Business Guide To Trade Remedies In The United States: Anti-dumping, Countervailing And Safeguards Legislation, Practices And Procedures

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This book offers a timely and critical evaluation of the Chicago School approach to antitrust law. Recent judgements by the United States Supreme Court (in cases such as Kodak) and the debate surrounding the Microsoft monopoly have led to the view that antitrust has entered the post-Chicago era, in which previous immoderations are tempered, and more refined and accurate analyses take precedence. This claim is made at a time when European competition policy is gradually embracing an economics-based approach. The authors discuss the economic foundations of competition policy and the different ways in which both American and European competition law does - or does not - take account of economic insights. Although the book makes no claim to provide a definitive answer to the host of questions arising from the complexities of antitrust, it does offer an important contribution to a better understanding of the many `interfaces' between economic thinking and sound legal policy.

More than 20 years on from the initial successes of the Chicago School, this book provides a timely appraisal of developments in antitrust law. It will be an enlightening and challenging read for a host of academics, practitioners and policymakers including industrial and political economists, lawyers, regulators and corporate strategists.

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Post-Chicago Developments in Antitrust Law
Antonio (EDT)/ Pardolesi, Roberto (EDT)/ Bergh, Roger Van Den (EDT)/ Van Den Bergh, Roger Cucinotta
Manufacturer: NY
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ASIN: B000N6CJOQ

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How to Become a Talent Magnet: Getting Talented People to Work for You
Mike Johnson
Manufacturer: Financial Times/Prentice Hall
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Binding: Hardcover

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How to Become a Talent Magnet: Getting Talented People to Work for You
Mike Johnson
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Okay, but not "The Ultimate" Italian Cookbook

Here's a gift I use all the time

Excellent recipes!

Great pictures, good mix of classic and new recipes

The Ultimate Italian Cookbook: Over 200 Authentic Recipes from All over Italy, Illustrated Step-By-Step
Carla Capalbo
Manufacturer: Smithmark Publishers
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Binding: Hardcover

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Okay, but not "The Ultimate" Italian Cookbook.......2006-04-27

This review is written from the perspective of someone that has been studying cooking for 25 years, and concentrating on Italian cooking for the last 10 years. As such, I am tougher on Italian cookbooks than other cookbooks. If something claims to be "The Ultimate Italian Cookbook" it is probably setting itself up for failure in my opinion.

I like the glossy paper and the sturdy construction of the book. I also thought the author did a nice job with their Pasta summary. The author also did a good job with the detailed directions and photos both during cooking preparation and of the finished products. The level of detail in this book seems to be designed for beginning cooks. Most of the recipes are at best reasonable approximations of Italian recipes. This book covers the classic recipes that you expect to see.

Right at the beginning of the book I found non-Italian ingredients creeping into the recipes. Cream Cheese is not an Italian product yet it shows up in Celery Stuffed with Gorgonzola. Clearly this is not an authentic Italian recipe. Crostini made with standard white sandwich bread! Again, this can hardly be passed off as Italian. Then, turkey recipes show up in the book. I love turkey, however this is not something that shows up in an Italian kitchen. I never saw turkey in the grocery store in Florence, Italy. I understand from talking to real Italians in Florence that turkeys are rare, and arrive only in the fall (for the expats) at exorbitant prices.

If you don't have any other Italian cookbooks this one might make sense. However, if you want authentic Italian recipes this is not the book for you.

Here's a gift I use all the time.......2001-10-25

I was fairly skeptical when my mom gave me a copy of Capalbo's THE ULTIMATE ITALIAN COOKBOOK. For starters, I'm suspicious of anything that bills itself as "the ultimate" of anything, and besides, there are so many types of cocina italiana that it would be hard to imagine that one book could do them all justice.

However, I found that Ms. Capalbo serves up a really useful book with this offering. THE ULTIMATE ITALIAN COOKBOOK is a nice survey of the various regional styles of italian cooking, and I've found it has continued to be helpful to me even though I've progressed from a novice to more of a journeyman in the kitchen. When I first received the book, it inspired me to try new things (making frittatas, making small, traditional pizzas from scratch with toppings I'd never heard of, like carmelized onions with olives). Over the years several of Capalbo's recipes have become old friends, and now serve as starting points for my own interpretations. This book is as helpful to me now (though in a different way) as it was when Mom gave it to me seven years ago.

