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If you have ever had the notion that science is dull business, this book will change your mind. Hardly your stereotypical scientist in a white lab coat, James Watson in his prime was fiercely competitive, brash, and irreverent, and caused controversy wherever he went, simultaneously inspiring and exasperating his colleagues. His arrogance, lack of tact, and love of gossip were only overshadowed by his passion, drive, and genius, allowing him to attract the most brilliant thinkers (and generous funding) to his projects. On the cutting edge of molecular biology since the mid1950s, Watson, along with collaborator Francis Crick, won the Nobel Prize in 1962 for discovering the double-helix structure of DNA. In 1965 he wrote Molecular Biology of the Gene, his textbook on molecular biology, followed by his controversial and entertaining The Double Helix in 1968. An "intellectual manager" on a grand scale, he built Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory into one of the great biological centers of the world and was chosen in 1988 by the National Academy of Sciences to be the first director of the Human Genome Project.

Since Watson chose not to cooperate with Victor McElheny, neither he nor his family were interviewed for the book, but this does not detract from the work, since the author focuses strictly on Watson's professional life anyway. And McElheny is certainly qualified to do so: not only did he work with Watson for four years, he has also been a science reporter for over four decades. He bases his book on personal observations and on extensive interviews with nearly 50 scientists who have worked closely with Watson. McElheny details the past half-century of breakthroughs with considerable color and a wealth of revealing anecdotes. A self-declared optimist most interested in using science to "improve human life," Watson placed himself on the frontlines of the war on cancer in order to make the largest possible impact. In doing so, writes McElheny, he "may have influenced the thinking of biologists more than any other scientist during this half-century." A fascinating portrait of a remarkable man. --Shawn Carkonen

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"A real page-turner.... If Victor McElheny is not already a prince among science writers, this book should elevate him to that high position." --Judah Folkman, Nature Medicine

The most influential scientist of the last century, James Watson has been at dead center in the creation of modern molecular biology. This masterful biography brings to life the extraordinary achievements not only of Watson but also all those working on this cutting edge of scientific discovery, such as Walter Gilbert, Francis Crick, Franois Jacob, and David Baltimore. From the ruthless competition in the race to identify the structure of DNA to a near mutiny in the Harvard biology department, to clashes with ethicists over issues in genetics, Watson has left a wake of detractors as well as fans. Victor McElheny probes brilliantly behind the veil of Watson's own invented persona, bringing us close to the relentless genius and scientific impresario who triggered and sustained a revolution in science.

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breakthrough and epilogue.......2005-02-11

For anyone else, a career that includes a stint at Harvard as a professor and mentor to numerous successful scientists, several decades spent rebuilding Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory into a world-renowned scientific center, and the opportunity to steer the Human Genome Project, would be considered a tremendous success. For James Watson, that was all just an epilogue to his Nobel Prize-winning deduction of the structure of DNA. Double Helix, Watson's million-selling account of this breakthrough, is one of the most compelling books ever written about science. Genes, Girls and Gamow, his recent book about his subsequent career, does not have the same power.

Victor McElheny largely covers the same periods that Watson describes in his autobiographical works, but he adds more description of Watson's education and concentrates more on his professional career. The book is well-researched and informative; McElheny interviewed scores of Watson's associates and pored over previous reminiscences by Watson and Crick, among others. A previous employee and a longtime admirer of Watson's, McElheny occasionally veers toward hagiography, but he is generally balanced in his portrayal of the eccentric scientist. Unfortunately, the biography suffers from several flaws that are no fault of the author. Watson was working on his own book, so declined to be interviewed for this work. The absence of his account is telling, especially in regard to his private life and his resignation from the Human Genome Project. The chapters on the discovery of DNA structure are thoroughly engaging, but Watson has already told that story. The rest of the book reads like a long anticlimax; it is interesting but lacks the motivating story of Watson's years at Cambridge.

This is a good book about one of the most intriguing figures of 20th-century science, but my biggest praise for it is that it inspired me to reread the Double Helix. As McElheny shows, Watson never rested on his laurels, but his later career was not as remarkable as his early breakthrough. There are few things that are.

