International Trade and the Basel Convention (Trade and Environment Series)

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The authors analyzes the development and operation of the Basel convention on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes, and its interrelationship with the multilateral trading system. Jonathan Krueger is a researcher in the Department of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Duncan Brack is a senior research fellow of the Energy and Environmental Programme and the International Economics Programme at RIIA.

A Dirty Dilemma: The Hazardous Waste Trade.(international trade in hazardous wastes)(Statistical Data Included): An article from: Harvard International Review

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A Dirty Dilemma: The Hazardous Waste Trade.(international trade in hazardous wastes)(Statistical Data Included): An article from: Harvard International Review
Zada Lipman
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Title: A Dirty Dilemma: The Hazardous Waste Trade.(international trade in hazardous wastes)(Statistical Data Included)
Author: Zada Lipman
Publication: Harvard International Review (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 2002
Publisher: Harvard International Relations Council, Inc.
Volume: 23 Issue: 4 Page: 67(5)

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Ending the toxic trade. (Editorial): An article from: Multinational Monitor

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Ending the toxic trade. (Editorial): An article from: Multinational Monitor

Manufacturer: Essential Information, Inc.
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This digital document is an article from Multinational Monitor, published by Essential Information, Inc. on April 1, 1994. The length of the article is 897 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: More than 60 countries called for an immediate ban of all hazardous waste shipments from industrialized countries to Eastern Europe or Third World countries. The agreement took effect on March 25, 1994 during the Basel Convention on the Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes held in Geneva, Switzerland. The ban emphasizes that it is unjust for a waste-producing country to expect other countries to bear the burden of disposing its waste.

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Title: Ending the toxic trade. (Editorial)
Publication: Multinational Monitor (Refereed)
Date: April 1, 1994
Publisher: Essential Information, Inc.
Volume: v15 Issue: n4 Page: p5(1)

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Explore the beauty of Scottish Highlands & Islands with this slim-line pocket-sized walking guide with a range of walks to suit the casual walker and the hiker. The walks are fully annotated with places to visit on the way, each one highlighting a particular feature, including wildlife, history, and the countryside. Refreshment panels highlighting tea rooms and pubs along the way are included, as well as general information on footpath signs, countryside access, walking tips, safety guidelines, and dog friendliness.

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50 Walks in the Highlands and Islands
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Financial Accounting: Exam Questions and Explanations
Irvin N. Gleim
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Financial Accounting Exam Questions & Explanations
Irvin N. Gleim , William A. Collins , and Grady M. Irwin
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Gleim's Financial Accounting Exam Questions & Explanations is a study manual for students and professionals to renew basic concepts of financial accounting and obtain CPE credit. The book provides a competitive advantage by improving the effectiveness of study time through learning and understanding. It will help you to improve test scores, learn and understand more in less time, earn higher grades, and practice professional exam questions with over 1,600 objective questions. Each question has a correct answer discussion plus explanations of why each incorrect answer is wrong.

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Review of Gleim Financial Accounting Questions & Explanation.......2001-03-25

Gleim offers a wonderful study guide with the Financial Accounting Exam Questions and Explanations book. A recent college grad, this book was used as a supplementary study aid by my accounting instructors that gives multiple choice type questions with suppoting explanations of both the correct and incorrect answers of recent CPA exam questions. It is a great asset and I plan to use it in preparation of the CPA exam.

Financial Accounting Exam Questions and Explanations: Exam Questions and Explanations (Gleim Knowledge Transfer Systems)

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Great Book

Financial Accounting Exam Questions and Explanations: Exam Questions and Explanations (Gleim Knowledge Transfer Systems)
Irvin N. Gleim , William Arthur Collins , and Grady M. Irwin
Manufacturer: Gleim Publications
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Binding: Paperback

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Great Book.......2000-04-27

This book is great! The questions are very helpful and relate well to the chapters in my intermediate textbook. The explanations to the correct answers are also very helpful when you get a question wrong. The CPA exam questions used in the book are challenging, but are a good preparation for the CPA exam. Also, the many professors like to use questions directly from this book, for their exams!