THE ULTIMATE ITALIAN COOKBOOK is well-organized. The author presents sections on ingredients, appetizers, salads, soups, pastas, pizzas, main courses, desserts and specialties. Amanda Heywood's delicious photographs perfectly complement Capalbo's simple step-by-step instructions, which I've found really helps in a couple of ways. First, flipping through the book helps provide inspiration when I just can't think of what to cook. (I have to stress how wonderfully Heywood's masterful photography conveys *exactly* how the food will end up looking - I swear you can almost smell it while looking at the pictures. I realize now that Ms. Heywood's delightful photos are the standard by which I judge all cookbook photography nowadays.) Second, the incremental photographs of the various cooking steps really take away a novice's fear of failure. Between Capalbo's simple instructions and Heywood's excellent photographs, the recipes wind up being relatively idiot-proof. (Capalbo assumes you know some basics about cooking with the ingredients - like what type of oil to use and how hot to make the oil when cooking the garlic, but even if you don't know these basics you'll soon figure them out.)

So THE ULTIMATE ITALIAN COOKBOOK is not *really* the ultimate italian cookbook (not sure if there is such a thing - it would have to be a whole lot bigger than this), but it's a darn good resource. It's a great jumping-off point, and it remains handy and inspiring as one's skills improve. This is THE cookbook I give to friends who know nothing about italian cooking and want to learn . . . and more experienced visitors always spend a lot of time turning the pages of my copy. It's hard to go wrong with this one.

Excellent recipes!.......1998-10-14

This is by far the best Italian cookbook that I have ever bought. I have tried dozens of the recipes in this book and have enjoyed each one immensely. Most of the recipes are quite simple, the ingredients are easy to find, and the end products are delicious. I've used this cookbook at least twice per week since I bought it over a year ago--this is one that will never collect dust on your shelf! I've also given this book as a gift to several friends and family members & they have all loved it as well. Very simply put-- a must have for any fan of Italian cookery.

Great pictures, good mix of classic and new recipes.......1998-09-13

I've made about a dozen of the recipes in this book, and they've all come out great. I really like that the book supplies recipes for old favorites, and provides recipes and ideas for new combinations as well. The full color pictures are great, and would make this book a great gift for anyone who likes to cook.

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Japanese candlesticks are one of the most important technical tools used in the market. Candlestick Charting Explained demonstrates how candlestick charts can be used to identify and anticipate price patterns in the financial and commodity markets. A comprehensive and authoritative overview, Candlestick Charting Explained describes how to combine candlestick charts with other technical tools to identify profitable trades. Clearly written and illustrated, this is a superb book for any trader who wants to master this powerful trading system.

Specific topics include:

Candlestick charts versus bar charts
Philosophy of candlestick pattern recognition
Reversal and continuation pattern recognition
Reversal and continuation patterns using candlesticks
Trading with candlesticks

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Candlesticks Made Moderately Easy.......2004-01-13

Good book for someone who doesn't know anything about candlesticks, but I think you need to have some sort of understanding of investing before reading this book. The reason why I gave it a 4 star instead of a 5 star was because this is the first book on candlestick I've read. I haven't read another book yet on this topic.

Read this book the first time when I bought it several months ago and got a glazed over look in my eyes because I had no clue about any of it. However, as I let some months pass by and got better with my technical analysis utilizing other charts like MACD, stochastics, MA, BOP, TSV, MS, etc....the terminology and how the market moves allowed me to better understand what I was reading in Morris' book.

It would've been nice if he had a simplified table of the various individual candlesticks and what they represented and another table of the reversal patterns in bull & bear markets.

I like how the chapters were formatted in the reversal chapter. This was a long chapter and probably could've been broken down into shorter chapters to better categorize various reversals.

I have been able to validate some of the reversals by experience. I wasn't sure if I was reading the candlesticks correctly and went against what I read. The candlesticks were correct and I was wrong. Good thing I am learning about this when I don't have lots of money to lose yet.

All in all, I will read this book to glean even more information from it. I've already read it twice.

ALL YOU`LL NEED.......2003-12-15

I have read some negative comments here about this book not being detailed enough etc... but it gives very clear, understandable explanations of all the patterns, and they are all grouped in an excellent orderly easy to find fashion. Other books of this kind may be a bit more detailed but they are a difficult dry read, far too lenthy and not as organized nor as well written. Greg morris delivers all the neccessary goods in this book.

