Candida Albican Yeast-Free Cookbook, The : How Good Nutrition Can Help Fight the Epidemic of Yeast-Related Diseases

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This is the complete, authoritative guide that shows how nutrition can fight the epidemic of yeast- and fungus-related diseases and disorders including asthma, bronchitis, depression, fatigue, and memory loss. Fully updated, this second edition includes dozens of new recipes utilizing 12 foods that contain the antiseptic enzymes researchers have discovered will eradicate yeast and fungus.

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Decent........2007-07-19

I like this cookbook. It is not quite as restrictive as some other candida diets, so that should be kept in mind for those searching for a way to conquer candida. Also, it is a cookbook, not a health book, so it does not go into great depth about candida, though it does offer some useful information. I would not make this my primary reference book on candida. I like the book for its simple, healthy whole foods recipes, though.

Not So Accurate.......2007-01-05

This book really didn't help me much. The foods that are on the "allow" list are in actuality NOT allowed and can really set a candida patient back on their quest for health. I would not recommend to someone that is truly fighting this disease.

Candidiasis ad infinitum.......2006-08-12

Of the large numbers of books on this subject, this one offered little new information. I did see a few recipes that appealed, but could have easily skipped this one.

Candidia Albican Yeast-Free Cookbook, The: How Good Nutrition Can Help Fight the Epidemic of Yeast-Related Diseases.......2005-08-24

This book has helped answer many of my questions regarding Candida and has explained what I can expect as I go through the healing process. It is very informative in relation to diet and has good recipes to make the plain food we have to eat a little more exciting.

Easy Candida Recipes.......2001-03-07

I thought this book was very helpful. What I liked most was the "rainbow meal plan" which listed the vegetables and meat combinations you could have on this diet at every meal. Because there are so many vegetables/meat combinations to choose from you shouldn't get bored. The plan also recommends steaming for all your food so it's easy to prepare - all you need is water, a pot and a steamer. The downside is you do have to chop a lot of veggies - however, it's worth it! I also had a hard time with another recipe which called for "Homemade Potassium Baking Powder" pg.83. In the recipe the book says to use potassium bicarbonate which can be ordered from a pharmacy. However, when I went to pick up my bicarbonate it had a skull and cross bone on the bottle and was rated somewhat toxic. When I talked to the pharmacist he said I needed to know what percentage of the potassium bicarbonate was called for because potassium bicarbonate is a strong base. Anyway I had no way to get that information so I skipped that recipe. So obviously the book should be more detailed about things like that. Yet even with this snaffoo I thought the book was helpful and still use most recipes.

Outsiders: The Good Fight (Outsiders Volume 5)

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Graphic SF Reader
Not for continuity sticklers
Losing Steam fast
Don't let the other review influence you.
Winick Does it Again, Destroy's a Great Series

Outsiders: The Good Fight (Outsiders Volume 5)
Judd Winick
Manufacturer: DC Comics
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ASIN: 140121195X

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The Outsiders have been thought dead for months.Then,deep undercover in the African country of Mali, trying to save innocent lives and stop a civil war, theyare discovered. With a new team consisting of members from teams past and one formersuper-villain, the team finds itself at odds with an entire nation, not tomention the super-hero community. Also, the Outsiders try to thwart the Brotherhood of Evil'splot to sell metahumans to the underworld.

Customer Reviews:

Graphic SF Reader.......2007-09-03

The Outsiders have gone undercover, using the fact that everyone thinks they were blown to pieces, except for Nightwing.

They are working an operation in Mali that Thunder gets too squicked to continue with, and neither Alan Scott as head a Checkmate branch, or Superman, are too pleased with them.

There is also the little matter of a superape, a disembodied brain, a bunch of degrading cloned metahumans and a mad scientist to deal with.

This is a pretty fun trade.

Not for continuity sticklers.......2007-06-11

I would actually give this 3.5 starst but there is nothing like it and some of the other reviewers didn't actually review but gave this their personal take on the writers tactics instead of the story itself. This title has been hit or miss, this collection, though adversely affected by the change in artist in the middle of it (the original artist had health issues which took him out of the title for a while) still manages to tell a good action story.

Taking the story by itself readers should find it a good, fun read with enough twists to make it interesting.

There is too much space devoted to the revelation of one of the characters as lesbian and the ending is a little lackluster (or shocking, depending on your take) but I believe that it should satisfy the regular reader. As long as you are not waiting for a perfect portrayal of long stablished characters, I think most would enjoy it.

Losing Steam fast.......2007-04-13

Volume 5 of the Outsiders is showing it's age. Inconsistent writing and characterization, on top of less than stellar artwork, leaves much to be desired. It's easy to see why sales for the comic book are dropping. Winick and company need to look back at the first two volumes and remind themselves of what they were doing that everyone liked.