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING EXAM QUESTIONS AND EXPLANATIONS

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FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING EXAM QUESTIONS AND EXPLANATIONS
Irving N. and Collins, William A. Gleim
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Financial Accounting Exam Questions and Explanations Software

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Irvin N. Gleim , and William A. Collins
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Book Description.......2001-02-06

Dr. Harvey Black, grandson of one of the founders of Blacksburg, Virginia, served as surgeon of the 4th Virginia Regiment, as surgeon of the Stonewall Brigade, and as surgeon in charge of the Second Corps Field Hospital of the Army of Northern Virginia. Black's Civil War letters, which begin with Stonewall Jackson's Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862 and end with Jubal Early's Valley Campaign of 1864, discuss climactic battles like Second Manassas, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. Literate and perceptive, Black had interesting things to say about figures like Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee, Jubal Early, and Thomas Rosser. The Second Corps Field Hospital was the site of the amputation of Jackson's arm at Chancellorsville, and Black was one of three surgeons who assisted Dr. Hunter McGuire in the operation. In addition to Harvey Black's letters, the book contains three letters of his wife Mollie, all that have survived. They poignantly reveal the trials Southern women faced during the war, fending for themselves and their families. The small town of Blacksburg in Appalachian Virginia also plays an important part in the story. An appendix transcribes and analyses the free and slave schedules for the 1860 Blacksburg census.

Black was a significant figure in the Civil War and postwar Virginia medicine and education. After the war, Black helped found what is today known as Virginia Tech.

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John H. Davis's illuminating and informative history of America's most provocative family stretches from the bludgeoning business tactics of Joseph P. Kennedy to Senator Ted Kennedy's involvement in the Palm Beach scandal and the latest developments in the JFK and RFK assassination cases.

As first cousin to Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, Davis has enjoyed a close relationship with the Kennedy family. This familiarity has allowed him access to a number of previously unpublished personal letters, papers and recently released transcripts, which, combined with months of interviews, have produced one of the most comprehensive and revealing biographies ever written on an American family clan.

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Gripping; Highly Readable.......2005-09-14

I found Davis' book to be one of the best books written about the Kennedy dynasty. It was superbly written and highly engrossing. The book begins by analyzing the early lives of the Kennedys beginning with Patrick Kennedy (Joseph Kennedy's grandfather). He describes their travels from Ireland to their arrival in the US. Davis acknowledges that there is not much information on the early Kennedys, but writes on the history based on what typically happened during that time frame.

We see the natural growth of the Kennedy clan over many years. The book really begins to pick up when Joseph Kennedy comes of age and marries Rose. Then, of course, we are introduced to the rest of the family and especially to the exploits of JFK.

The book deals heavily with the rise of JFK to his ascendancy as the President. Davis discusses at length the assassination of JFK. Davis doesn't go into too much detail about RFK, but makes up for it in discussing Teddy, Chappaquiddick, and his pursuit of the presidency.

Now, the negatives. I don't think he goes into enough detail surrounding the exploits of Joseph P. Kennedy. The chapters discussing the life of Jackie Bouvier seemed out of place. I skipped these three chapters as they did nothing for me. There was a lot of discussion about the theories behind the assassination of JFK and who could have been responsible. It was fascinating reading (not necessarily a negative, but maybe a bit too much for the book). I felt that Davis glossed over RFK and his contributions.

Nevertheless, the book was excellent. To compliment this book, I recommend "Sins of the Father" (about Joseph Kennedy) by Ronald Kessler and "RFK and His Times" by A. Schlesinger. Combined, these three books adequately cover the Kennedys.

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Perfect gift for both fathers and sons

A DELIGHTFUL CHANGE!