WELL WRITTEN.......2003-12-08

This book is an excellent reference for all the candlestick patterns. I like the fact that it has a pattern breakdown for every formation and also data on how well the patterns perform as far as accuracy at the end of the book. The descriptions are clear,concise and very well organized with great illustrations and psychological explanations behind the candlestick moves. I found this book an easier more understandable read than nison`s books on candlesticks and for less than half the price. I keep this book close by whenever i need to review a certain pattern, its very easy to flip through and find any of the formations since they are all neatly grouped by category, which i like. I think its the best.

at the price the best.......2002-08-16

A great question is which is better: Nison or Morris? Nison is for those who use indicators; Morris is the purist using only volume.
Reference book? Morris gives you the picture and the explanation in an easy format and an index to find it. He also breaks the candles into groups and types. This is the valuable part of the book.
Who is more in depth? Well that's a tie with Morris winning slightly on candles & losing if you want to view the whole Japanese charting world, Kagi, Renko, 3 line break. Nison gives other Japanese charting types weight in the book which is good if you have Metastock bad if you don't. Personally I like the other methods.
So why did I give Morris the nod? As a professional trader I can't really give away an edge except that Morris is more tuned towards stocks & gives hints that Nison did not.
Nison is also a boring writer, better lecturer. Morris is a better writer, teacher.
Remember Morris gives you everything and if that's not enough then you're not reading carefully; looking over these previous reviews makes me happy because they obviously missed Morris' hints and guides. I saw them and my trading improved & I had used Candles for a long time before getting to Morris ala Nison & began to think them worthless. Now I understand their role.

Enough said.

Right idea poorly executed.......2002-07-21

Mr. Morris did wonderful research on technical trading and clearly knows what the charts are about. Morris goes on to clearly discuss that the difference between using technical analysis and using it well is understanding the philosophy of the market, the specific pattern and the interpretation of that, not simply by saying yes this is a buy signal because of the specific pattern but rather because of the physicology behind it and feeling that went with it. He fails to execute what he claims he will do in his introduction. I would save your money and not waste trying to struggle to unearth whatever little advice Morris gives.

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Don't bother

Concise, instructive, engaging

Corporate Conduct Unbecoming : Codes of Conduct and Anti-Corporate Strategy
Jarol B. Manheim
Manufacturer: Tred Avon Inst Pr
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0967229413

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Jarol B. Manheim's "Corporate Conduct Unbecoming: Codes of Conduct and Anti-Corporate Strategy" describes the activity of organizations that use so-called Codes of Conduct to prod or induce corporations to follow specific rules based on an agenda of social values in the manufacture and distribution of products or services.

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Don't bother.......2001-12-05

This is an extremely THIN book with little to offer. A few notes seem to have been stretched into 76 pages with large type, and big margins. Some "chapters" are 2-3 pages long. If you're interested in the topic, I'd recommend looking online for reports on corporate codes of conduct (done by the OECD, ILO, etc.).

Concise, instructive, engaging.......2000-09-22

A clear and objective look at the recent trend in corporate codes and the pressures on companies to adopt such codes. Manheim offers a brief yet complete history of these pressure tactics, giving greater insight into the motives behind the creation of third-party codes of conduct. The book describes various popular codes currently in use, and discusses in greater depth the latest global initiatives such as SA 8000 and the OECD Guidelines. I found this book extremely straightforward though enlightening.

As a student I was intrigued by the development of codes of conduct, which Manheim traces back before the New Left to the Progressive Era of the 1900's. As a consumer, I appreciated the dilemma many corporations now face when confronted with these rapidly proliferating codes. This book details the pros and cons of adopting a code of conduct. Short, yet thought-provoking and surprisingly engaging, and definitely apropos to current globalization trends. A recommended read for students of economics or international markets as well as for businesspersons facing the question of adopting codes. A must for those interested in globalization.

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A NEW WAY TO BUY MUTUAL FUNDS

This indispensable strategy guide will show you how to start picking the mutual funds that are right for your specific needs, now. It provides basic, well-grounded fundamentals on selection and management. It enumerates the critical importance of asset allocation and risk management, the importance of minimized costs and taxes, and even the psychological hurdles that can undo the soundest of investment plans. Whether you're actively trading or interested in simply building a secure portfolio that can run on autopilot, J.K. Lasser's Pick Winning Mutual Funds will guide you toward achieving your financial goals.

