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The Road to Glory: Confederate General Richard S. Ewell
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The Writing Life of James D. Watson
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James Watson's fame as a scientist and research leader overshadows his considerable achievements as an innovator in the form and style of scientific communication. This book surveys Watson's books and essays from the perennially best-selling The Double Helix through his classic textbooks of the 1960s and 70s, polemics on ethical questions about genetic technology, to more recent works of autobiography.
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Medisin is GREAT!.......2007-01-18
I received this book as a birthday present in September of last year. I read the book in a couple of days but I keep it with me b/c I use it as a reference tool. This is my bible. I purchased two copies during the holiday season to give away as gifts. This is an excellent tool for healthy living especially if you are willing to do the work. It takes a whole lot more than just reading the book but this is a great start.
Eat To Live - Don't Live To Eat.......2006-06-12
Dick Gregory is absolutely correct when he stated that this book should be next too everyone's Bible. The information conveyed, if adhered to, can possibly save, or, provide the quality of life that we all wish for. Read this book! Study this book! Tell your family members to read this book! All the monetary success in the world means absolutely nothing if you are in bad health!
Medisin.......2006-05-24
Poor health is a lucrative revenue source that has been exploited by the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. This book is the truth. Incontrovertible. It contains proven information the pharmaceutical industry and the medical community have long surpressed. This knowledge will allow each of us to become proactive instead of reactive about our health. Indeed, our health is our only true wealth.
--Lisa
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Very Helpful.......2006-05-18
The research that has gone into this book is astounding. The poisons and toxins that we are putting into our bodies are killing us. Hats off to Dr. Whitaker for bringing this type of information to our attention so that we can become healthier human beings.
Knowing the truth will truly make you free!!.......2006-05-14
Brilliant, Brilliant. This is one of the most important books I have ever read in my life. It is thoroughly researched, and contains undisputable evidence that the current food / medical industry is part of a large Matrix designed to keep us as constant consumers of their poisonous products. There is no need to argue over what we BELIEVE, we must study to show ourselves approved, so that we may KNOW. Thank you DR.Whitaker; you most certainly have showed yourself approved and the Most High and the Ancestors are smiling upon you.
-PEACE
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Kjaerlighets Medisin
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Bibliografi over alternativ medisin og behandling i Norge til og med 1980 (Skrifter / UBO)
Ann Helene Bolstad Skjelbred
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Folkemedisin og lærd medisin: Norsk medisinsk kvardag pa 1800-talet
Olav Bø
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Medisin-- kunst eller vitenskap?
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Verbs are presented alphabetically, one verb to a page, and shown in all of their forms.
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There's a better book to get.......2007-06-14
I purchased this booking thinking it would give me a good overview of Swedish verbs. It's a good book but way to complicated, especially if you are a beginner. I recommend getting the book called 2,000 Common Swedish Verbs, by David Hensleigh. This book is easy and has more verbs. If you have ever taken a professional Swedish class it is in the same format that the teachers want to see you put your verbs.
Very useful.......2006-07-31
As above this book is really very useful. It was exactly what I was searching for.
It would have been better if it contained more than 201 verbs.
GREAT.......2006-02-04
This is the only Swedish verb book similar to the 501 series (except this is a 201, or course) on Swedish verbs that I have been able to find. It is a very helpful book for Swedish. I recommend any new student of Swedish buy this with the Essentials of Swedish Grammar book by Passport Books (NTC/Contemporary Publishing Group). Simply great. This helped me a lot.
The Only Issue.......2005-05-14
Of course, who could live without this book while studying Swedish? Full conj and everything! The only issue I have with this book is that there are only 201 and not 501 verbs like in the other books by Barrons.
Excellent book.......2004-09-18
I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who is interested in learning Swedish. The authors do a wonderful job in explaining different aspects of swedish verbs and their declensions. Also, the part on strong verbs is excellent. Instead of telling you to memorize a bunch of rules, they help you see the pattern. They also do well explaining archaic verb forms, which is good for anyone who wants to read older historical texts and maybe even family relics from a century ago. This is a great book and you won't regret getting it!
