Manual for the Economic Evaluation of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Technologies
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Manual for the Economic Evaluation of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Technologies
National Renewable Energy Laboratory , and U. S. Department of Energy
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4 out of 5 stars This manual was published by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in 1995.......2005-10-27

as NREL/TP-462-5173. It is available as a free pdf download from NREL.
A manual for the economic evaluation of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies (NREL/TP)
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    Organizing & Organizations: An Introduction
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      Yiannis Gabriel , Stephen Fineman , and David B P Sims
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      This long awaited Second Edition of Organizing and Organizations builds on the success of the First Edition, this ground-breaking text conveys the `lived experience' of being and working in organizations, while at the same time introducing students to key concepts, research and literature in organizational analysis. The Second Edition includes additional chapters which take account of new research in the field, an analysis of diversity, the environment and the relation between production and consumption. Each chapter ends with a `Reading On' section and there is a fully updated thesaurus. Throughout the authors use the informal tone that makes the book so accessible to students. Students in organizational behavior, organization theory, and the psychology and sociology of organizations.

      Organizing Knowledge: An Introduction to Managing Access to Information
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        J. E. Rowley , and John Farrow
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        Organizing Knowledge: An Introduction to Information Retrieval
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          Introduction to the Physics of Complex Systems: The Mesoscopic Approach to Fluctuations, Non Linearity and Self-Organization
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            Synergetics: An Introduction : Nonequilibrium Phase Transitions and Self-Organization in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (Springer Series in Synergetics)
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              This book is an often-requested reprint of two classic texts by H. Haken: "Synergetics. An Introduction" and "Advanced Synergetics". Synergetics, an interdisciplinary research program initiated by H. Haken in 1969, deals with the systematic and methodological approach to the rapidly growing field of complexity. Going well beyond qualitative analogies between complex systems in fields as diverse as physics, chemistry, biology, sociology and economics, Synergetics uses tools from theoretical physics and mathematics to construct an unifying framework within which quantitative descriptions of complex, self-organizing systems can be made.

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              Introduction to organizing (Workshops in organizing)
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                An Introduction to Agricultural Geography
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                  David Grigg
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                  Employing nearly half the world's workforce, agriculture is the single most important global industry. David Grigg provides a comprehensive introduction to agriculture in both the First and Third Worlds, describing both human and environmental issues. Covering the physical environment, economic behavior and demands, institutional, social and cultural influences, and the impact of farming upon the environment, the book explores the wide range of factors which influence how agriculture and agricultural practice differ from place to place.

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                          5 out of 5 stars Marvelous insight into the intersection of East & West.......2005-12-11

                          This is a unique & inspired book by the 1st Jungian analyst in Japan, who provides rare & unusual insight into the differences & similarities between East & West psychology- both theoretical & personal. Kawai provides inputs from his family's Jodo (Pure Land) sect as well as his "2nd Master" the Buddhist monk Myoe's (1173-1232) Kegon (Garland) sect & Zen (both Soto & Rinzai). He begins with an eye-opening biography of his personal journey to both Jungian psychology & Buddhism with relationships to Freud's & Rogers' psychologies. He expands on his friends' Spiegelman & Miyuki's "Buddhism & Jungian Psychology" analysis of the Zen Ox-herding Pictures, including photos both Ku-on's & a contemporary Japanese woman's version (but not Pu-ming's) & a similar comparison with the alchemical Rosarium Philosophorum but with an interesting chart comparing the titles of each plate-pointing out the amazing similarity. Many of his observations are revealed in a personal manner--he shares himself with the reader.

                          Comparing East & West: p. 110: "Complementarity of Buddhist `eachness' & Western individuality" & pp. 30-1: "I found that my psychotherapy was deeply related to what Buddhist sutras deal with," & p. 102: "Jung's concept of synchronicity belongs to the thought pattern of interdependent origination." He references specific sutras to buttress his views/observations. From his comparisons of sutras vs. Jung's psychology, it seems that the "Collective Mind" in the sutras resembles Jung's Self (see The Awakening of Faith sutra). On the other hand, p. 105: "Jung, as a psychologist, limited his work to considering those things which can be grasped by ego & then verbalized," p. 106: "Probably I still have a different kind of ego from Westerners. Compared to the Western ego, the Japanese ego is living far more `in everything,'" pp. 130-1: "When I sit with a client in the therapy session, I am sometimes reminded of the motto, `just sitting,' appreciated by the Soto monks-not caught by `treatment' or `solution,' but simply sitting..."Sometimes I feel that client's complaints are similar to koans, at least for the therapist," & p. 147 note 2: "During Thomas Merton's visit to the East, he discovered that Buddha encompassed both self & no-self; that is, he discovered `the Middle Way'."