Critical coverage will help you:

Take control of your investments by making the laws of probability work for you
Stop making the average investor's mistakes by picking funds that will increase your returns
Decide when to use index or actively managed funds
Add new funds to your portfolio to outperform funds with long track records
Profit from the huge increase in services and the information that technology provides

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Plan your investments wisely.......2001-06-16

JK Lasser's Guide To Mutual Fund Investing is a "must have" for anyone like me who is trying to decide how to invest their 401k/403b. It explains"new" funds, convertible and REIT funds, and the difference between index funds and managed funds and when to use them. This book will help you avoid some of the mistakes that trip up the average investor. Before I read this, I didn't realize how badly the average investor does.

This book helps take the mystery out of mutual fund investing. In my case, (investing for retirement), I'm trying to create a portfolio that is balanced, diversified, and smart. This book has given me the tools I need to make the right choices. The book is well written and the topics it covers are clearly presented. It was an enjoyable read (surprising!). I HIGHLY recommend this book.

Pick Winning Mutual Funds.......2001-06-10

Great investment guide and resource book--well written and very understandable. I wish I had a resource like this 25 years ago. Read this book to understand the reasoning behind indexing, why your portfolio should be balanced in the ways described, and to learn about the new fund effect as an effective way to maximize investment gains. Also learn about convertibles, REITs and other interesting and little understood investment topics.

Pick Winning Mutual Funds.......2001-05-28

....As a thirty five year professional in the investment industry, I found this book, Pick Winning Mutual Funds, written by the same authors who wrote Winning with Index Funds, a very valuable book for anyone, like a seasoned professional such as myself, to a first time investor.I wish a book like this had been available when I started in the investment business in 1964. These two authors broke new ground again.This is the first book that acually explaines how one can go about finding the right funds that fit their protfolio.It also shows how to stop paying high up front sale charges and excessive annual fees. The well researched book is full of information I've never come across before--like how to reduce risk and where to get good on-line information about funds. And, one of the most important things I learned was when to use index funds(and which ones) and when to use managed funds. It's a great book for someone who is trying to figure out which mutual fund in which to invest... ...........I strongly recommed it..!!!

Rich Ames

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BORING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What a Disappointment

Mr. Morrow Needs Prozac or was he on some bad acid trip

Three titles in search of a story

Digging Deep And Turning Up Gold

The Best Year of Their Lives: Kennedy, Johnson, And Nixon in 1948: the Secrets of Power
Lance Morrow
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The Best Year of Their Lives is not a typical presidential biography in that it forgoes the comprehensive approach to history. Instead, Lance Morrow shows why 1948 was a watershed year not just for John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and Richard Nixon personally, but for the nation as well. That is the year that Johnson, in his bid for the Senate, used huge sums of corporate money to bombard the media with lies about his opponent, finally stealing the election by 87 votes by having a ballot box stuffed (thus earning the nickname "Landslide Lyndon"). Had he lost, he would have arguably been out of politics forever and the course of history would have been changed. At the same time, Nixon, as a freshman congressman, launched his political career by using his seat on the House Un-American Activities Committee to relentlessly pursue Alger Hiss, making himself a prominent national figure in the process. (Four years later he became Eisenhower's running mate.) Meanwhile, Kennedy was working hard to suppress the fact that he had Addison's disease. He continued to lie about his health for the rest of his life just as he later hid his reckless personal behavior. Through anecdotes and analysis (including personal contact; all three were presences in Morrow's childhood), Morrow shows how secrets and lies were to shape the behavior of all of them. This "convergence of personal ambition with secrecy, amorality, and a ruthless manipulation of the truth" would have tremendous implications for the country. The events of 1948 also foreshadow the tragedies and scandals that would end all three of their administrations.