People and molecular biology, a great combination.......2003-09-02

Victor K. McElheny, the author of WATSON AND DNA, worked under Watson at Cold Spring Harbor on the north shore of Long Island, New York, as director of Banbury Center from 1978 to 1982, organizing conferences on environmental sources of cancer. This did not attract much money. Support from the National Cancer Institute "took the form of book purchases." (p. 175). Industry had to provide funding when deficits became severe, but Watson was willing to provide credit for others when money came in. "Watson said that a conference on patenting life forms that I staged in 1981 had opened the way to the $7.5 million research cooperation between CSHL and Exxon." (p. 176). There is a site map of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on page 173, and I needed to page through the book to find it, since there is no list of illustrations. Page 58 showing DNA DOUBLE HELIX and FOUR BASES AS BASE PAIRS OF DNA is a schematic from MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL by Bruce Alberts et al. An X-ray image of DNA made by Rosalind Franklin in May 1952 is shown on the third page of photographs following page 178.

The twentieth century produced some individual thinkers, and in scientific research those who were determined to be the first to provide an answer were seen by experts who had patiently acquired their knowledge as aspiring upstarts. Anyone who could help them was likely to be like Erwin Chargaff, when Francis Crick "forgot which base was which. He did not know which bases had NH[subscript]2, amino groups. You could always look these up in a book! Chargaff drew the formulas for the two smart alecks. They were so ignorant. He recalled, `I never met two men who knew so little and aspired to so much.' They talked a lot about the `pitch' of the bases with respect to the long axis of DNA. After the humiliating interview, Chargaff jotted a note: `two pitchmen in search of a helix.' He was not in a hurry to find the DNA structure. Watson and Crick's ambition, and their worry about Pauling's beating them to the structure, left Chargaff cold." (p. 48).

One of the keys to the structure was that "It possessed a type of symmetry called `monoclinic C2,' which specified that the two helical chains ran in opposite directions. . . . In ten turns, then, the rung-like pairs of bases would be repeated, implying a rotation of 36 degrees from one base pair to the next." (p. 55). It took a long time to get the proper form of molecules for the basic structure, with NH[subscript]2 instead of NH groups. Watson was working with "enol" forms instead of "keto" until the fourth week of February, 1953, when Jerry Donahue convinced Watson which shapes were basic. "The particular tautomeric form governed which hydrogen bonds could form between bases. With enol, it wouldn't work. With keto it would. Donohue's intervention was vital." (p. 56).

The number of people working in molecular biology has increased so much since the basic elements of the field were figured out in this fashion that readers of this book are unlikely to achieve the fame acquired by many of the people this book describes. Few will have the opportunity to go "to Fort Detrick, Maryland, the heavily guarded enclave where the military tried to make biological weapons out of deadly pathogens, and soon found that, as Watson said, `there was nothing good to tell the President.' The pathogens were useless in a superpower conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union, each with thousands of nuclear warheads." (p. 216). Ultimately, "Said Watson, `You can't imagine them banning anything they thought would work.' " (p. 217). This book does not reach the point of trying to find WMD so we can ban them all over again, in places we sold them to after "Watson's Harvard colleague Matthew Meselson helped convince President Nixon to stop the work and destroy supplies." (p. 217).

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Very Helpful Book.......2005-06-27

The reviewer below, C Fink, wrote a great review of this book, but I have one comment to add: although the author is a runner and some of the studies he cites are based on runners, the author states clearly that any aerobic exercise is fine. I'm not a runner and as I was reading, I didn't think of it as a running book (I prefer bicycling and hiking/walking).

I've read quite a few books on depression and anxiety. Although many of them helped me to learn and understand, this book was the most practical/pragmatic. Move your body, breathe hard, you'll feel better. (As the author states, one may also need therapy and medication.)

I feel like giving this book to people living with depression and/or anxiety. It could make a huge difference.