                          He also shines a light on some contemporary issues 1) in Western Buddhism from a united perspective: p. 19: "When getting close to someone, even a great man, you start to see his shadow side. Living in Japan, you sometimes see or know about a `great Zen master,' but when you find out that, even after he reaches `enlightenment,' his selfish aspect, for example, remains as great as before." He notes, however, that the same can hold in psychoanalysis! 2) modern Jungian psychology--powerfully defining what it is to be a Jungian. 3) Explaining important Buddhist concepts in modern terms: p. 31: "Monks did not `read,' they chanted it. It was in chanting the sutra, while repeating many similar & gracious names, that transformation of consciousness was to be expected. You can approach the sutra only though this sort of consciousness." [~the Ecstatic Kabbalah of Abraham Abulafia] & p. 89: from an old Buddhist story-"The "I" of a human being is a composite of various elements. It's only temporarily formed into one thing. Foolish people captured by this "I", suffer a great deal. Once you know what this real I is, your suffering with disappear at once."

                          Gap junctions: Proceedings of the International Conference on Gap Junctions held at Pacific Grove, California, July 6-10, 1987 (Modern cell biology)
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                            Wildwood Wisdom
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                            • Wildwood Wisdom
                            Wildwood Wisdom
                            Ellsworth Jaeger
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                            This historical guide, originally written in 1945, includes information on making fires, canoeing, using axes and knives, and crafting shelters from hand-gathered materials. Readers also learn about clothing, gear, and useful plants. This book also is an account of life in the 1800s, when survival in the wild depended on one's skill and ingenuity.

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                            5 out of 5 stars GREAT BOOK.......2007-10-07

                            THE BEST OUTDOOR/SURVIVAL BOOK I HAVE EVER READ. LOADED WITH INFORMATION, AND AT A GIVE AWAY PRICE OF ABOUT 10 BUCKS. ITS A NO BRAINER, BUY THIS BOOK.

                            5 out of 5 stars The best.......2007-01-05

                            This book was my introduction to outdoor skills. I thought I'd order myself a copy after all these years for sentimental reasons, for some reason I remembered it being kinda hokey.

                            Well I got it and it isn't hokey at all. I love this book. Taught me many things back when, taught me more things just now.

                            5 out of 5 stars The best outdoor book ever written. period........2005-09-23

                            My dad put a first-edition copy of this book in my hands when I was in first grade. It taught me to read. I still read it regularly. I have 15-20' of outdoors, camping, Scouting, hunting, survival and edible wild plant books on my shelf. This one book outshines them all. I bought copies of this book for each of my sons the week they were born, and have found copies for each Eagle Scout produced by our troop. If you want to understand wood lore and camp craft from a master, who collected it for a lifetime in the first decades of the last century, this is a masterpiece. Some of the first aid stuff is outdated, but things from canoe design, crafting your own primitive camping equipment to edible plants are written in a wonderfully winsome manner. Particularly if you wonder how people camped and canoed before we had all the high-tech junk we drag around today, this book will amaze you. Fresh every time I read it.

                            5 out of 5 stars Diagrams to please.......2001-06-21

                            This book is very informative. It touches upon all aspects of survival in the woods. Starting with basics of shelter and the finer details including furniture and tools.

                            There are many diagrams with patterns and measurements to follow which are easy to duplicate. The techniques in this book would be excellent in teaching a survival class to youth or adults.

                            There are also many nature craft ideas coming from the Native American background. These ideas would do well in a cultural art class.

                            I have had the chance to see this book in a previous print which was very old. The newer version is quite like the old one and proves to be just as good.