A Boy's Summer: Father and Son Together

Another Spence winner--different that his previous books

A Boy's Summer: Fathers and Sons Together
Gerry Spence
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"This book, then, is for boys and their fathers, fathers who want again to be boys and boys who want to grow up like their fathers."-Gerry SpenceGerry Spence, father to six, grandfather to ten, is a man who knows intimately the joys of fatherhood and who writes beautifully and lyrically about how fatherhood allows a man to rediscover the boy within himself, while simultaneously assuming true adult responsibility for the first time.This is a man who truly understands boys and how boys grow up to become men.No school teaches us how to become successful human beings; there are no classes to teach boys how to become decent adult men.Boys grow up by imitating their father-if, that is, the father spends enough time with his son.A Boy's Summer is a book of short essays describing activities, adventures and experiments that fathers and sons can do together.These projects take from an hour to an afternoon to a weekend-time that a father and son can spend together discovering themselves and the world around themIllustrated with forty-five line drawings by Tom Spence, A Boy's Summer is written so it can be read by father to son or by son to father."This book is for boys who, with their fathers, will share those precious moments that create the stuff of a lifetime from which successful sons, and because of it, successful fathers, are made."

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Perfect gift for both fathers and sons.......2002-06-26

As Gary Spence puts it "Fathers are just boys with whiskers" and lest the reader fear that Spence is ignoring girls, he intends to write another book for fathers and their daughters. A Boy's Summer is a delight, guaranteed to awaken the boy lurking in every man and to inspire boys to find pleasure in timeless pursuits, loved for generations - from walking on stilts to building box traps.
I bought several copies of this one to give as "new baby" gifts - for the fathers of baby boys, because so many new baby gifts include the new mother, but not necessarily the new father. This one reveals what fun can be had in the years to come, activities which can be shared not only by boys and their fathers but perhaps a kindly uncle or big brother). From hiking to fishing, making fire the way the Indians did to rafting, you won't find a better guide to adventuring together.

A DELIGHTFUL CHANGE!.......2000-09-15

What delightful change, and a pleasantly remarkable book. Gerry Spence, the great trial lawyer, who has wowed us with his brilliance in the courtrooom and his rustic biting commentary on Larry King and the Geraldo Rivera televised shows gives us a book on parenting. It is humorous filled with tips for fathers and sons to spend quality time together. This legal giant shares his own brand of fatherhood and revisits the "boy" in himself.Enjoyable reading.

A Boy's Summer: Father and Son Together.......2000-06-16

A great book for fathers and sons. This is a great gift for Father's Day and should be read by Fathers and Sons on Father's Day. It is motivational as well as heart warming. My son loved the book and related well to the various chapters. I have purchased 20 copies to give to my employees with sons. It's excellent.

Another Spence winner--different that his previous books.......2000-05-04

Spence has written many books about the law, politics and himself. This book is different. It is a book of short essays about things a father can (and should) do with his son. Although apparently intended for that audience, I found the book terrific and I have two daughters. Perhaps it is about what a father should do with his children. Nonetheless, it is written in the classic style of previous Spence books. The book is co-authored by Spence's brother Tom who also provided the illustrations. It is worth reading. Another victory for Spence. AAA+++

A Boy's Summer : Fathers and Sons Together

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A Boy's Summer: Father and Son Together
Gerry Spence
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Caryl Emerson, a literary specialist, and Robert William Oldani, a music historian, take a new and comprehensive look at the most famous Russian opera, Musorgsky's Boris Godunov. The result is both a historical study of a famous work and an interpretative piece of scholarship. The topics discussed include: the "Boris Tale" in history, the strange story of the opera's composition and revision, its first productions at home and abroad, and an in-depth musical analysis. In the process, several frequent errors in Musorgsky scholarship are clarified and corrected. The volume contains a selection of classic texts in criticism, numerous production photographs, a bibliography and discography.