Good News from a Runner's World.......2004-07-30

I came to Johnsgard's book as a recreational runner with none of the psychological disorders he addresses in his book (none diagnosed, anyway). Actually, the title of this delightful book is something of a misnomer; only one of the four sections deals specifically with mental health. In the other three sections, Johnsgard-a psychology professor and a long-time distance runner-takes what I would call an anthropological view of the sport, addressing, as he does, the history of Homo Sapiens and our natural inclination to run. Johnsgard's book is a training manual, a DSM4, and a natural history all in one.

What I appreciated most about the book-and there's plenty here for expert runners as well as beginners-was the author's unique perspective. Using both clinical data and anthropological evidence, Johnsgard shows us how far we've come from Shangri-La, and how running can help us return. The author is a fellow homo-naturalis, so if you're homo-progressus, you're not going to find your techno-manna here. Johnsgard debunks the protein diet fads and gives evidence that elements of the hunter-gatherer existence are necessary for physical and mental well-being.

Johnsgard is foremost a good storyteller, and beginning with book's prologue, he incorporates elements of case study to illuminate his topics. The result is a thoroughly interesting read about the science and history of running. And while the author is always knowledgeable about his subjects-from existential drift to cardiorespiratory fitness-he's humble too; one gets the sense that he's learned all this news the hard way, and at some personal expense. Johnsgard comes across as the kind of runner you'd like to meet on the trail.

Chances are you'll see yourself often in these pages, and that you'll come away with at least a few ideas for self-improvement through exercise.

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The Last Days of Haute Cuisine

The Last Days of Haute Cuisine: The Coming of Age of American Restaurants
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Snooty waiters, seating by social pedigree, and food copied from the classical French canon--these facts of restaurant life are mostly gone from our modern dining scene. But how did this status-based system, typical of the postwar period, mutate into today's uniquely American fine-dining "experience"--a populist stew of New Californian, ethnic, and domesticated French and Italian cooking? Patric Kuh's The Last Days of Haute Cuisine: America's Culinary Revolution tells all, deftly and with wit. "European gastronomy was about the few," says Kuh, "the American market about the many. When they came together they created a whole new form: the modern American restaurant."

The story begins in 1939 with the arrival in New York of Henri Soulé, maître restaurateur of the city's very luxe Le Pavillon. It proceeds to explore such dining milestones as the counterculture-spawned Chez Panisse, Spago and other grilled-pizza lodestars, Sirio Maccione's post-elitist Le Cirque, and Danny Meyer's high-end yet democratized Union Square Cafe. It also tells of food deities like Julia Child, M.F.K. Fisher, James Beard, and Alice Waters--and the cookbook writers, celebrity chefs, and restaurateurs (roles sometimes embodied in a single person) who help craft our modern culinary world. A chef himself, Kuh also presents (sometimes gratuitously) personal anecdotes about the back-of-the-house restaurant cosmos. The Last Days of Haute Cuisine will delight readers with even a passing interest in the American food scene; they will learn much about the restaurant business, its life and lore, and, finally, the way we eat today.

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Combining an insider's passion with down-to-earth humor, chef and food writer Patric Kuh traces the evolution of American high-style restaurants from the 1941 opening of Le Pavillon to the recent rise of less traditional restaurants, such as Le Cirque, Spago, and Danny Meyer's Union Square group. Kuh takes readers inside this high-stakes business, sharing little-known anecdotes, describing legendary cooks and bright new star chefs, and relating his own reminiscences. Populated by a host of food personalities, including Julia Child, M.F.K. Fisher, and James Beard, Kuh's social and cultural history of America's great restaurants reveals the dramatic transformations in U.S. cuisine.

"If you believe we are what we eat, this is the book that tells you who we are." (The San Diego Union-Tribune) ßAUTHORBIO: Patric Kuh is a Paris-trained chef who has worked in preeminent restaurants in France, New York, and California. He has written a novel, as well as numerous articles for Gourmet, Esquire, Salon.com, and Los Angeles magazine.

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Read if you must.......2006-01-11

Reading this book, I find that the author's ego interferes often with the documentation of how America went from Haute cuisine to the modern "American" restaurant. One particular passage paints his mother (a cook) in the same light as Elizabeth David and M.F.K.Fisher, and leaves me wondering why, if she was so enlightened, do I not see her book on the shelf. Throughout the book, he comes off as an average cook that could no longer take the heat, and left the kitchen to write.