                            5 out of 5 stars Wildwood Wisdom.......2000-07-14

                            This is the first book I took out of a library c.1952. It is still pivitol in the way I think and do things. Jaeger is most entertaining and inspiring. His illustrations are magic. This is the ultimate book on making things for the right reasons.
                            Wildwoods Wisdom: Encounters With the Natural World
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                            Wildwoods Wisdom: Encounters With the Natural World
                            Douglas B. Elliott
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                            5 out of 5 stars Outstanding.......2006-11-09

                            [review for hardcover edition]

                            Doug Elliott is a natural storyteller both on stage and in print, and it shows in this delightful book. The writing comes straight from his experiences and his heart. Many of the stories are anecdotal accounts of his encounters with nature over the years mixed with comments on some of the more interesting human animals he has encountered as well. This is an extremely well-written book that grabs you right away. The illustrations, also by Mr. Elliott, are simply gorgeous and really add to the aesthetics of this fine book.

                            If you love nature writing and/or folksy storytelling, you will love this book. I will read it again and again. Simply a joy.

                            4 out of 5 stars ELOQUENT AND HUMOROUS NATURE WRITING.......2002-01-04

                            Eloquent nature writing with a sense of humor, sure to delight any reader of down home country living. Author Doug Elliot's chapters on the natural world are lovingly researched anecdotes on the critters, plants, folklore, and people that compose North America's natural environment. An ex-hippie, Elliot is adept at speaking naturally with a scientific appreciation of the mystery and wonder of nature, whether he's hiking for an elusive mystical Ginseng root, or revealing a prized recipe for Dried Apple Stack Cake. Stories of native American folklore, particularly stories of Coyote The Creator, a hapless though efficient god-like being are delightful fables retold here in amusing moral ending style. Mr. Elliot has also illustrated his companionable book with splendid artwork revealing an artist's eye for the love and fascination of the natural world.
                            Wildwood Wisdom
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                              Wildwood Wisdom
                              Ellsworth Jaeger
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                              Wildwood Wisdom
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                                WILDWOOD WISDOM
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                                  WILDWOOD WISDOM
                                  Ellsworth Jaeger
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                                  Wildwood Wisdom
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                                    Ellsworth Jaeger
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                                    Wildwood Wisdom (Reprint Series)
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                                      Manufacturer: Iroqrafts Ltd., Indian Publications
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                                      THE MYRIAD JINGLE-JANGLE GADGETS OF SOME OF OUR modern outdoorsmen would make our ancestral buckskin men turn in their graves. Their packs were light and their equipment meager, for these adventurous and picturesque wilderness men depended upon their skill and ingenuity in woodcraft rather than upon a lot of "things." It is to these lusty spirits of the wilderness that we owe our woodlore knowledge; yes, and to the early red men, who taught the white newcomers their woodcraft and the ways of the wild. From the kindly but unknown Indians of the past, who first welcomed to their lodges the adventurous Europeans and unraveled for them the mysteries of the American wilderness, came the outdoor knowledge that we treasure today. Let us, then, conjure up those wilderness men of the past, both red and white. Let us ask them to sit with us in council around the campfire. And in the shifting ghostlike wreaths of the smoke we may catch glimpses of them in fringed buskckins with tomahawk and long rifle. How were these early woodsmen dressed? All of the early explorers, Spanish, French and English, were impressed with the buckskins the Indians used for clothing. It was more durable than woven and as soft as expensive velvet; and so the white men used it in making their own wilderness clothing. The early woodsman wore an adaptation of the Indian shirt and leggings. The shirt or tunic was called a "wammus" and differed from the Indian shirt in that it often had a short cape. The leggings were patterned after the Indian leggings and were merely leg coverings without a seat as in breeches or trousers. Some of the buckskin men wore a short breech clout to cover their middles, but the hips were usually bare even in winter. The long shirt fell just above the knees and offered some protection, however. Both the "wammus" and the leggings were fringed, not for ornament alone, but to act as a drain, the rain dripping from... (from page 1, 2 The Woodsman Of Yesterday)
                                      Wildwood Wisdom: A Practical, Comprehensive, Authoritative Guide to Camping and Woodsmanship for Both Experienced Woodsman and Beginning Camper
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                                        Wildwood Wisdom: A Practical, Comprehensive, Authoritative Guide to Camping and Woodsmanship for Both Experienced Woodsman and Beginning Camper
                                        Jaeger Ellsworth
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                                        Wildwoods wisdom : encounters with the natural world / written & illustrated by Doug Elliott
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                                          Douglas B. Elliott
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                                          Dynamic Characters: How to Create Personalities That Keep Readers Captivated
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                                          5. Description & Setting (Write Great Fiction) Description & Setting (Write Great Fiction)

                                          ASIN: 1582973199

                                          Book Description

                                          In this guide, award-winning author Nancy Kress explores the crucial relationship between characterization and plot, illustrating how vibrant, well-constructed characters act as the driving force behind an exceptional story.