Modest Musorgsky and Boris Godunov: Myths, Realities, Reconsiderations.: An article from: Notes

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Modest Musorgsky and Boris Godunov: Myths, Realities, Reconsiderations.: An article from: Notes
Gordon D. McQuere
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This digital document is an article from Notes, published by Music Library Association, Inc. on June 1, 1995. The length of the article is 740 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: Modest Musorgsky and Boris Godunov: Myths, Realities, Reconsiderations.
Author: Gordon D. McQuere
Publication: Notes (Refereed)
Date: June 1, 1995
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Volume: v51 Issue: n4 Page: p1331(2)

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Justine Silver's best friend, Mary Catherine McAllister, has given up chocolate for Lent, but Jussy doesn't think God wants her to make that kind of sacrifice. So she's decided to give up being Jewish instead. Jussy's bedroom closet has become her confessional, where she pours out her sins to her teddy bear and takes Communion using grape juice and matzo. But when her beloved grandmother, Bubbe, suffers a stroke, Jussy worries that her religious exploration is responsible. Worse, Jussy must suddenly contemplate life without Bubbe, the one person who seemed to understand her. Now Jussy feels she must decide once and for all who she is, and where she fits in.

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Stephanie S. - Confessions of a Closet Catholic.......2007-03-27

I really enjoyed the book Confessions of a Closet Catholic. I liked how all the characters were different in many ways and anyone can relate to at least one of them. This book really helped me understand a lot about Judism and Catholism. It also showed me that everyone goes through a stage when they question their life in some way or another. I really connected with the characters and meaning of this story.
Although I did really enjoy this book, it could have included more events. For example, Justine had the same daily routine through out almost the entire book. The book got boring at times when she was doing the same thing over and over. I think it would have been a little better if the author gave her a more eventful lifestyle.
I would suggest this book more to girls than guys. This is because a lot of this story involves the girly things in Justine's life. For example, her crushes, family problems, weight problems, and friend issues. I don't think guys enjoy hearing about this kind of stuff, so this book is more for girls. Also, it doesn't seem that guys question there religion and life as much as girls do. Any girls interested in reading about a girl who questions a lot of things in her life, this book is for you.

Religious Confusion.......2007-02-23

With about 14 million Jewish, and over one billion Catholic people in the World, Jussy wants to be both. In this realistic fiction novel, Jussy's neighborhood friend, Mac, gives up chocolate for Lent. Jussy wants to participate in Lent by giving up being Jewish and practicing Catholic traditions in her closet. She studies both religions trying to please everyone and follow her heart.

This book is towards the middle of my favorites list because it is written is a first person form, almost like a journal. Jussy uses the names she identifies her siblings with; such as "Miss Perfect" is her older sister. She also addresses her readers, she says things like, and "You see" and will then explain an event. I liked the fact that she incorporated her readers to the story. I didn't expect Jussy's grandmother to become ill, but when it happened, I couldn't put the book down. Each member of the family had different feelings and thoughts about the illness and each was described perfectly when needed. Other than Jussy's grandmother's illness, the book was hard to keep up with. I felt as I was reading that there were many side stories going on within the main story and I tended to make connections and would drift away from the actual story in my hand. I recommend this book to anyone in middle school, specifically someone who has a lot on his or her mind and needs to take a break. This book is also good for people who have many questions about who they are and where they are headed in their life.

Confessions..........2007-02-08

Librarians often recommend the classic 1970 Judy Blume novel, Are You There God, It's Me, Margaret, but fear it is rather outdated. Now we can happily point to a future classic-to-be by offering this smart and endearing book to that same pre-teen crowd. The novel follows 11-year-old Justine Silver (Jussy), who, although Jewish, is struggling with her religious identity while simultaneously dealing with moving away from her beloved Bubbe, being a tormented middle child, and having a crush on her best friend's brother. The little she knows about the Catholic religion attracts her, and she hilariously tries to create a secret confessional in her bedroom closet (confessing to her stuffed teddy bear), thinking that "confession every week is a lot better than saving it all up for one day. It's impossible to remember a whole year's worth of sins, especially when you have a family as annoying as mine and are constantly being provoked to do bad things." Of course, the "bad" things she does are hardly bad at all, but every young person will identify with her daily struggles with school, odd family members, and a weakness for chocolate. The exploration of Judaism as opposed to other religions is a new theme for pre-teen fiction, and this book is an excellent one to put into the hands of any curious young person. Secular Jewish kids will see themselves in Jussy's struggles and in her eventual conclusions about the worth of belonging to the religion of her grandparents. This novel is a fresh and delightful mix of the humorous, realistic world of a family of "twice-a-year" Jews, starring a questioning heroine with strong values and a decidedly compassionate heart. Highly recommended for ages 10-12.
Reviewed by Lisa Silverman

