions of this, Rome's "Wandering Emperor" we get a glimpse of a somewhat tragic historical figure and the actions of his rule. It is very intriguing, and there are many odd parallels to his rule and that of recent political figures.

This is a good book, despite the fact that it is at times laborious to get through. Hadrian is clearly depicted and the reader is left to formulate their own opinions - a refreshing change from many of the currently available histories.

AN OUTSTANDING BOOK.......2000-07-25

This is the best biography written about Hadrian in English. Mr. Birley does an excellent job tracing Hadrian as he visited the empire and also provides a fascinating look at the Flavians, the dynasty of Hadrian's youth. There is a lot of detail, particularly when Mr. Birely deals with Hadrian's travels that seems to have provoked comments that his book is dry. One can find this daunting, however, such details are necessary to fully explain what Hadrian was doing, what was happening and with whom he was interacting.

Mr. Birley has stuck to relating Hadrian's life and does not explore his buildings, the Pantheon, Temple of Venus and Roma and his Villa at Tibur in any detail. Such considerations are best left to other books. Mr. Birley uses his sources (Historia Augusta etc) very well and explains their departures and omissions to what we know from archaeology. In the end, Hadrian remains an enigmatic personality but we have a far better understanding of him in his desire to Hellenize the empire and seeing himself as a second Augustus. His reign marks a turning point in the expansionist attitude of the Romans; Hadrian withdrew from the new province of Arabia (created by Trajan) and sought to fix the boundries of the empire. This was a view not shared by his immediate successors but came to be a necessity as time passed. Mr. Birley covers these critical ideas thoroughly and provides insight into a an interesting personality.

Plodding, difficult reading........1999-11-07

This is a pedantic biography, which never really comes to life. There is a lot of detail about imperial society and the people making it up. However, Hadrian, although the central personage, remains rather vague, maybe because there is little hard information about him. A disappoinment compared to Birley's boigraphy of Marcus Aurelius

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A guy to break your heart.......2005-09-14

Jeb Alexander wanted to be a writer and he had the talent to do it, but he lacked the drive. Partly perhaps from writer's block, but I got the sense that there was a lot of fear there too, fear of rejection. Jeb was a very sensitive soul, a sweet shy man who didn't let people see on the outside all the wonderful things going on inside his head. He had his faults. He was judgmental and possessive and at times a little overly sensitive. But those traits made him all the more interesting to read about and empathize with. He just wanted to love and be loved, to be a twosome with his beloved Dash, but he spent a lot of lonely time (wasted time, some would say) pining for what he couldn't have.

Jeb's diary gives a wonderful flavor of Washington D.C. in another era, from the 1920's to the 1940's, from the interesting and sometimes wrenching viewpoint of a gay man who was not ashamed of what he was, but had to hide it nevertheless. By the end of the diary, I wanted to hug the poor guy and I wished that Ms. Russell hadn't edited the diary so severely (though she did an excellent job - I just wanted to read more!). I wanted more about Jeb and his day to day experiences in a period of time I find so interesting. I also wanted to know what became of all his friends, who were basically his family over the years, in a way his real family couldn't have been.

I enjoyed the book immensely and highly recommend it to anyone, gay, straight, male, female. Jeb will touch and break your heart and serve as a reminder not to let your dreams fall by the wayside.

From The Publisher.......2004-11-11

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Jeb and Dash: A Diary of Gay Life, 1918-1945

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Here is the journal of Jeb Alexander, a gay man who lived in Washington, D.C. during the first half of the 20th century. Documents his life and details the joy & anguish of his on-&-off love affair with college chum C.C. Dasham.

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It occurred to me today with something of a shock how horrible it would be for this diary of mine to be pawed over and read unsympathetically after I am dead, by those incapable of understanding...

And then the thought of the one thing even more dreadful and terrible than that - for my diary never to be read by the one person who would or could understand. For I do want it to be read - there is no use concealing the fact - by somebody who is like me, who would understand.

Jeb Alexander was a gay man who lived in Washington, D.C., during the first half of the twentieth century. From 1918, when he was nineteen years old, until the late 1950s, he chronicled his daily life engagingly and unsparingly, leaving behind a unique record of ordinary gay life before Stonewall, a history that has remained largely hidden until now.