Externally, the three presidents were radically different. Internally, argues Morrow, they were identical in many ways in that they "shared a tendency toward elaborately deliberated amorality; all three behaved as if rules were for others, not for them." Along with a rapidly changing American society, the start of the Cold War, and looming atomic destruction, 1948 ushered in modern politics and these men were the embodiment of it. Absorbing and unconventional, The Best Year of Their Lives adds to the considerable bodies of work already available on all three presidents. --Shawn Carkonen

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"The book succeeds in drawing together three fascinating characters into an illuminating historical intersection." (New York Times Book Review)

"Once again Lance Morrow has elegantly woven together the historical threads of our time as no one else can. The Best Year of Their Lives is a narrative masterwork." (Carl Bernstein)

In 1948, Lyndon Johnson, John Kennedy, and Richard Nixon were up-and-coming congressmen, all at pivotal points in their lives. In each of these ambitious politicians, Lance Morrow finds a streak of amorality and ruthlessness--each believed that the rules didn't apply to him. For each, lies of one kind or another would be a conduit to power; lies would also undo LBJ and Nixon's presidencies, and tarnish JFK's reputation. "What is unique is Morrow's idiosyncratic take on familiar history, and that's enough to cast the three presidents in a different light." (Washington Post)

"The Best Year of Their Lives is a fun read with descriptions, insights, and observations that can appeal to all of your biases." (Chicago Tribune)

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BORING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2006-06-12

Almost 300 pages of nothing - including several pages wasted on the camparison of Nixon to Lana Turner (I still cannot make the connection). Morrow rambles on endlessly about minor details of the 3 main characters lives - and most of it is BS. This book was horrible - no wonder why it was in the discount section of the bookstore. What a waste !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What a Disappointment.......2005-12-20

This book starts with a great premise -- three future Presidents at a common turning point in their lives, 1948. I bought this book thinking it was history. But I soon discovered that the occasional random historical nugget was buried among piles and piles of pretentious psychobabble, strained metaphors, obscure pop culture references, and delusions of literary grandeur. I'm not sure what's more bizarre -- the discussion of Nixon's sex life, or the pages and pages exploring the similarities between Nixon and Lana Turner.

A history of these three presidents in 1948 would make a great book. Maybe someday someone will actually write it.

Mr. Morrow Needs Prozac or was he on some bad acid trip.......2005-09-24

I thought Mr. Morrow was a Senior Editor of Time, not the National Enquirer. This is an abysmal attempt to summarize and extrapolate on Caro's Years of Lyndon Johnson, Richard Morriss' Years of Richard Nixon, and most especially Garry Wills' Nixon Agonistes. Wills especially should sue Morrow for impersonation.

Three titles in search of a story.......2005-09-10

I should have known better. The last book I read that had a title, subtitle, and sub-subtitle confused me and that seems to have happened again. Morrow offers three titles, labels, or come ons: "The best years of their lives," "Learning the secrets of power," and "Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon in 1948." I'm still not sure which one is the `real' title. The three concepts each had promise. These are three American icons, both loved and despised. The year - 1948 - happened to be a pivotal year, not just for these three, but also for the rest of America. The hot war was cold, and the cold was getting hot, and the Baby Boom was booming. Opportunity and optimism seemed unlimited, especially to young, power hungry politicians like Nixon, Johnson and Kennedy.

The disappointment I felt was that none of the promises implied in the three labels for the book earned much attention from the author. Morrow tells us more about Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss than Richard Nixon, about George Smathers and Joe Kennedy than Jack Kennedy, and Coke Stevenson and Lady Bird rather than Lyndon Johnson. If these three presidents of the future learned any secrets of power in 1948, the secrets remain undiscovered by me. Maybe I'm not reading well enough into the analysis. Morrow waxes poetic about eerie parallels in lives, like Lana Turner and Richard Nixon, notes the impact of all the dead, diseased and disturbed relatives and their effects on the three main characters, and offers an encyclopedia of armchair psychoanalysis and cultural sidebars, mixing religion, crucifixion complexes, politics, Hollywood, and Albert Kinsey. Theories, not secrets.

It is not even clear how -if at all - that 1948 was the best year of each man's life. The attempt to link these three lives to the Hollywood film reminded me that 1948 was the best year of "our" lives, so I guess all Americans had a pretty good year in 1948, especially war veterans. But Johnson was not much of a veteran (Johnson's Silver Star makes John Kerry's Purple Hearts look like Medals of Honor) and Kennedy, well Morrow acknowledges that the PT-109 story was more of a court martial offense than the makings of a heroic legend. Even Nixon was more of a Mr. Roberts than any battle-scarred veteran. These men had more to be embarrassed about than proud when it comes to war service, but politics makes legends out of molehills and Morrow provides us with three moles. Morrow's tangential summary description of the role, character and accomplishments of George Marshall makes these three men look like the three blind mice.