Courtesy of Teens Read Too.......2007-01-30

This book is for anyone who has ever questioned their faith, lost a loved one, or yearned to understand life just a bit more. Sarah Darer Littman has captured Justine Silver, a confused Jewish girl, within the pages of CONFESSIONS OF A CLOSET CATHOLIC.

Justine is surrounded by her faith, but no one seems to celebrate it the same way. Her parents have one idea, her grandparents another. And then there are all those other religions -- which way is the "right" way? Bewildered by this, Justine seeks answers by deciding to adopt her best friend's Catholic beliefs. With the help of Father Ted (a stuffed animal), a secretly purchased rosary, and a "stolen" cross necklace, Jussy turns her closet into her own private "confessional". What will happen when her family finds out?

Littman humorously and compassionately shows the readers Justine's life as she struggles with her religious questions, her neat-nick mother, and, sadly, the death of her beloved grandmother. Readers might not find out all the answers from Justine, but they will definitely know they are not alone in the mysterious world of religion.

Reviewed by: Sally Kruger, aka "Readingjunky"

Ah-mazing.......2006-12-09

Well, our school had a book fair and I went in thinking I wouldn't get anything, but this book caught my eye. I read it less than 24 hours in getting it. It has a mixture of giggles, crying, and love that makes it one of the greatest books ever. I cried 5 times and giggled more times than I could count. It truley captures what it is like to be a pre-teen.

Power Struggle: An Autobiographical Confession (Brown Classics in Judaica)

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Professor Rubenstein was most fascinating professor at FSU

Power Struggle: An Autobiographical Confession (Brown Classics in Judaica)
Richard L. Rubenstein
Manufacturer: Univ Pr of Amer
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Professor Rubenstein was most fascinating professor at FSU.......2005-03-10

Professor Rubenstein was my most fascinating and challenging professor at FSU during the 1970s. His range of intellectual inquiry makes him a "Renaissance" man. He has written numerous provocative and important books -- ones are still important books -- that are available at amazon.com.

Taxi from Hell: Confessions of a Russian Hack

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this book got me into taxi driving
Very good book!

Taxi from Hell: Confessions of a Russian Hack
Vladimir Lobas
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this book got me into taxi driving.......2004-02-27

This is a true view behind the yellow curtain of the taxi staging lot at any major airport in the states. And how owners and drivers interact.

Very good book!.......2000-11-22

I've read this book in Russian (Russian version is called "Yellow Kings"), and now eager to read it in English. Book is very interesting and author's style is perfect. And, more important - book describes real life, with it humorous and sad moments. I'm Russian and when I first went to NYC - I saw the city the same "way" as the author did...

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The Long Hard Kvetch
A compelling and deeply personal memoir

Confessions of a Secular Jew
Eugene Goodheart
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Release Date: 2001-06-25

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I was raised in full consciousness of being Jewish. I was sent to a Yiddish shule and I can read and speak Yiddish. But I am not a Yiddish speaking Jew: Yiddish is not part of my essence. I am not a believer. I do not celebrate the holidays, nor do I atone for my sins on Yom Kippur. And I have transmitted virtually nothing of Yiddishkeit to my children. This failure of mine became the subject of a quarrel with my father who told me I had in effect thrown away the gift of Yiddish he had given me. My children were no longer Jews...."