This one is for die hard fans only. Definitely not a book to grab onto if you haven't read the previous volumes (not to mention Infinite Crisis and umpteen tie-ins). There are many references to events and characters from outside the actual Outsiders comic series.

Don't let the other review influence you........2007-03-26

I've given this book 5 stars in order to salvage it from its current 1 star rating. The book wasn't bad at all- the action was hard hitting and well executed, and the team dynamic that made the Outsiders fun is almost entirely intact. It wasn't a 1 star book, or a 5 star; it's closer to 3.5/4. The story arc is a bit bogged down at first, but when it gets going, it shines. Katana and Captain Boomerang fit in nicely with he team.

Giving the book 1 star is completely uncalled for. The 1 star review, if you notice, has little to do with the book itself, and is based off that particular reader's displeasure with Judd Winick. Please refrain from rants and poor reviews due to a general lack of interest from the writer; it's immature and it could put people off buying a book they'd greatly enjoy.

Finally, the reveal of Thunder being a lesbian isn't even that big of a shock- and- awe pull off, it's done far more casually than that.

Outsiders fans, this is a book for you.

Winick Does it Again, Destroy's a Great Series.......2007-01-22

Personally I don't care for Judd Winick as a writer. He tends to preach in his books, rather than letting characters evolve naturally he injecs social commentary that doesn't flow with the characters. He destroyed Green Lantern by adding in commentary that had no business being there. IN Green Arrow he did it right, making the new Speedy HIV positive. It fit with the character and worked very well together. Then on the 1 year arc in Green Arrow later he injected gay marriage as an issue, one that had no business being in the comic book. He did it again in this version of the Outsiders, collecting the 1 year later arc. In this arc, Thunder is outed as a lesbian and in a relationship with the very slutty member of the team Grace. Now I have no problems with Thunder being a lesbian. I think that Gail Simone did a very good job in Villians United when she made one of her main characters a lebsian. It was well done. But in OUtsiders, Winick does it just for shock value not for any other reason not for character development or anything else. He does it to impose his political viewpoint on the reader. It is what makes Winick a poor writer, and has turned me off of OUtisders.

Good Catholic Girls: How Women Are Leading the Fight to Change the Church

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Change the church rather than having the church change us? Please.
Good Catholic girls
A Church we could be proud of...
Raises Interesting Questions for Debate
Catholic Women's History

Good Catholic Girls: How Women Are Leading the Fight to Change the Church
Angela Bonavoglia
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Change the church rather than having the church change us? Please........2007-09-17

I will not waste a second reading this book and encourage other readers to do the same. Rather, they should take a cue from following book review from the latest issue of The Catholic Answer:

"The Catholic Priesthood and Women -- a Guide to the Teaching of the Church"

In 1994, Pope John Paul II formally declared that the Church - lacks the authority to admit women to priestly ordination. In his "Apostolic Letter on Ordination and Women," he was simply confirming a tradition that has been observed since apostolic times.

Yet debate over the matter continues in some Catholic circles, despite the Magisterium's insistence that the question has been settled.

For several years Sister Sara Butler, now a professor of dogmatic theology at St. Joseph's Seminary in New York, supported the movement for women's ordination. "At the time," she recalls, "I regarded this as a litmus test that would show whether, or not there could be real equality between women and men in the Church." She chaired a task force of the Catholic Theological Society of America in 1978 that reached the same conclusion.

Nevertheless, further study ultimately changed her mind. Her conclusions: "The feminist analysis of sexual complementarity and the theology of the ministerial priesthood" on which the report of the task force was based "were both seriously deficient."

Sister Butler's work has issued in "The Catholic Priesthood and Women" a carefully reasoned, lucidly written volume. It shows how the question of women's ordination is actually concerned not with sexual roles but with the constitution of the Church and the sacramentality of the priesthood.

After examining the historical development of doctrine about the equality of women and men, Sister Butler tackles the most common objections to the Church's teaching. She argues that "the admission of women to the Catholic priesthood cannot constitute an authentic development" of Catholic doctrine. Such a change would instead require "a radical reconstruction or even denial of fundamental Catholic doctrines."

This is essential reading for anyone with a serious interest in the subject.

Good Catholic girls.......2007-01-22

This book, and the glimpse it provides into the lives of these strong women, gives hope to the Catholic Church and to the world. It is the women who have challenged the church, called it to task for not being all that it must be, and who have yet remained faithful to the church -- or at least to the call of the Spirit -- who are and will be the agents of change that is so deperately needed in our world today.