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"Although I never physically fit in . . . being the sole tall, awkward African American among a sea of beautiful blonde, blue-eyed Swedes, it was my home. When I tasted the first potato of the summer, just dug out of the ground, or when I picked the first ripe cloudberry and popped it in my mouth, or when I took in the scent of seawater and we grilled salmon just off the boat, it didn't matter what I looked like - I was Swedish. I was home, and I did belong." -Helene Henderson Drawing on her fondest childhood memories, Helene Henderson offers welcome insight into the treasures of Swedish cooking. From the potato, a Swedish staple, to dessert, the start of Swedish cuisine, The Swedish Table contains more than 125 recipes, including Yellow Pea Soup with Bacon (Artsoppa), Lentil Salad with Radishes (Linssallad), Aquavit and Dill Marinated Salmon (Gravlax), Swedish Meatballs with Gravy (Kottbullar), and the country's traditional pastry, Bulla. Encompassing both traditional Swedish dishes and modern, updated recipes, Henderson combines the ingredients and scents from the past with the produce and flavor of today. The Swedish Table includes an extensive guide to Swedish traditions and celebrations, the foods that accompany them, and a color gallery of photos. With this complete collection of elegant yet easy-to-follow recipes, Henderson takes us on an enticing tour through the magic of the forest, the lakes, and the farms of the Swedish countryside.
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Wonderful.......2005-10-20
The Swedish Table demonstrates that not only are the French good cooks, but so are the Swedes!
Helene Henderson was born and raised in Sweden. She learned cooking from her grandmother and worked in the family business. She owns a catering business in Los Angeles where she is known for utilizing organic food. She lives there with her husband and three children.
This book has some lovely color photos. Henderson takes us on a journey with each recipe and makes me feel her enthusiasm and love of her heritage. Her recipes are easy-to-read and being she has been living in the United States, she understands what we don't know of her culture and does an excellent job at explaining the food and culture. Her recipes are so well written that this book is perfect for the novice or for the person curious of Swedich cuisine.
The chapters included in this book are: Hot and Chilled Soups; Potatoes; Meat, Game and Chicken; Fish and Shellfish; Vegetables and Salads; Sandwiches; Eggs, Waffles and Pancakes; Desserts, Pastries and Bread; Beverages; and Wild Berry Preserves.
Some wonderful recipes you will find in this book are: Gravlax and Nasturtium Sandwiches with Mustard-Dill sauce, Lentil Soup with Roasted Garlic and Baby New Potatoes, Roasted Baby Beet Salad, Sweet Rolls with Almond Paste.
I would have never thought that I would be a fan of Swedish food, but now I am. This book has inspired me to research more about the country and desires to visit the country.
An inviting and unusual blend of dishes which blend traditional Swedish flavors with modern updates.......2005-09-07
Author/cook Helene Henderson is an Afro-American, Swedish-born chef raised in Sweden, where she learned to cook: her childhood memories spice The Swedish Table, an inviting and unusual blend of dishes which blend traditional Swedish flavors with modern updates. Discussions of Swedish traditions and celebrations and many color photos spice a fine set of dishes, from a Lox and Cream Cheese Quiche to an unusual Juniper/Lavender Marinated Leg of Lamb. Where the usual Swedish cookbook emphases fish main dishes, The Swedish Table ably demonstrates the diversity of Swedish dishes available to cooks.
AMAZING.......2005-05-30
An amazing buy, simple easy to use recipies! i never realized how much I would love swedish cooking. I have been using it for almost every meal!
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La cuestión de los animales: teoría de la moral aplicada
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¿Tienen derechos morales los animales? Contrariamente a la opinión de los padres filosóficos del movimiento en pro de los derechos de los animales, cuya opinión ha estado en boga en los últimos años, Peter Carruthers sostiene que no. Este libro, provocativo y a la vez juiciosamente argumentado, está dirigido a todos los interesados en los derechos de los animales, cualquiera que sea su opinión sobre el tema. También constituye una dinámica introducción a la ética y demuestra la importancia real de las cuestiones teóricas de esa disciplina. 'Una reflexión sumamente inteligente y filosóficamente profunda acerca de nuestras obligaciones para con las demás especies animales.' Stephen L. Darwall, Universidad de Michigan, Ann Arbor 'Quienes se interesan por el tema de los derechos de los animales deberían leer este libro.' Michael S. Gazzaniga, Facultad de Medicina de Dartmouth
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Filled with a great deal of practical information, this little guide can teach you all the ins and outs of selling your arts and crafts. The Basic Guide shows you how to find buyers; price your work; succeed at craft shows; sell to stores, galleries, trade shows, and corporations; build a mail-order business; deal with basic business and financial considerations; and use promotional materials. It even tells you what to do if you've followed all this good advice and your work still isn't selling. The appendices list names and addresses of organizations, buyers' directories, craft-fair guides, display suppliers, and more. Venues that are not often covered in other books on the subject are explored here, such as selling at home parties or to interior designers, teaching crafts workshops, or opening your own crafts gallery.