                                          In teaching writers the fundamentals of creating characters that will keep their readers spellbound, Kress utilizes:

                                          * Dozens of excerpts from well-known fiction

                                          * Enlightening exercises to help writers build strong characters starting from the outside-in

                                          * Beginning chapters that focus on the physical elements that comprise a character, providing techniques for using external qualities to reflect personality

                                          Building skill upon skill, writers blend these qualities with emotional and mental characterization, forming multidimensional characters that initiate exciting action, react to tense situations and power the plot from beginning to end.

                                          Customer Reviews:

                                          5 out of 5 stars Do You Want to Write a book--read this.......2007-09-23

                                          Book Review
                                          Dynamic Characters
                                          by Nancy Kress

                                          Dynamic Characters is the fourth book on Characterization I've read. I have two to go. I've been beating my head against the wall of traditional publishing for almost forty years. Instead of taking creative writing classes at UCLA, and other universities, I should have been reading books like this one. I would have learned so much more. When I recently started on this quest to improve my craft for developing characters in the fiction I write, I thought that all the books I was going to read would echo and reinforce each other. I was wrong in my assumptions. So far, each book stands alone just like characters in a novel are unique individuals. Nancy Kress does an admirable job in showing the connection between character and plot. The book is divided into three parts. Part one focuses on creating strong and believable characters through such externals as choosing descriptive details, naming the character, how to use dialogue and the pitfalls of basing a character on real people. She actually answered a question I had in chapter eight. Part two of this book covers the internal workings of a character. Chapter thirteen was a learning experience for me, as I had never really considered it important to make your villain as real as your hero. Chapter fifteen provides a system for investigating your character in depth and Kress explains how such a system should be used. Part three focuses on character and plot and how both interact. I found chapter twenty-two specially rewarding when Kress addressed basing plots on real-life events--her advice was priceless. If I had read and studied this book decades ago, my writing would have been different and a lot of grief possibly avoided. Robert Frost wrote a poem about two paths in the woods and choosing which one to take. Forty years ago when I started to take creative writing classes instead of studying books like this one, I went the wrong way. I don't see how I can do justice in reviewing her book in such a way that it would convince all aspiring writers that you should buy this book and devour it, and then keep it on a shelf for support when needed. Once you have done that, don't stop there. Use [...] and the rating system it has to find other books that will teach and guide you to improve and polish your craft so the odds that the rejections slips that keep coming will stop and turn into acceptance. The books on the craft of writing I purchase were all highly rated and only one has disappointed me.

                                          4 out of 5 stars Other Books.......2007-09-04

                                          I ending up finding this because I was looking for sequels to her Probability series. No luck there, but I found this book.

                                          It was actually very readable, and filled with examples taken from a lot of books, which was pretty well done. Not that I am a writer at all, this book was still worth reading.

                                          5 out of 5 stars Another great book from this author.......2007-07-05

                                          Nancy Kress writes really informative books, bottom line. This one is so full of great information that it is hard to incorporate it all. Good characters drive good fiction and this book gets to the heart of the issues involved in creating those characters. I'm a beginning writer who has no formal classroom training, so I'm relying on books like these to help me hone my craft. This one, and other titles by this author, are among the most helpful books I have read.

                                          4 out of 5 stars Entertaining and Helpful.......2007-05-14

                                          The reader-as-aspiring-author needs to know a little something on his own about writing dialog and creating characters. But it is a great refresher to return to again and again as you are polishing your story or novel.

                                          5 out of 5 stars Helps You Build a Character From the Ground Up.......2005-09-06

                                          First of all, don't let this book sit on your shelf! Nancy Kress is an amazing author. She has such a feel for words and makes the reader want to keep reading. It flows well from the first page.

                                          She has checklists for characterization that can be found on the internet! She divides the book in three parts: internal, external and plot.

                                          After having followed other articles and books by Ms. Kress in Writer's Digest, I knew I was a huge fan, but this book convinced me beyond a shadow of a doubt.
                                          I'm focused right now on the "internal dialogue" chapters which someone else might skip over, but is vital to my thriller.