Reading on, looking for integration or even a consistent narrative, the pages slipped away, leaving me scratching my head. When a 300-page book has only four chapters, maybe that should have been a sign. The stories jump all around, often into Jack Kennedy's sex life and his coarse way of rationalizing his need for sex, and Morrow seems to obsess about dark secrets, homosexuality, suicide, drunkenness and bankruptcy. These may be secrets a lot of people would like to keep a secret, but they don't tell me anything about "the secrets of power."

Stephen Ambrose (Nixon), Thomas Reeves (Kennedy) and Robert Caro (Johnson) are much better chroniclers of the more complete, factual, historic versions of the lives of thee important figures, including 1948.

Digging Deep And Turning Up Gold.......2005-08-03

The Party did its best to paint Richard Nixon as some sort of war hero, but it didn't have too much to work with. Apparently Nixon spent most of the war amassing a small fortune in winning crap games and poker, gambling and the dog races, making a specialty of fleecing other members of his platoon on payday. He came away from WWII with a substantial little campaign fund, more power to him, but not easy to bulk up into hero status. LBJ too tried to re-cast his war years as his personal voyage into the danger zone but of course that was just so much hogwash. Lance Morrow shows us JFK's war as being the only one really that had the oomph of legend, as witness his book PT-109, which had something Americans identified with, perhaps a willingness to push through even when things look darkest.

And things seemed bleak in 1948, the year Morrow focuses on in his new, exciting psychobiography. Unexpectedly bleak, for Americans had been longing for years for the war to end, when, it was said, they would find the answers and the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Instead what did they discover? Only more uncertainty, and a nation once again divided among itself. It was actually a great time to be a politician; as Morrow points out, pols thrive on misery and do their best work while energizing a demoralized public into action one way or another. For Kennedy, the year involved accepting first the wild love life of his sister "Kick," whose involvement with the Cavendish family would have assuredly led to a Profumo like scandal later in life, and then her tragic death, with its reverberations of his brother's earlier death in the War. The shades of night were creeping in fast for Jack, who learned around the same time something of the dimension of his own Addison's disease, a psychic wound as well as a physical threat. If he hadn't hitherto looked to sex for an escape, he certainly began to do so now.

Nixon wasn't threatened by illness, but the way he jumped onto the Pumpkin Papers revealed a man with a certain mania on his brain. Was it the urge, like all politicians, just to see his picture in the paper no matter what the context? Or did he believe he was saving the country from those who had plunged us into war--a war which, he imagined, was really a liberal jihad unrelated to Americans' ordinary concerns? People liked Nixon because he was one of us, from the lower middle class, he wasn't pretentious like FDR or JFK or, heaven forbid, Alger Hiss; and Nixon's dogged pursuit of Hiss--like a terrier with his teeth firmly in Alger Hiss' patrician ass--carried with it the fanatical strains of Madame Defarge from the TALE OF TWO CITIES. He was the little man pulling down the big man, and the crowd roared in approval.

Johnson's attack on Coke Stevenson is the weak link in Morrow's otherwise brilliant account. Caro did this part so much better and at greater length in Vol 2 of his biography, that rehashing it here produces no new insights, little new info.

I found myself wishing that Morrow had introduced a fourth character, perhaps Truman himself, to give yet more shadows to his picture of a fateful year. Could have been like a new Mount Rushmore! (Or the 4 Marx Brothers, depending on how jaundiced your view of politics.)

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The Best Years of Their Lives

Manufacturer: Centaur Press Limited
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The Best Years of Their Lives
Trevor Royle
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The Best Years of Their Lives: A Resource Guide for Teenagers in Crisis

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The Best Years of Their Lives: A Resource Guide for Teenagers in Crisis
Stephanie Zvirin
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The Best Years of Their Lives?: Pupil's Experiences of School

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The Best Years of Their Lives?: Pupil's Experiences of School
Ced Cullingford
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Based on structured research and interviews with pupils in years 10 and 11 (15 and 16 years old) about their views of the purpose of school and their own future employment and the way the two connect, this book offers a critique of the purpose of education and its ability to prepare children for the world of work. The issues raised include: the purpose of school, the nature and quality of the curriculum, whether their time was well spent, whether what they learned was relevant, who influenced them, their views of industry and the world outside. Out of the mouth of babes, the truth comes tumbling and the result is a indictment of an educational system that fails to deliver what it sets out to achieve.