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A few decades ago, stepparent homes were few and in between, but today they have become almost as common as non-stepparent homes. In Why Is A Stepfather Called A Stepfather? J. F. McCormick, III., focuses on the stepfather because it seems as though the majority of stepparent homes are headed by stepfathers. He then differentiates between the bad stepfather and the good stepfather. The latter being the one who deserves a lot of praise but rarely receives it because society lumps the good in with the bad and looks down on both. The good stepfather deserves much praise because he is constantly exposed to problems with the children and many times with his wife that the biological father don't have to face. Problems like being told: "You're not my father! You can't tell me what to do!" Problems like being told: "You're not their father! You can't spank them!" God's special love for stepfathers comes to view as He arranged for Moses and Jesus to be raised by stepfathers! Many mothers and stepchildren will be challenged to value good stepfathers the way that God values them as they strive to make a difficult family situation more livable.
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LIGHT MY FIRE: MY LIFE WITH THE DOORS.
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"Wryly intelligent...mixes juicy behind-the-scenes bits...with energetic, note-by-note accounts of the evolution of the band's songs."--People
No other band has ever sounded quite like the Doors, and no other frontman has ever transfixed an audience quite the way Jim Morrison did. Ray Manzarek, the band's co-founder and keyboard player, was there from the very start--and until the sad dissolution--of the Doors. In this heartfelt and colorfully detailed memoir, complete with 16 pages of photographs, he brings us an insider's view of the brief, brilliant history...from the beginning to the end.
"A refreshingly candid read...a Doors bio worth opening."--Entertainment Weekly
"[An] engaging read."--Washington Post Book World
* By the keyboard player and co-founder of the band who saw it all
* Includes 16 pages of photos
* Extraordinary reviews from People, Entertainment Weekly, Washington Post Book World and others...Booklist calls it "literate, perceptive, and thoughtful" and says it "may be the best rock bio of the year"
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The Doors were modern but still artists.......2007-05-13
There were two different Jim Morrisons, says Ray Manzarek, whose vision along with Morrison's created the group, and whose organ playing helped distinguish its sound.
There was the Good Jim. Poetic. Artistic. Polite. So unselfish he suggested the group split all royalties and songwriting credits equally although he wrote most of the songs and was responsible for the group's singular image. Drenched in the modern and avant-garde culture of the previous century. Possessor of a huge literary bookshelf which he knew so intimately he would win repeated bets that he could identify a book pulled from its shelf, just by hearing a few lines read from it at random. Possessed of a special Dionysian spirit that Ray saw as one of the unique forces of the 1960s, and of a desire to lead others to it. Ray thought an artist ought to be president some day, and that Morrison, with his good looks, WASP roots and Native American shaman vision, might just be the guy.
Then there was the Bad Jim, a persona Manzarek dubs "Jimbo" - a drunk with a mean streak and racist tendencies, who sought to destroy the Good Jim's poetic voice. Manzarek, married to a Japanese-American, felt this acutely. Alcohol brought Jimbo to the fore. Over the Doors' short lifespan - releasing albums from 1967 to 1971, with their touring curtailed after Morrison's 1969 obscenity bust in Miami - his bandmates found him increasingly difficult to work with, and never knew on a given day if poetic Jim or drunk Jimbo would show up.
When Morrison died in Paris in 1971, a death certificate attested merely that he'd died because his heart had stopped. Most likely, he had by age 27 drunk himself to death, perhaps aided by heroin. Jimbo had won out.
The good Jim is worth remembering. Doors music still resonates 40 years later because it was truly creative, and Jim Morrison was a large part of what made them special. Art rock as a movement is usually placed in the 1970s, but the Doors were ahead of the wave, with a sound and vision spawned in 1965 while the Beatles and Beach Boys were still dominating the airwaves with teen music.