                                          I think that's what I like so much about this book. You can zero in on what you need and don' have to read the whole book, cover to cover. She isn't chatty, and is not boring.

                                          At the end of each chapter she summarizes what she covered, which is great for me. Sometimes, I go straight to the summary to see if I want to read that chapter.

                                          I feel like I have the benefit of Nancy herself telling me where the "thin spots" are and the "implausibilty in the plot" can be found. The lessons I've learned in the few short weeks since this book arrived are amazing.
                                          If you can only afford one book right now, I seriously recommend this one.
                                          (I also think you should get her book, "Beginnings, Middles and Ends")

                                          The Only Game That Matters: The Harvard/Yale Rivalry
                                          Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
                                          • Good read...Well researched.
                                          • Interesting book, but poorly edited
                                          • The Only book that Matters
                                          • What a great piece of football history
                                          The Only Game That Matters: The Harvard/Yale Rivalry
                                          Bernard M. Corbett , and Paul Simpson
                                          Manufacturer: Crown
                                          ProductGroup: Book
                                          Binding: Hardcover

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                                          ASIN: 1400050685
                                          Release Date: 2004-10-19

                                          Book Description

                                          As Harvard graduate Roger Angell once said, “The Game picks us up each November and holds us for two hours and...all of us, homeward bound, sense that we are different yet still the same. It is magic.”

                                          For hundreds of thousands of alumni and fans, the annual clash between Harvard and Yale inspires a sense of nostalgia and pride unequaled anywhere in sports. For much of the year Ivy League football is overshadowed by powerhouse programs such as Miami and Michigan. But not on the third Saturday of November, when all eyes turn to New England for the legendary battle between the Crimson and the Blue. In The Only Game That Matters, Bernard M. Corbett and Paul Simpson explore what makes this iconic rivalry so revered, so beloved, and so pivotal in college football history.

                                          Known simply as “The Game,” this tradition-soaked Ivy League feud began in 1875, and it has been leading the evolution of college football ever since. Although the Ivy League hasn’t had a national champion in decades, The Game still stands alone in the college football pantheon. It is a living history, its roots reaching back to a time when young men took to the field for the sake of competition, not for a chance at a million-dollar pro contract. The Game, then and now, features the true student athlete.

                                          Of course, it also features bloody brawls, ingenious pranks, and breathtaking comebacks. The Only Game That Matters recounts the 2002 season through the eyes of players and coaches, interweaving the modern-day experience with great stories of classic games past. By tracing this venerable competition from its inception—looking at such legendary games as 1894’s Bloodbath in Hampden Park and Harvard’s 29–29 “win” in 1968 and such influential coaches as Yale’s Walter Camp, the father of football as we know it—the anatomy of a rivalry emerges. Culminating in the thrilling 2002 contest, The Only Game That Matters illuminates the unique place this storied feud occupies in today’s sports world. To the game of football, to the spirit of rivalry, to the Crimson and Blue faithful, The Game is the only game that matters.

                                          “In this book about the remarkable football rivalry between Harvard and Yale, Bernard M. Corbett and Paul Simpson capture the unique intensity of this famous game, as felt by the teams who go all out on each play, and by the families and the alumni in the stands who live and die by each touchdown.”
                                          —From the Foreword by Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Harvard ’56

                                          “The Only Game That Matters does a great job of explaining why Yale/Harvard is The Game – one that does matter, and should matter more. It is a shining example of what college football and amateur sports should be.”
                                          —From the Foreword by Governor George E. Pataki, Yale ’67

                                          “Harvard is playing Yale in football again and again in The Game, and you’re part of the crowd with Bernard M. Corbett and Paul Simpson’s wonderful look at this great rivalry. Stand next to a Kennedy on one side, a Bush on the other, and watch The Only Game That Matters unfold through the years. By the end you’ll feel like a successful alum. Great stuff!”
                                          —Leigh Montville, author of Ted Williams and At the Altar of Speed

                                          “In 1894, Harvard president Charles Eliot claimed football was ‘unfit for colleges,’ and condemned the game as ‘more brutalizing than prizefighting, cockfighting, or bullfighting.’ Happily, his view didn’t prevail over the long run, or else we’d not have The Only Game That Matters.”
                                          —Bill Littlefield, Yale ’70, author of Fall Classics and host of NPR’s "Only a Game"