With about 30 pages left to go, I cringe each time I reach for the book to attempt to finish it as what the author must perceive as colorful writing becomes more laborious with each page.

That said, there is definitely some interesting information, and if you can indeed labor through some of its issues, and weave around the author's bias, you will be somewhat rewarded. (I especially found some of the La Pavillion information interesting after finishing Jacques Pepin's autobiography.)

Bottom line - if you are seriously interested in reading about American gastronomy, this might we worth a look if you can pick a copy up cheap. I only wish someone with more skill had taken on the project, as it was, in fact, an excellent idea for a book.

Interesting.......2005-11-28

In this book, chef and author Patric Kuh explores the rich history of fine restaurants in the United States throughout the twentieth century. It is a story that takes you from La Pavillon to the Four Seasons, Lutéce, and all the way to Le Cirque, Chez Panisse, and Stars. More importantly, it tells the interesting story of the chefs and matre d's who have produced high cuisine in this country.

I wanted to read it for a few reasons. First, I hoped that it would help connect the dots for me. Any time you pick up a French cookbook, the authors tend to reminisce about restaurants and chefs they liked, but wasn't able to place them in any sort of context. Second, I was interested in seeing where the author went with the book's subtitle: America's culinary revolution. To me, the title implies that haute cuisine is dead.

For me, the book was successful on both accounts. After reading it, I can finally place many great names and restaurants into their appropriate historical and cultural contexts. For example, I knew that Troisgros was a great chef, but I didn't know where he fit into things.

As for Kuh's second point, I thought that his analysis was interesting, insightful, and subtle. This doesn't mean that I agree with him. If he wanted to show that haute cuisine is dead in this country, I don't necessarily think that he's correct. The food hasn't changed terribly much, but the atmosphere of the gastronomical restaurant has undergone a revolution. The exclusivity of haute cuisine, combinant with the notion that dining is meant to demonstrate class rather than seek pleasure, are two ideas that have lost popularity over time.

There are some things that I don't particularly like about the book. Unlike other reviewers, I don't mind the manner in which the narrative is presented. Yes, it might seem like rambling, but it does enrich the story. What I don't like:
1. There's so much French in the beginning. If you feel the need to understand everything Kuh says, be prepared to read the book with your copy of the Larouse Gastronomique (what? you don't already have a copy? get one!) close at hand. Specifically, many dish names are not translated. This, of course, serves a point. Earlier in the twentieth century, restaurants had menus primarily in French. Today, many gastronomical restaurants have menus in English.
2. I think the book would have been better if it had been longer. In many instances, Kuh gives a glimpse of a name or a restaurant but then never explores it. It leaves me wanting to know a lot more than the author gives me. If you're reading the book for its historical narrative (rather than the foodie angle), you'll probably be frustrated that the author doesn't cast his net wider and deeper. However, this book is ostensibly meant for ordinary people. It isn't meant to be an academic work, and so it can't be criticized for not delivering.

All in all, this is a good book. Don't be discouraged mid-course; the real gem of the book is the last chapter.

Sigh..........2005-03-27

It's hard not to love the idea of this book, just as it is easy to hate marred execution. A fascinating botch job, but still a botch.

As seems to be the case with the authors of many social histories, Kuh is so enamored with the fact that he got to this idea first--and it is a "why-didn't-I-think-of-that? one--that he inserts his story into the mix; in this case, he'd like to see a parallel to Joyce's Portrait of the Artist--but he ain't Joyce, and clearly isn't much of a cook. He's a great hypocrite, however: I found it hilarious that a guy critiquing culinary elitism continuously throws out french dishes without translating or providing an explanation of the dish. You will be amazed at how little discussion of food there is in here.

