U.S. Government Leaders: Dean Acheson-Ulysses S. Grant, 1-308 (Magill's Choice)

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Was Grant corrupt or just had too many enemies? Hesseltine tries to answer this question in this 1935 book.

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Outdated, but with a caveat.......2004-02-19

Grant's Presidency has undergone significant revisionism in the past several years. Hesseltine's book was published in 1937, when Grant's reputation was at a low ebb. In addition, Hesseltine was morbidly anti-Grant and produced a book of extraordinary one-sidedess regarding USG's time in the White House. One can only wonder why this book has been republished, considering it is grossly out of date. It is also full of condescending, insulting and inaccurate characterizations of Grant, and plodding in the extreme. It's one of the more famously badly written books on Grant and is the subject of much ridicule by those unfortunate enough to have read it.

Here's an example of Hesseltine's literary style: "Ulysses S. Grant was a loser. Even dogs didn't like him." Hello, Hesseltine: Grant won the civil war, so much for your "loser" tag.

The one bright spot is that Hesseltine does include a chapter on Grant's personality and private life. This is a surprisingly accurate and refreshing look at Grant. Hesseltine throws considerable light on Grant as a human being and the results are pleasing. This one chapter, however, does not rescue the remainder of the book. The rest of the it is snide and quite mind-numbingly boring. Avoid this tripe at all hazards.

Ulysses S. Grant: General and President 1822-1885 (We the People)
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Ulysses S. Grant: General and President 1822-1885 (We the People)
Dan Zadra
Manufacturer: Creative Education
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Binding: Library Binding

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Ulysses S. Grant Politician
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Ulysses S. Grant Politician
William B. Hesseltine
Manufacturer: Dodd, Mead & Co.
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000O02F36

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This book combines a detailed critical study of his work in making and developing canal history, with Charle's memoirs of a busy and complex life, selected just before he died. Foreword by Sonia Rolt.

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CHARLES HADFIELD CANAL MAN AND MORE
Joseph. Boughey
Manufacturer: Sutton Publishing.
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ASIN: B000P8X3HO

A Parent's Guide to Down Syndrome : Toward a Brighter Future, Revised Edition
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One of the first books for new parents

A Parent's Guide to Down Syndrome : Toward a Brighter Future, Revised Edition
Siegfried M. Pueschel
Manufacturer: Brookes Publishing Company
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1557664528

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For over 10 years, parents and professionals have trusted Dr. Pueschel's best-selling book--and now they can get the latest information in his new edition. Crossing the lifespan, this thorough volume highlights developmental stages and shows recent advances that can improve a child's quality of life. New topics covered include the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 1997; innovative services, programs, and support groups; the latest prenatal genetic testing methods; the impact of play on gross motor development; and the association of Down syndrome with other disorders. Written by leading experts, many of whom are parents of children with Down syndrome, this book offers readers the advice and insight they need.

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A must have for new parents.......2002-03-15

Dr. Pueschel is well known as an advocate for people with Down syndrome, a leading expert in the field, and a father of a child with Down syndrome. A noted speaker at Down syndrome conferences across the country, Dr. Pueschel has revised his popular book with the latest information. The book covers a range of topics from prenatal diagnosis to stimulating your child's gross motor, fine motor and speech skills to pre-school to adolesence and on to adulthood. It also covers vital information about the most current legislation including IDEA 1997. This is one of the books that should be on every new parent's bookshelf.

One of the first books for new parents.......2000-09-10

New parents should be aware of Siegmund Pueschel's reputation in the community of families affected by Down syndrome. As both a doctor and father of a child with Down syndrome this book is a compassionate, accurate, and thorough introduction to Down syndrome for the new parent. It is among the first 5 books I acquired when my son was born and remains one that I look back to and appreciate for its quality.