Jeb came of age as the century did, witnessing and recording political and social change from the position of insider as an editor for the U.S. Government and outsider as a gay man. Painfully shy, and frustrated in his ambition to be a novelist by writer's block, Jeb turned to his diary as a way of expressing himself as well as recording events, creating a full emotional self-portrait and unforgettable sketches of the men who made up his lively circle of friends.

Jeb and Dash also details the joy and anguish of an extraordinary on-and-off love affair between Jeb and C. C. Dasham (Dash), whom he met in college and with whom he remained friends throughout his life. A rare and important historical document, a beautifully written memoir, a love story, an ode to old Washington, D.C., Jeb and Dash is a remarkable find and an enduring literary achievement.

The story of all our lives.......1999-06-03

When I read "Jeb and Dash" I knew I had to own it. The book was lent to me by my gay comrade; he had written rubrics throughout the book expressing his own angst and joy. I found my joy in the book; I had already experienced the angst.

The life of these young men in a Washington I know, knew, love and loved, reaches deep within me. The college life at W&L is mirror of many gay men -- especially those of us who attended university in the 1950s -- and the saddness, anger, anxiety that Jeb experiences creates for the reader a powerful catharsis. Yes, it was me -- then.

What makes this beautiful book readable is the writing. Jeb obviously had a skill to weave and relate his story, to observe homosexual life accurately, to be part of a homosexual world and feel the anger of repression. Yet he functions in the unreal heterosexual world that dominates all our lives.

Lastly, as the book unfold in his "beautiful" Washington -- a place he does not want to leave -- my home, my Meridian Hill, my parks, my capitol, my White House all become as real as if we were there in his day.

The comrade,who lent me the book, and I spoke at length of this text. I told him, since I am over 60, this is a Washington I remember. A Washington that came to an end with the murder of JFK and Martin Luther King, Jr. Yet, when homosexual oppression reared its ugly head, Lady Bird and President Johnson were loath to condemn the people they worked with and trusted. Jeb's adoration of Wilson mirrored my adoration of JFK.

This book pleases. The four stars say that the book is not a "masterpiece." It certainly is a treasure in gay literature.

Interesting Details Mingled With A Very Human Story.......1998-11-07

"Jeb Alexander" is a pseudonym for a gay man who lived in Washington, D.C., for the first half of the twentieth century. He was prolific in keeping a diary, which he left to his niece, Ina Russell, who has edited the many volumes down to this one small, but meaty, book.

As a native Washingtonian, I most appreciated Jeb's take on the mundane details of Washington life, and of gay life at a time when homosexuals had no socially-accepted methods of meeting each other. Somehow, he managed to find several like-minded friends, including his school chum, "Dash," for whom he seemed to have carried a lift-long torch. More accurately, he was fixated on Dash.

Jeb Alexander, was a government worker; not a bureaucrat, simply one of the many people who do their daily stints year after year until they are eligible for a pension. He wanted to be a writer. He was a copious writer, but only when it came to his hand-written diaries. One could argue that at least he ultimately was published (30 years after his death) but he was not the kind of writer he aspired to be.

There seems to be an underlying sad parallel between the prolific diarist / stalled writer that Jeb was and the energy that he wasted as a result of his obsession with his friend. Because of either his constitution or his circumstances, he seemed averse to being alive, and frittered away his time in pursuits that I can't imagine he ever felt would amount to anything.

"Jeb and Dash" is a portrait of a "small" life-small like the lives most of us live. I enjoyed the view the book gave of some of the trivia of daily life and of my hometown. I also enjoyed the view it gave of some of the ways gay men lived their lives at a time when it was tougher than today. And I enjoyed Jeb's story-sometimes it struck a familiar chord. And sometimes I just wanted to reach back through time and smack him on the face and say "Get over it."

But he lived in a different time.

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Jeb and Dash : a diary of gay life, 1918-1945
Ina Russell
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JEB AND DASH - A DIARY OF GAY LIFE 1918 - 1945

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Jeb and Dash, a Diary of gay Life 1918-1945
editor Ina Russell
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