A Church we could be proud of..........2006-05-12

Angela continues to exacerbate the the polemics within the Catholic Church today. Her vision of a Church, and that same vision shared by Joan Chittister, Frances Kissling, Rosemary Reuther, et. al. exists. It is called The Episcopal Church. One can find within the Episcopal Church a framework and a theology that shares elements of the Catholic Church, including The Eucharist. Why do these women insist on trying to make the Catholic Church over in their own image? If a woman, or a man for that matter, is having problem with authority and the way it is exercised by our Holy Father in Rome, then please have the conviction to leave the Church and enter into a Church that offers everything you desire. Or is it that, like Satan herself, these women cannot stand anything beautiful and seek to destroy that which is beautiful and has stood the test of time? The Catholic Church has always championed the role of women. It is also obvious that the sexual revolution of the 1960's and widespread use of contraception has done nothing for women as a whole except perpetuate the myth that women are men's playthings. we must remember that in the 1500's, when Martin Luther was arguing that women should be barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen, the Catholic Church supported women in the role of Queens, teachers, nurses, doctors, and spiritual guides, among other vocations. If one wants our Catholic Church to become Episcopalian, then please enter that same Church, for one obviously has no desire to submit oneself to the authority of the Holy Father, who was given his authority by Christ Himself. Without the male only priesthood, we would cease to be Catholic, and we would cease to have access to the Real Presence of Christ in our Holy Eucharist.

Raises Interesting Questions for Debate.......2006-01-23

In "Good Catholic Girls: How Women are Leading the Fight to Change the Church,"
Angela Bonavoglia provides profiles of many different women who are pushing to reform the Roman Catholic Church. Each of these women has her own agenda, her own "cause." None of them came to the decision to challenge the Church lightly. Rather, circumstances demanded it and they responded. Bonavoglia herself is one of the women pushing for change and this book is her contribution to that effort. She acknowledges that there are many Catholic women who see things differently and who support a "vision that maintains the Church's status quo." She states that "they are spirited and devoted, too. But they don't represent the future I want to see for the Church."

Bonavoglia provides a useful service in bringing a female face to the recent sex abuse scandal in the Church. While the media has focused primarily on the abuse of young boys, there are also many girls and women who have been taken advantage of by priests in power. In some cases, the abuse extended into the confessional, with women who worked up the courage to share their experience of abuse being told that *their* sins are forgiven! Obviously, there is no room for such abuse in the Church. Bonavoglia rightly condemns those in hte hierarchy who refused to take reports of abuse seriously and instead simply moved offenders from parish to parish. She makes the interesting contention that if women had a role in the hierarchy, they wouldn't have allowed this to happen - they would have protected the children.

Bonavoglia celebrates the work feminist theologians have contributed to the field. They have" reenvisioned God as not necessarily male or female, but male or female or neither." In addition, they have reexamined the role of women in the early Church. They have found "evidence that women in the early Christian Church were apostles, ministers, and deacons, that they served Mass and were called bishop, and that Jesus accepted them equally and whole-heartedly into the ranks of his disciples." Such work serves to illustrate how "hallow" the "theological arguments for women's ostracism from the Church's highest rung of sacramental authority" are.

The other issues Bonavoglia addresses are more controversial. She attacks the Church's ban on artificial contraception stating that most of the faithful choose to ignore it. While that certainly is the case, her depiction of the Church's position is faulty. She repeatedly refers to the natural family planning method allowed by the Church as the unreliable rhythm method. While that may have been true forty years ago, the natural family planning methods of today are highly scientific, easy to learn, and very reliable. She should have done more research in this area. This error does not undermine her thesis, however, that in this case the Church failed to listen to the sense of the faithful.

She also condemns the Church's position on divorce and considers the annulment process an unnecessary burden and intrusion into the lives of the faithful. Marriage is no doubt difficult and divorce painful. The Church does need to provide appropriate pastoral care and not ostracize people simply because their marriage did not last. Bonavoglia suggests that the Church get out of the marriage business all together. She puts forth an idea by Rosemary Radford Ruether that there instead be "'sexual friendship covenants for couples entering into a sexual relationship. These couples, not ready to have children or make a permanent commitment, would take temporary vows that can be evaluated or periodically renewed." There would be a second ceremony for entering into a "'lifelong effort' toward permanency," and lastly a ceremony similar to a baptism when children came in which both parents would promise to be faithful to the child whether or not their own union lasts. This idea borders on the ridiculous. As if life was ever that neat! People who are not ready to have children should not be having sex. Sex has consequences and no contraceptive method is foolproof. And to say that we will make an effort at permanency provides little incentive to do so when times get tough. Marriage has lasted since time began. The Church is right to promote and defend it.