I won't dwell on the grammatical errors or preening prose--other reviews have--but I will say that the most dishearterning aspect of the book is the author's inability to get over himself, which severely limits his coverage. Clearly, he's not good enough of a writer or thinker to understand his own bias--because he fetishizes the past; makes his time in the kitchen (60s and 70s) to be the most important era in food history (of course!); and then tries to act like a distant, objective journalist for the present, treating it like clinical, lifeless business. This supposed distance kills the book's intent: instead of tracing the evolution of the American restaurant, he ends up lionizing the past and trashing the last twenty years of professional cooking, which get few pages and absolutely no discussion about the food produced. It's remarkable, given all that has transpired in the last 15 years, that he spends no energy on the fact that America is the culinary center of the world, yet can come back to talk about Henri Soule again and again.

The book you're looking for has not been written yet.

William Faulkner writes a Food Book.......2004-04-15

I couldn't follow this book until the last 4 chapters. Kuh does not write with any sense of order, pattern, or routine. The beginning chapters are a mess.

It's just so hard to follow...reminds me of the first section in The Sound and the Fury.

I suppose if you are very familiar with US FOOD HISTORY you can figure it out. I am not. I am well versed in Taco Bell and Pizza Hut. I bought this book to enlighten myself and learn about the history of American Cuisine.

Having said that, the last 1/3rd of the book is pretty good. My favorite parts are the history of Chez Panisse (co-ed naked cooks) and the opening of Le Cirque in Vegas.

I am glad I read it, but it took too much work to enjoy.

Like a tough steak.

The Last Days of Haute Cuisine.......2004-03-12

Patric Kuh is a food critic for Los Angeles Magazine currently, although he has been a chef and has traveled widely. He grew up in Spain and Ireland, then headed to France to learn cooking. He spent some time working in the kitchen of "21" in New York and then for a San Francisco couple before ending up in Los Angeles. This book describes and explains the evolution of fine cuisine in the United States from the introduction of French cooking in the 1939 Chicago World's Fair to the foundation of Alice Water's Chez Panisse (and beyond). The writing is lucid and interesting. Highly recommended.

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Good Basic Information.......2004-01-30

I got this book when I became interested in wildlife rehabilitation. I read it and then started volunteering at a wildlife rehab center. The information in this book helped to give me a head-start in caring for the animals at the center (tho nothing takes the place of hands-on). I recommended it as a good starting point.

Care of the Wild, Feathered & Furred: Treating and Feeding I.......2003-06-24

This is a great basic book for anyone rehabbing wild birds or mammels. Some things are outdated and you should always seek the advise of someone more experienced in rehabbing for their advise (or a Vet knowlegeable with wildlife)if you aren't sure or contact the National Wildlife Rehabilitation Ass. (NWRA). Always ask yourself, what does it's parents do for it or how does it survive in the wild.I found Practical Wildlife Care, by Les Stoker to be a more indepth, very helpful book to use and add to my ever-growing library

A Wonderful Book. . ........2002-07-16

This book is really helpful to me because I am currently taking care of a wild baby bird.I read information on how to feed it,treat any injuries,and the importance of a nest and warmth.The bird is doing really well now.Care of the Wild,Feathered,and Furred also has lots of information on squirrels and other small mammals.

Use with caution.......2001-03-30

This is a handy book to have on any rehabbers bookshelf. HOWEVER, it better not be the only one. Much of the information it contains is old - much advancement has been made over 25 years of rehabbing animals and even though this book has been "revised and updated" the diets and feeding information seem to have remained the same. For example - baby birds should not be encouraged to drink milk or water. You are more likely to drown them than help them. Baby birds get their water from the food their parents (or rehabber) properly provides. Still, as a resource for splinting and caring for injuries, there is some valuable information. Just be sure to supplement it with some newer publications as well.

"Revised" but not by much.......2000-07-03

I compared the 1998 "revised" edition with the original 1973 edition and found that the number of pages were exactly the same. The differences between the latest and the first editions are virtually undetectable so if you are thinking of replacing your first edition with the latest, don't bother.

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What Your Second Grader Needs to Know: Fundamentals of a Good Second Grade Education Revised (The Core Knowledge Series)

ASIN: 0385411197
Release Date: 1993-07-01

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Grade by grade, these groundbreaking and successful books provide a solid foundation in the fundamentals of a good education for first to sixth graders.

B & W photographs, linecuts, and maps throughout; two-color printing.