The Best Year of Their Lives: Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon in 1948: Learning the Secrets of Power.(Book review): An article from: The Historian

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The Best Year of Their Lives: Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon in 1948: Learning the Secrets of Power.(Book review): An article from: The Historian
James W. Hilty
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Release Date: 2007-09-01

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Title: The Best Year of Their Lives: Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon in 1948: Learning the Secrets of Power.(Book review)
Author: James W. Hilty
Publication: The Historian (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 22, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 68 Issue: 4 Page: 839(2)

Article Type: Book review

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The Best Years of Their Lives: A Resource Guide for Teenagers in Crisis.(Brief Article): An article from: Childhood Education

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The Best Years of Their Lives: A Resource Guide for Teenagers in Crisis.(Brief Article): An article from: Childhood Education
Charlene Snelling
Manufacturer: Association for Childhood Education International
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Childhood Education, published by Association for Childhood Education International on December 22, 1993. The length of the article is 440 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: The Best Years of Their Lives: A Resource Guide for Teenagers in Crisis.(Brief Article)
Author: Charlene Snelling
Publication: Childhood Education (Refereed)
Date: December 22, 1993
Publisher: Association for Childhood Education International
Volume: v70 Issue: n2 Page: p113(1)

Article Type: Book Review, Brief Article

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Lower '48: a pivotal year gets pulverized by metaphors.(Books & Arts)(The Best Year of Their Lives: Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon in 1948)(Book Review): An article from: The Weekly Standard

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Lower '48: a pivotal year gets pulverized by metaphors.(Books & Arts)(The Best Year of Their Lives: Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon in 1948)(Book Review): An article from: The Weekly Standard
Victor Gold
Manufacturer: News America Incorporated
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000ALPJHS
Release Date: 2006-07-14

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This digital document is an article from The Weekly Standard, published by News America Incorporated on April 18, 2005. The length of the article is 1185 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: Lower '48: a pivotal year gets pulverized by metaphors.(Books & Arts)(The Best Year of Their Lives: Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon in 1948)(Book Review)
Author: Victor Gold
Publication: The Weekly Standard (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 18, 2005
Publisher: News America Incorporated
Volume: 10 Issue: 29 Page: 34(2)

Article Type: Book Review

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Best Year of Their Lives Kennedy Johnson

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Best Year of Their Lives Kennedy Johnson
Lance Morrow
Manufacturer: BASIC BOOKS @
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000N79QLY

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The best years of their lives
Aaron Weissman
Manufacturer: New Century Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0007FS69U

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Amazing book, amazing woman........2005-12-07

This book is amazing. I've read Ryan's book as well, and that book is an amazing story of courage and determination. Ryan was an amazing human being and lived a wonderful life in the short time he had here, and was a much better person than most people can hope to be. He was so selfless in all that he did, and it shows by how he helped to shed light on AIDS when it was kept in the shadows by the public.

Jeanne's book shows her love for Ryan, and her determination to continue Ryan's legacy by educating people all over about AIDS. It is emotional and deeply personal, but is wonderfully honest and one of the best books I've ever read.

I definitely recommend it.

Its a good book.......1998-02-10

its a really good book it made my cry but I liked it alot.

A great book, very emotional........1998-01-09

This book is a great story of a mothers dedication to her son and daughter. The story is about Ryan White's devoted mother and how she helps him in the battle against AIDS. She has so much courage; how she delt with her son dieing, and her divorces. A very touching story.

Weeding Out The Tears Brought Me Tears... and Smiles.......1997-07-07

God Bless Jeanne White for writing this book! If you have *never* lost a loved one to AIDS, this is *still* a must read! Ms. White writes not only of living with and dying of AIDS. She writes of the loss of a child, the loss of a loved one, and all the emotions that come forth from this -- faith, fear, anger, confusion, hope, sorrow... this book is a true human experience. If you have lost someone close to you, you must read this book. Jeanne's book brought me tears and smiles... and comfort... and hope. Jeanne, thank you for sharing Ryan's story, but more importantly, thank you for sharing your own story. It is the caregiver who is often the most devastaed after a loss. Thank you for allowing others to experience what we go through

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