Zen macrobiotic cooking;: Book of Oriental and traditional recipes
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Zen macrobiotic cooking;: Book of Oriental and traditional recipes
Michel Abehsera
Manufacturer: University Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: B0006BUXPK

Zen Macrobiotic Cooking: A Book of Oriental and Traditional Recipes
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Zen Macrobiotic Cooking: A Book of Oriental and Traditional Recipes
Michel Abehsera
Manufacturer: Citadel
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Binding: Hardcover

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Zen Macrobiotic Cooking: Book Of Oriental And Traditional Recipes
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Zen Macrobiotic Cooking: Book Of Oriental And Traditional Recipes
Michel Abehsera
Manufacturer: New York, Avon Books.,
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000QNAW4K

Zen Macrobiotic Cooking, Book of Oriental and Traditional Recipes: The ancient art of selecting and preparing food for longevity and rejuvenation.
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Zen Macrobiotic Cooking, Book of Oriental and Traditional Recipes: The ancient art of selecting and preparing food for longevity and rejuvenation.
Michel Abehsera
Manufacturer: Avon
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000S2AWSK

Zen macrobiotic cooking;: Book of Oriental and traditional recipes
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Zen macrobiotic cooking;: Book of Oriental and traditional recipes
Michel Abehsera
Manufacturer: University Books
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000U2YN7Y

The Official Blackbook Price Guide to U.S. Paper Money 2006, Edition #38 (Official Blackbook Price Guide to United States Paper Money)
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The Official Blackbook Price Guide to U.S. Paper Money 2006, Edition #38 (Official Blackbook Price Guide to United States Paper Money)
Thomas E. Jr Hudgeons
Manufacturer: House of Collectibles
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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Standard Guide to Small Size U. S. Paper Money 1928 to Date

ASIN: 1400048451
Release Date: 2005-06-07

Book Description

With new developments in curency every year, no collector should be without The Official® Blackbook Price Guide to United States Paper Money. It includes the most current values, news, and information about U.S. paper money. This comprehensive sourcebook provides professional advice on how to buy, sell, and grade paper money. Every national note issued from 1861 to the present, including fractional currency, Confederate notes, and error or freak notes, is listed, pictured, and valued. With a complete glossary of terms, this is an invaluable resource for collectors and investors.

Special Features:

• A new market report that traces current trends in collecting and investing in paper money.

• A special report on uncut sheets and mule notes.

• Exclusive sections on current technological trends in paper money from the Federal Reserve Banks, the Department of the Treasury, and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.

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DO NOT PURCHASE UNTIL THEY UP-DATE.......2006-08-10

THEY FALSELY STATE THAT THE BOOK CONTAINS "Every national note issued from 1861 to present...", the official 2006 edition only goes to notes series of 1995!!! I collect the newer series,mostly those after the 1995 series and thought this, 2006 thirty-eighth edition of the book might add adddition information...not!! My 2006 edition has a nifty New fifty note on the cover, not a twenty. Look inside the book and see if there is any information about these and you FIND NOTHING !!!!!!!!

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This do-it-yourself guide gives detailed instructions for making paper masks — how to cut, fold, score, model, paint, and decorate them. Make masks of people, clowns, birds, and animals: lion, cat, dog, fox, bear, monkey, more. 93 black-and-white illustrations.

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A great invitation to craft, fun, and inspiration.......2000-01-19

I'm a high School teacher.I bought Michael Grater's book because it looked like even I could use it, and because it looked like I could use it for something. Just browsing it, I had to try it because all I needed was a piece of paper to start with and a pair of scissors. I couldn't stop. I brought it into a class in which we were studying Commedia dell arte. Even the more multiple-thumbed than I got started. And now with facsimile Commedia models to work from we're making/creating our own. And the kids LOVE it! I've rarely seen a more user friendly guide lead to such sophisticated porducts. It's brilliant!

Making Origami Masks Step by Step (Kid's Guide to Origami)

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Making Origami Masks Step by Step (Kid's Guide to Origami)
Michael G. LaFosse
Manufacturer: PowerKids Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0823967034

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Masks (Fun to do)
Clare Beaton
Manufacturer: Fitzgerald Books
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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Paper Animal Masks from Northwest Tribal Tales

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A great book for kids _and_ parents
Outstanding AND Easy

Paper Animal Masks from Northwest Tribal Tales
Nancy Lyn Rudolph
Manufacturer: Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0806943831

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A great book for kids _and_ parents.......2005-02-07

Our four year-old daughter loves this book, and so do we. The instructions are simple and easy to follow, the few supplies it calls for are really the ones you'll need, and if the masks don't look exactly like the illustrations, they look great anyway! My husband and I have had _way_ too much fun making these with our daughter.