What it means to be a Jew lies at the very heart of A Matter of Identity, a memoir and an examination of the nature of Jewish identity in an increasingly secular world (and whether a secular Jewish culture really has a future in America); of the pain of a heritage lost-or in danger of disappearing-not only in the religious sense, but in the sense of the history, the culture, the humor much of which defines Jewishness and some of which defines Yiddishkeit. But what is "Jewishness" anyway? And what are the links that bind Karl Marx to Saul Bellow or Spinoza to Philip Roth; The Pale to Brooklyn. These ideas-and many others-lie at the very heart of A Matter of Identity, and Eugene Goodheart's wrestling match with the questions of faith and cultural identity is sure to gather in spectators-believers and doubters alike.

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The Long Hard Kvetch.......2005-08-17

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Confessions of a Secular Jew - a Memoir
by Eugene Goodheart
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The author shows how being an academic can be every bit as stressful as playing professional sports.

Professor Goodheart, a noted scholar now teaching at Brandeis University, makes a valiant effort to portray his life and experiences in an honest readable manner.

What occurs, however, is one long kvetch covering 262 pages. In a tone very similar to John Edgar Wideman's Hoop Roots, reviewed in January, Professor Goodheart examines almost all his relationships and tracks his efforts to find meaning in his heritage and upbringing. In Hoop Roots, basketball was used as a metaphor for African-American life; in Goodheart's Confessions it is climbing the academic ladder that is the tableau against which a life is measured.

Professor Goodheart grew up in the New York, Jewish, Post World War II world where you were politically correct by supporting Henry Wallace's Progressives in 1948, flirting with Communism, then, with the backdrop of HUAC, Nixon and Joe McCarthy, becoming anti-communist but still of the left, being pro- and pro-active for civil rights, then being against the Vietnam War and finally, in the Reagan days, becoming a neo-conservative or libertarian. The professor was on campus for most of this era dealing with student unrest, collegial jealousy-and the long decline and death of his mother.

Having grown up with smart Jewish kids just like Professor Goodheart, I can understand and have empathy for the pressures of the intellectual games that informed his career. Surely writing the well nuanced essay for the Partisan Review is as difficult to learn as setting a pick in basketball. The little games of intellectual one-upmanship and "gotcha" are just as bloody to the psyche as a hard intentional foul. Many of us have rejected the strict orthodoxy of our parents, but now, in the last part of our lives, we are examining our traditions and honoring them as Professors Goodheart and Wideman do.

I admit this book can be a little whiney, self abusing and involved in arcane disputes, but it can be fascinating reading, especially to learn about a group that challenged and changed intellectual America in the past 60 years. Maybe if you're easily bored, you can wait for the Reader's Digest Condensed version.

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A compelling and deeply personal memoir.......2001-07-09

This memoir was hard to put down. Goodheart courageously examines and reveals his past, his relationships to family, colleagues and friends with an honest study of a secular Jew growing up in America in the second half of the 20th Century. Left wing politics, furious clashes with the intellectual establishment, a high adventure journey through the mind, its all here packed into 262 pages of vivid prose.

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Fantastic - riveting
Where does the fiction end and truth begin

Confessions of a Jewish cultbuster
Shea Hecht
Manufacturer: Tosefos Meida
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0936617012

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Fantastic - riveting.......2007-09-23

What a fantastic book! Keeps you holding your breath, unable to put it down until you reach the end, which leaves you begging for more! The author is insightful and a very entertaining writer, with incredible stories. A must read!