                                          “To understand Ohio State/Michigan, Florida/Florida State, and USC/UCLA, you need to understand Harvard/Yale. The Only Game That Matters is a great place to start.”
                                          —Lee Corso, college football analyst, ESPN

                                          “I was delighted at how the pages of The Only Game That Matters evoked the sense of competition and camaraderie that marks these great events, for they are about much more than just a football score. This book is a joy to read for anyone who appreciates the real values of college football.”
                                          —Jack Ford, Yale ’72, news anchor and correspondent

                                          “Regardless of who wins or loses the games, the stories revealed in The Only Game That Matters about the people who play in them are well worth hearing, whether you are a graduate of the schools, a football fan, or merely someone interested in the human condition.”
                                          —John Feinstein, bestselling author of A Civil War, The Last Amateurs, and Caddy for Life

                                          Customer Reviews:

                                          4 out of 5 stars Good read...Well researched........2006-08-28

                                          Not only is this a good read into the history of the Harvard/Yale rivalry, but it is also a nice glimpse into the origin and development of college football as well as the development of the sport of football as it is played today. As a fan of an SEC school, it definitely gave me an appreciation of the Ivy League.

                                          3 out of 5 stars Interesting book, but poorly edited.......2005-10-14

                                          The book was interesting and a fun read for any Harvard or Yale grad...or any fan of college football. However, I counted at least three errors in the book. Early in the book President Theodore Roosevelt is listed as being from the Harvard Class of 1880. Several pages later he's listed as the class of 1895. (1880 is the correct date...) In discussions of Frank Hinkey, he is mentioned as one of only 5 four-time All Americans. In the photo section, his picture is accompanied by a description that says he is one of 11 four-time All Americans. Then, there is discussion of Ivy League football dropping from Division I-A to I-AA. At first this is mentioned as having happened in 1982. Later in the book, the 1974 Yale team is noted to have the best defense in Division I-AA. (But they were still in Division I-A in '74, weren't they?)

                                          Anyway, these were three glaring errors that I picked up without doing any research or fact-checking. It just makes me wonder how many other errors are in the book that I didn't notice?

                                          5 out of 5 stars The Only book that Matters.......2004-11-10

                                          In the 1875-1876 football game, Harvard beat Yale 4 to 0. The next year it was Yale's turn to win 1 to 0. In fact that began a winning streak that lasted until 1891 (to be sure there were some 0 to 0 ties and a few years when they didn't play) when when Harvard finally won 12 to 6.

                                          But in spite of a few tidbits like these, this isn't a history book. This is almost a eulogy to the rivalry. Perhaps eulogy isn't exactly the right word since they usually reflect on something past, and this rivalry certainly isn't over.

                                          The book is historical, but spends most of its time on the recent games, players, and coaches. The two writers are both Massachusetts men, but then again, Massachusetts is just a short physical distance from New Haven. Delightful book.

                                          5 out of 5 stars What a great piece of football history.......2004-10-27

                                          Every fall, colleges from far and wide gather together in some of the most intense and passionate rivalries in all of sports. Whether it be the classic rivals of Ohio State-Michigan, Army-Navy, or Auburn-Alabama, nothing truly compares to a game between two longly contested institutions. However of all the great traditional rivalries perhaps none exemplifies the true and humble beginnings of football better than Harvard and Yale. With this outstanding piece of football commentary and history, Corbett and Simpson give the reader a true sense of what The Game is truly about: sportsmanship, loyalty, and tradition. Whether your a die-hard alumni or a casual fan of good football, this book will keep you interested and motivated to know more. You begin to understand and apprieciate the rivalry that this is. Since many of the great Division I-AA rivarlies, like Harvard-Yale or Lehigh-Lafayette, don't get as much attention from the press, its very refreshing to see an example of the true student-athelete at his triumphal and inspiring best. The young men of Harvard and Yale, coming from different backgrounds and lives, come together every year not to showcase their own individual skills for NFL scouts but rather represent the institutions that have come to exemplify American excellence the last 300 hundred years. You don't even have to have gone to either school to gain a general sense of pride when observing such a rivalry unfold. It is simply inspiring and uplifting to know that sports are still played for the love of the game and to know with a combined effort anything is possible for a team. A truly honorable feat by both schools to keep tradition and pride alive in a otherwise prideless sports landscape.

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