Manzarek and Morrison met at the UCLA Film School. Primarily a musician, Manzarek says he was drawn to film as a medium because it drew on all the arts. His wife was an artist. Morrison, with no musical background, was a poet. The three of them, living together for a spell, drenched themselves in art of every sort. Early stoners and acid heads, they were genuinely in pursuit of the muse.
There lurks a suspicion nowadays that modernism, in every genre, is bogus, allowing the untalented, unschooled and unskilled to rip off the unsuspecting. Think of every ridiculous modern "artwork" whose creator ever conned an art museum into devoting prime space to it - when all it was, was an entire canvas painted orange. Or a red one with a green dot in the middle. Or a sneaker nailed to a canvas. Something that made you think, "I could have done that. But why would I have wasted the time?"
The Doors remind us it doesn't have to be like this. Manzarek and Morrison were avant-gardists but also well schooled, drawn together initially through their mutual appreciation of modernist jazz master John Coltrane. Manzarek had played classical piano as a youth, had grown up in Chicago where he was exposed firsthand to the Chicago blues during its heyday in the 1950s, and had a comfortable familiarity with rock and other pop genres. Morrison had no musical background but had mastered a good century or so of avant-garde literature - Rimbaud, Celine, Jean Genet, Kerouac, the other Beats and many more. While in school, they dug all those New Wave film directors. Drummer John Densmore was a jazz drummer and also a Coltrane fan. Guitarist Robby Krieger had a background in flamenco and folk, picking the guitar with his nails instead of using a pick.
Their sound was their own - blues, jazz, rock, flamenco. Morrison's unique poetry reflected his own personal search for the beyond; their very name alluded to a William Blake poem and to their desire to strip away the barriers to true perception of reality. The Doors were modern but still artists, succeeding because they had a strong foundation in modernism of every genre and a background in classical work as well.
The Doors, artists trying to break the commercial pop or rock band mold, faced an uphill battle. Numerous record companies rejected their sound as too different and too threatening. The Doors couldn't coast; they had to be good.
They pursued their art the way artists in more classical genres go about it, standing on the shoulders of those who had gone before, immersing themselves in the modernist oeuvre - that's not an oxymoron - as they set out to create its next step.
Morrison sought for man to become free, personally and sexually. His work hasn't dated because he focused on timeless themes like sex, death, life, and rebirth, using universal imagery such as sun and water. Manzarek concurred and hoped this freedom would effect a social and political transformation. Ecstatic liberation is more likely to yield chaos, as the Doors learned the hard way in Miami when their stage nearly went down amidst thousands of surging fans. And while according to Manzarek, Morrison never actually flashed Mr. Mojo Risin' at the crowd - instead taunting and teasing the crowd with their own crude desire that he do so - his irony was easily lost on the judge and jury that convicted him.
Manzarek's telling is overripe with California New Age speak, a mish-mash of Eastern and Western religious influences, constant references to "chakras" and other mystical gobbledygook, and an obsession with finding "fascism" everywhere. Whatever one may think about it in light of later events, though, it's true to its time. This is what 1960s ferment was about. The Doors went where no one had gone before. That's what artists are supposed to do.
RAY ONLY TALKS ABOUT HIMSELF .......2007-04-03
I bought this book because the first couple of pages SEEMED to be about Jim Morrison and the Doors but it turned out that Ray only talks about himself as if he was a 16yrs old and has no mature writing in this book. Only the last few chapters of the book are actually about Jim and he keeps it brief. He only talks about having sex with his wife. NOT IMPORTANT TO SELLING A BOOK ABOUT THE DOORS AND JIM. THIS BOOK WAS HORRIBLE
Yeah Right Ray.......2006-05-28
Ray should just live life as he really is and not try to rewrite history and make himself more than he is. He was a very great musician and an integral part of the Doors. Yet he seems to be trying to convince himself and everyone else in this book that He should have been the "Rockstar" and not Jim.
Manzarek Rocks.......2006-02-01
This is the best book on The Doors I've read, by far, and I've read most all from Patricia K's self-centered, obsessive effort to Danny Sugarman's work. Manzarek is open, honest and doesn't pull any punches. He is not nearly as egotistical or obsessed with Morrison as Kennealy was and speaks as an insider from the origin to the end of The Doors. I found this book inspirational.