Where does the fiction end and truth begin.......2004-10-26

This is a critique, long overdue of "Hank and the Hebrew-Christians" the second chapter in Rabbi Shea Hecht's book "Confessions of a Jewish Cultbuster". It's long overdue.
I'm reviewing this book because I have the right and obligation to as Chapter 2 "Hank and the Hebrew-Christians" centers around myself and what happened when I joined St. John's Lutheran Church in Hicksville, LI, NY(1973) and how it transformed into a cult about one year later. The cult was subsequently renamed twice, first as Ben Yishai and then as Shoresh Yishai. The cult is still in existence in Maine and Colorado and is run by Jack Hickman's successor, Gary Coons.
The story is fictionalized, on the one hand, to protect the guilty but it also has many distortions and outright lies about myself. It also shows Shea Hecht's unfamiliarity with Christianity in general and his rather tunnel-visioned point of view.
On pg. 22 Shalom Ber Hecht, Shea's brother mentioned my bringing up Jesus' resurrection as a pivotal doctrine in Christianity. He said "it's not a point of logic..." Actually, it is a direct quotation from the Christian Bible from I Corinthians 15:12. ("Now if Christ is preached as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised;if Christ has not been raised then our preaching in in vain and your faith is in vain...." RSV version of the Holy Bible). It was for these reasons of being unable to engage Hecht in a conversation, and also his condescending attitiude in general, that I wrote him off.
I was not involved in the JDL or in politics, my sister was. Also I joined up with Hickman before he became Abba Hickman. I was not looking for Judaism but looking to leave it. I had had my fill of Judaism and was acquainted with Orthodox Judaism as well as Conservative as my father's side of the family are all orthodox and are associated with the Young Israel Movement.
I was at my relatives for various holidays including Simchas Torah, Shabbos, Sukkos, etc.. I was also familiar with classic Jewish literature such as Maimonides "Guide for the Perplexed" and Saadiah Gaon's "Beliefs and Opinions" from my youth as these books are in my Uncle Irving Green's library. My Uncle is a famous Jewish author (Judaism on the Web, and various "Jewish Bookshelves")
I grew up in a Nazi infested section of LI and the Bund used to meet right across the street from where I went to elementary in Wyandanch (Taukomas, now a BOCES). I went to school with the children of those people. The whole time I went through this, I never saw any orthodox Jews around but when I converted all of a sudden the seminary students kept confronting me. "Before you left Judaism you should have checked out what it had for you," is what one person said to me. I just ignored him.
I was also an outstanding student in my Hebrew school at Suffolk Jewish Center which is run by Rabbi Gabriel Maza, one of Jackie Mason's brothers and he had an orthodox ordination even though SJC is Conservative. I also attended shul on Friday's and was in the choir there. I used to lead the davening in my class in 4th grade.
On major point that Hecht misses was that my relationship with my father was VERY bad from day one. It was a main reason I sought new territory. My whole family had instability and much of it revolved around religion.
Hecht couldn't understand why I didn't just leave Hickman. When I was with Jack, I always had food on my table a place to stay, friends I could identify with. I had nice, sweet pretty girlfriends. When I came to Chabad I was told "you'll starve", and my ex-wife ran out on me screaming "we set you up to fall flat on your face" all the while this book selling in Crown Heights. I never trusted Hecht until I lost my bearings and I paid for it dearly.
There are two offices of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty right in Crown Heights all the while this went on. They had me at their mercy and they had little of that.
Also, Avraham David, mentioned in the story left Chabad and most people leave him soon after joining up. Baalei Teshuvot come and go with Chabad.
I also didn't throw up my dinner after Hickman was "unmasked". That's pure hype.
I went to Israel in '78 at Shlomo Carlebach's invite but wound up at Yeshivat D'var Yerushalayim. It was bedbug infested and filthy and the rabbis dumped their hatred of Jesus Christ, me for following him and hatred for Shlomo too.
At Shlomo's place Moshav Me'or Modi'in I had friends but my uncle wound up in a fight with Shlomo over money and I got burned...."your uncle the crook..." People also beat on me for weightlifting and for not having the energy to daven incessantly. I couldn't wait to get out of Israel.
The Lubavitcher's claims of the Rebbe being a prophet is ludicrous too as he predicted Israel's immanent redemption. Hasn't happened and the reverse is true.
I've waited for years to write this rebuttal.

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