There are *many* different animals represented, enough to keep us busy for a few years. This book is great for younger kids who love animals, as the pictures are fun to look at, even without making the masks. The book will be great, too, as they grow older and begin reading about Native American myths and legends. There are stories and descriptions attached to each animal mask. However, they are easy to pass over if the child is too young to read or if they are too "boring" for an active toddler or preschooler. I can't recommend this book enough.

Outstanding AND Easy.......1998-02-11

My 5-year old son checked this book out from our local library. My initial thought was ... oh great another craft that will take up MY time and I'll have to invest money in tons of stuff just to make one. I was wrong. The masks were simple to make, took just a few minutes and I already had everything needed to make one. My son could do the majority of the cutting AND the measuring!!! Best of all, they turned out soooooo cool that even my 9-year old made some of the masks for a cub scout project.

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Why throw it away?
Jen Green
Manufacturer: Shooting Star Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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The art of the paper mask: The armature method

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The art of the paper mask: The armature method
Charles D Buggs
Manufacturer: Maskman Enterprises
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Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B00073C3ZU

Les 3 [i.e. trois] coups: Marionnettes, masques, ombres, costumes en tissu et en papier, castelets et themes de jeux

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Les 3 [i.e. trois] coups: Marionnettes, masques, ombres, costumes en tissu et en papier, castelets et themes de jeux
Beatrice Tanaka
Manufacturer: Hachette
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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Making a mask: 3 dimensional paper sculpture

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Making a mask: 3 dimensional paper sculpture
Marie White
Manufacturer: Teachers' Center of Newton
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: B000729FA2

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Super Masks and Fun Face Painting
Teddy Cameron Long
Manufacturer: Sterling Publ. Co
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Talk to Your Plants, and Other Gardening Know-How I Learned from Grandma Putt
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Talk to Your Plants, and Other Gardening Know-How I Learned from Grandma Putt
Jerry Baker
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How to understand plant talk: The book that helps you "listen" to your plants
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How to understand plant talk: The book that helps you "listen" to your plants
Ron Webb
Manufacturer: Henco
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Binding: Spiral-bound

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Talk to Your Plant
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Talk to Your Plant
Jerry baker
Manufacturer: Pocket
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Talk To Your Plants
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Talk To Your Plants
Jerry Baker
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Talk to Your Plants
Jerry Baker
Manufacturer: Bantam
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ASIN: B000K0C03K

Don't just talk to your plants: listen to them!: An article from: Countryside & Small Stock Journal
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Don't just talk to your plants: listen to them!: An article from: Countryside & Small Stock Journal
Crow Miller
Manufacturer: Countryside Publications Ltd.
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Binding: Digital

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ASIN: B0008YY8RO
Release Date: 2005-07-28

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This digital document is an article from Countryside & Small Stock Journal, published by Countryside Publications Ltd. on January 1, 1994. The length of the article is 870 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: A careful gardener will recognize the signals that plants send when they are not as healthy as they should be. Cool-weather vegetables like peas will stop growing if the temperature becomes too high. A purple leaf edge in leafy vegetables indicates a phosphorus deficiency.