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in the year 2006, does a 5th grader need to know this?.......2006-05-28

Maybe or Maybe not.

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What Your 5th Grader Need To Know -
E. D. Hirsch Jr. -
Manufacturer: Doubleday Publishing -
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000R9MKP2

What Your 5th Grader Needs to Know: Fundamentals of Good Fifth-Grade Education

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What Your 5th Grader Needs to Know: Fundamentals of Good Fifth-Grade Education
E.D. Hirsch
Manufacturer: Doubleday
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000O8ULIE

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the classic novel about AIDS.......2004-03-14

Liston Pope's Floriane is an epic treatment of what the AIDS epidemic has meant for many families. It is filled with life and interest, as the eminent 19th century critic David Daiches has said of it. Thad Floriani is an artist of genius, but he must fight against the homophobia of his flamboyant Italian-American mother, and his New England mafia stepfather, in order to realize himself as an artist and live life his own way. There is so much emotion, passion, humor, wordplay, classical allusion and general literary merit to this novel, that I don't know why the Publisher's Weekly reviewer would want to say such negative things about it. I guess whenever something new, vital, serious, literary in the best sense, comes along, there will always be those who feel threatened by it and wish to discredit it. Bravo, Floriane! Everybody should read this book, so we could have a more tolerant and caring world.

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Couldn't put it down.......2007-08-01

At first a little smug, this book turned into a page turner. While I hesitate to say I found it satisfying - what about war and cruelty could make anyone feel this way? - Anthony Cowling's book fulfilled my need to know what happened in detail to those in his situation, which was also my father's situation. On a hunt for knowledge about the period, this book pulled no punches but retained a detached dignity and humour which helped me to keep reading even the most difficult parts. Well written, I am so glad I found it.

Thanks Anthony Cowling for your generosity in putting your memories on paper for hunters like me who are looking for their pasts.

Missing Link in Japanese Injustice WWII.......2005-04-07

I have always found info on Japanese cruelties & injustice in Asia during WWII missing in most libraries & museums, possibly due to heavy cover-ups by the economically-powerful Japanese, or intentional neglect from the western powers. This candid & enlightening book reflects the survival experience by a young British POW presents unbiased realities in WWII Death Camps, that all Asians (esp. Japanese) should pass on to their younger generations, to learn from the grave mistakes of the past. "Recommended for school libraries....it deals with monstrous human cruelty yet is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit" J. Jackson, Univ. of Victoria, B.C., Canada.

A Must for Human Rights & Asian Studies, WW2 Death Camps.......2005-04-07

An inspiring & actual experience as written by Tony Cowling, M.I.D., C.D., B. Ed., M.Ed. As a 2nd generation Chinese living in N. America, I now fully appreciate the often taken-for-granted freedom & human rights prevalent here : survival & meaning of life. Dr. A.Forbes,M.D., Dr. R. Phelps,M.D., Lt. Dan Duff, Sgt. Pilot Ron Blackmore all contributes to the touching details of the Semarang Camp in Haruku Is.,Sulawesi,Muna,Maccassar,Java,& Ambon Is. Casualty rate of 80% out of 2071 POW sent! At times humorous, touching reflections from a modest man with great spirit & comradeship, who bestowed hope & endeavor to his other POWs to stay alive amid utter humiliation & incarceration. Foreword by Air Chef Marshal Sir Michael Armitage, KCB,CBE,RAF (RTD),Former Commander of Royal College of Defense Studies,London is authoritative on the incidence. Info (2 appendices)about the beheadings of men in Amahai is now included with the newest 2003 ed, as the publishers were relectant to reveal these cruelties with their previous printings. Recent developments in USA military involvements in Middle East & the emerging influence of China in East & West balance shed new insights to the author in his constant spiritual search of WHY in human nature & history! Highly recommended for all politicians, asians & university students to better understand the real complexities of our world. Does History repeat itself?

excellent , a really good read........1998-04-09

The true story of a 17 year old boy captured by the Japanese in Indonesia He survived a horrendous death rate and beat the odds against starvation and brutallity.This book is an inspiration to all. Definitely a must read.

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