A tale of two Morrisons: Jim and Jimbo.......2005-09-17
After reading this book I was left with the impression that Manzarek has a very narrow definition of what a poet should be. Thus he attempts to recreate Morrison to fit into this definition. Any of Morrison's personality traits which don't fit into Manzarek's image of a poetic genius (There seems to have been many in Morrison's case) he lamely dismisses as the bufoonish behavior of an alter ego he creates and calls 'Jimbo.'
Manzarek often refers to Morrison's associates, who do not share his own passions in life, as 'losers' and 'degenerates.' He describes a friendship Morrison had with two such individuals whom he shared an interest with in horseback riding and target shooting. Obviously, in Manzarek's view, such all-American activities should not be pursued by poets. Thus he forcefully confronts these men and tells them "Jim does not f***ing ride horses."...Only 'Jimbo' would ride horses.
He also describes Morrison as a nonviolent advocate of peace. Thus when he relays such incidents of Morrison getting into a brawl with Chicano low-riders or whacking a woman with a board, he dismisses this as the actions of 'Jimbo.'...Jim would never do such things.
I also get the feeling that Manzarek was not supportive of any artistic ventures that Morrison undertook independently of the Doors. He makes very brief mention of Morrison's poetry publication and, oddly I feel, offers no personal insight into this collection of works. When Morrison collaborates with several friends in the filming of a Doors documentary, Manzarek is skeptical of this artistic endeavor because only 'Jimbo' would lend his creative vision to a group of 'degenerates' who were unimpressive in film school. Manzarek also quickly dismisses Morrison's independent film project called "Highway" as a silly attempt at art... Only something 'Jimbo' would do.
I give this book 3 stars because I feel that Manzarek, unkowingly, provided deep insight into what was a very complex and often combustible relationship between himself and Morrison. It is obvious that Manzarek had great respect for Morrison as a creative genius and lots of love for him as a person. But reading between the lines I get the feeling that this relationship was not unlike that of a responsible individual and his rebellious and wayward kid brother. I also get the feeling, that like most relationships of this sort, along with the mutual love there is also a strong hint of mutual resentment.
Morrison was obviously a very complex person with many facets to his personality. One of which was a two-fisted Celtic boozer with a bit of 'good old boy' American South in his blood. And obviously those aspects of Morrison were (and still are) very difficult for Manzarek to accept. Thus he picks and chooses the traits of Morrison that he himself feels an artist should convey and attributes those to a man he loves and respects called 'Jim.' But any Morrison traits that do not neatly fit into Manzarek's own ideals of who a poet should be, he easily dismisses and attributes these to a man whom he resented and could not understand, called 'Jimbo.'
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Wanderlust: 20 Extraordinary Travel Adventures
Manufacturer: BIC Publishing
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Wanderlust is an anthology complied from 20 brilliant and passionate travel writers of Jewish origin. These are first hand accounts by men who abandoned the comforts of home and family and paid a high personal price for their Wanderlust. They struggle with discomfort, deprivation and perhaps worst of all, uncertainty - which is the essence of the exploration process. North Pole, mountain climbing, volcano exploration, dinosaur fossil and Big Game hunting, African, and Asian explorations are documented. Richly illustrated with maps and photographs. Each chapter is introduced with a biography of the explorer. The significance of the journey is given historical context.
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Informative!.......2004-01-06
I wish that the author had included a discussion of Joseph Wolf, 1795-1862, noted for his travels to Afghanistan and Bokhara, or Sir Aurel Stein, who is buried in Kabul.
Insightful Travel Writing.......2002-06-14
This is one of the most enjoyable travel books I've read in years. As someone who is not Jewish, I'm don't spend a lot of time reading about Jewish history or culture. This book really opened my eyes to the contributions many unheralded individuals have made to our lives through their explorations.
And Garfinkel himself is one of them. I would have liked to have read more about the author's own adventures. He's certainly an insightful, engaging and thoughtful traveler.
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- Thru a Pilot's Eye: Cold War through Vietnam Era
- Treitschke And The Great War
- Uncle Shelby's Circus
- W. F. Matthews: Lost Battalion Survivor
- Wandering Through World War II
- War & Love Letters: A Marine Reservist Recalls Living, Learning, Loving & Letters in World War II & Korea
- What I Have Learned Since 1976
- When All Alone I Stand: The Story of a Soldier Whose Convictions Cost Him a Mother's Love
- When Help Never Came
- Who-Got The Reichbank Gold?
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