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Title: Don't just talk to your plants: listen to them!
Author: Crow Miller
Publication: Countryside & Small Stock Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 1994
Publisher: Countryside Publications Ltd.
Volume: v78 Issue: n1 Page: p65(1)

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Operating your printing plant in multiple shifts.(Money Talk): An article from: Printing News

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Operating your printing plant in multiple shifts.(Money Talk): An article from: Printing News
Harris R. Margolis , and Stuart W. Margolis
Manufacturer: Cygnus Business Media
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B0009GQDII
Release Date: 2005-08-01

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This digital document is an article from Printing News, published by Cygnus Business Media on November 8, 2004. The length of the article is 1022 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Operating your printing plant in multiple shifts.(Money Talk)
Author: Harris R. Margolis
Publication: Printing News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 8, 2004
Publisher: Cygnus Business Media
Volume: 153 Issue: 19 Page: 9(2)

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Save your energy: talk about ROI! Make a no-cost energy audit your plant's next investment.(Plant Operations)(return on investment): An article from: Food Processing

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Save your energy: talk about ROI! Make a no-cost energy audit your plant's next investment.(Plant Operations)(return on investment): An article from: Food Processing
Mike Pehanich
Manufacturer: Putman Media, Inc.
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Food Processing, published by Putman Media, Inc. on February 1, 2005. The length of the article is 3515 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Save your energy: talk about ROI! Make a no-cost energy audit your plant's next investment.(Plant Operations)(return on investment)
Author: Mike Pehanich
Publication: Food Processing (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 1, 2005
Publisher: Putman Media, Inc.
Volume: 66 Issue: 2 Page: 65(5)

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How to Understnad Plant Talk: The Book That Helps You "Listen" To Your Plants

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How to Understnad Plant Talk: The Book That Helps You "Listen" To Your Plants
Ron Webb
Manufacturer: Henco 1979.
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ASIN: B000MTBJ68

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Can the impoverished male soul and body be restored? This manifesto gives historical and archetypal substance to the new patriarch and challenges each man to revive in a new way the tradition of hunter and builder, lover and philosopher, protector of society and visionary.

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Guitarist Michael Bloomfield shot to stardom in the '60s with The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Bob Dylan, The Electric Flag and on Al Kooper's "Super Session." His story is told in the words of his brother, musicians such as B.B. King, producer Paul Rothchild and dozens of others - including Bloomfield himself. Features a foreword by Carlos Santana, and a CD of unreleased early studio tracks. Hardcover. "(This book) is a look inside the psyche of a musical innovator who deserves a posthumous Nobel Prize and a statue on Rush Street in Chicago. If you love his blues, you'll love this book." - Al Kooper

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The Micheal Bloomfield Story.......2007-10-03

I expected this to be a good read, but this exceeded my expectations! The oral history presentation not only told about Mr. Bloomfield, but also his fellow musicians and friends. A fascinating profile with many funny and hair-raising sidelights. As a person who lived and breathed music during the 60's and 70's, I can highly recommend this to anyone interested in the genre.

bloomfield fanatic.......2007-08-04

anything about bloomers is great.this book tells alot about the man,by many different people.highly highly recomended

A Long Time Coming - the Rise and Fall of the First American Guitar Hero.......2007-04-09

I just watched the outakes of The Complete MONTEREY POP FESTIVAL from the Criterion Collection. WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN RELEASED BEFORE?. For those who saw The Monterey Pop Festival movie in '67-'68, when it was released, it contained 90 minutes that brought not only the California Sound of the 60's, but the most innovative acts in rock, to the world. Not only was it a culutural revelation but a revolution. Even Clive Davis, the super manager who is the most powerful force in pop music to this day, says the concert changed his life (he can be seen in audience reaction shots). Well, I gotta tell you all - this movie- now with the outtakes that you can watch and hear on DVD-- I believe is just as powerful as WOODSTOCK!!! HELLO, LOU ADLER! WHY DID WE HAVE TO WAIT SO LONG?

I was kid in a rock band in the 60's playing high schools in Ohio. Sure I was influenced by the Beatles, Stones, Animals-- the British Invasion. Soon our band finally understood these bands were influenced by Elvis, Chuck Berry, and the Blues greats-- Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, etc. Realize in farm-bound Ohio, the cultural education we got was mainstream. FM rock was still in its infancy and we were slaves to AM top 40. Somehow we heard of this band from Chicago that was creating a huge scene with their high energy blues music-- the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. And that they learned and/or played with the blues greats. So Michael Bloomfield became our hero and his place on the throne was cemented with SUPER SESSION.
This fascinating book.... this incredible oral history.... from many of the artists that surrounded Bloomfield follows the rise of blues-rock and his influence on the music of the time.
Before Hendrix, Page, and Clapton, there was Michael Bloomfield and he was an insecure but incredible force who's effect on many artists is now finally being documented.
If you love the music of the 60's you must read this book. IT IS GREAT!!!. It would make a great movie. MARTY, I HOPE YOU'RE READING THIS!
So get this book then you'll understand what was going on at the Monterey Pop Festival. Cause in it is not only a fantastic performance by Paul Butterfield Blues Band but also one with Bloomfield playing with The Electric Flag plus several cutaways of Bloomfield in other parts of the film. Also, the comment from David Crosby in the film about Bloomfield is priceless.

Insightful.......2006-08-17

This book, which is a series of quotes from people that knew Mike Bloomfield and Bloomfield quotes is a terrific way to learn about the life of one of the most incredible musicians of all time. I thought I knew a bit about him (I even knew about the Macdonalds coffee machine) but I really came to understand his life. His contributions are way greater than I had imagined. His difficulties were far greater than I had imagined. A great book, a great man.

Essential for any Bloomfield fan.......2006-03-26

This is, and will probably remain, THE book on Mike Bloomfield. The only other book worth having is Ed Ward's "Rise And Fall Of An American Guitar Hero", which is out of print and very expensive in the secondary market; Ward's book also has some inaccuracies.

For many people, Mike Bloomfield is someone they know from the famed "Super Session" album from the late 1960s. Others may know him from the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Few, however, realize the true breadth and depth of his recording career or his intelligence and humanity. This book goes a long way to painting a picture of who and what Mike really was.

This book is basically a long collection of quotes and remembrances of Mike by the people who were part of his life. In a loose sense of the word, it is a biography. It captures, more importantly, Mike as a person and the truly extraordinary person he was.

The CD is worth the price of the book alone, containing three solo acoustic tracks from Norman Dayron's apartment in January 1964 and four live performances from October 1964 (three electric and one piano).

The discography is about as good and up to date as is available. I am working on a proper discography, which I hope to have published within a year.

If you like Mike Bloomfield or his music or are just plain curious about this extraordinary human being, this book is absolutely essential.

Michael Bloomfield : If You Love These Blues

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Michael Bloomfield : If You Love These Blues
Jan Mark Wolkin
Manufacturer: Backbeat Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OLW9XQ

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In 1946, a Russian-born American psychologist named David P. Boder toured displaced-persons camps throughout Western Europe, interviewing victims of the Nazi terror, most of them Jews. His published reports were not widely circulated, writes editor Donald Niewyk, and in any event few people wanted to talk or hear about the Holocaust so soon after it had ended. With the passage of half a century and the passing of the generation of Shoah, Boder's reports, collected in Fresh Wounds, stand as valuable documents in the world's memory. His interviewees talk about their years in slavery, of disease and death, and of the daily work of living with their Nazi captors. Many of the interviewees went on to live in the United States, and in Israel, where they founded kibbutzim.

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Every student of the Holocaust knows the crucial importance of survivors' testimonies in reconstructing the crime. Most such accounts, however, were recorded years or even decades after the end of World War II. The survivor narratives that make up this volume, in contrast, were gathered immediately after the war. In 1946, Russian-born American psychologist David P. Boder interviewed 109 victims of Nazi persecution—the majority of them Jews—in "Displaced Persons" camps across Europe. The thirty-six accounts collected here possess an immediacy and authenticity that might otherwise be questioned in memoirs penned long after the events they detail.

These interviews encompass survivors from Poland, Lithuania, Germany, France, Slovakia, and Hungary, ranging in age from their early teens to their seventies. Their remarkable stories shed light on such controversial subjects as relations between Jews and neighbors or strangers who extended or withheld aid, opportunities for and obstacles to Jewish resistance, the victims' knowledge—or lack of knowledge—about the fate that awaited them in Nazi hands, survival strategies, women's experience of the Holocaust, the Nazi practice of placing prisoners in charge of their fellow inmates, and the liberators' postwar treatment of freed concentration camp inmates.

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