Bonavoglia also profiles women working to promote equality of homosexuals in the Church, and women who have chosen to not wait for the Vatican to allow women's ordination but have taken that step themselves. By far, however, the most difficult subject is that of abortion. Even Bonavoglia acknowledges that this is a contentious issue, even among reformers. In her defense, she does present both sides of the issue. She interviews both Frances Kissling of Catholics for a Free Choice as well as Maria Coffey who staunchly holds the opposite opinion. She states that many Catholic women, especially young women fall somewhere in between, believing that "you can believe that a woman has a right to choose, and you can also believe that abortion should be the last possible option." That position is certainly understandable. I think almost any woman can relate to the fears of a pregnant woman in difficult circumstances. However, we are talking about a life. If we as a Church, as the people of God, a God who gave us life, don't defend it, who will?

"Good Catholic Girls" does make you think. Bonavoglia brings up almost every serious issue facing the Church today. This book is a good starting place for debate. The Church, contrary to what many think, is always in a state of flux and pushing for change can be a good thing. I agree with Bonavoglia that women need a greater role in the Church. I think that if the Church made every change that she wants, however, there would be very little left of the Church. The Church does need to follow Jesus' message of love and acceptance, but Jesus also taught us to follow the commandments. The Church should speak for God. It should provide a moral compass. Perhaps those morals are the ideal and not every one will live up to them, but that doesn't mean we should move the standards to the lowest common denominator. Instead, the Church, both the hierarchical and the people in the pews, need to be loving and encouraging and help all of us, men and women, to live the lives God wants of us.

Patrice Fagnant-MacArthur is editor of http://www.spiritualwoman.net and the corresponding blog http://spiritualwomanthoughts.blogspot.com

Catholic Women's History.......2005-12-12

This book was so eye opening for me.
As a Catholic I have gone to the same parish almost my entire life and have only known what happens within my parish and what is commonly said about the Catholic church by the media... and WOW! I would have never dreamed there were so many women fighting to be seen within the church, fighting to be equally a part of the Catholic tradition, and fighting to change the church from within. If you are an American Catholic woman and/or a feminist and want to know more of your history read this book! Then go on to read the books that Bonavoglia mentions throughout the book.

Also check out:
McEnroy's Guests in Their Own House: The Women of Vatican II
O'Connor's The Female Face of Patriarchy: Oppression as Culture
Weaver's New Catholic Women
and anything by Rosemary Radford Reuther
Also check out stuff specifically on/for Catholic Black Women
anything by Toinette M. Eugene or Diana L. Hayes

The Good Fight: Why Liberals---and Only Liberals---Can Win the War on Terror and Make America Great Again

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American integrity in the age of global insecurity :Peter Beinart is a nerd.
A one-star title for a 3-star book
Conservatives may want to fight this fight too. I'd vote for him!
We can win a war that doesn't exist!
The Good Fight, The Bad Fight, poorly reasoned

The Good Fight: Why Liberals---and Only Liberals---Can Win the War on Terror and Make America Great Again
Peter Beinart
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Release Date: 2006-05-30

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American integrity in the age of global insecurity :Peter Beinart is a nerd........2007-09-08

Bully: Give me your milk money you little virgin!
Peter Beinart(age 14):I d-d-ddon't have any I'm lactose intolerant.
Bully: What did you say about Glen close?
Peter Beinart(age 14):Nothing,actually I believe I read somewhere in Atlantic that Fatal attraction was a rather perpiscuous examination of sexual politics in the age of 80's moral uncertainty.
Bully:Huh? (Begins to pummel young Beinart)
(Limousine full of Saudis,Henry "Scoop" Jackson(D-Wash), and a disheveled Manuel Noriega pulls up to the schoolyard)
Scoop Jackson:I say! Young man unhand that boy!
Bully: Oh yeah and who's gonna make me.
Scoop Jackson: Gentlemen, that is our dilemma isn't it.
(Limousine peels out of frame with one-hundred dollar bills cartoonishly flying out of the rear window as the bully proceeds to commit one of the twentieth-century's more morally justifiable acts of violence by forcing young Beinart, in a somewhat severe twist of irony, to commit his first and only act of violence by punching himself in the face .)

A one-star title for a 3-star book.......2007-09-07

Beinart would have been better off keeping the title to the first three words instead of promising something he does not deliver, and thus the average of the title and contents gets this book two stars.
Beinart does a good job of showing that Truman and Reagan had far more in common when it came to foreign policy than any of the Democrat standard bearers since JFK.
While the historical notes about the Cold War and what the Democrats did before Vietnam are fairly accurate, the book departs from reality in explaining what the Democrat Party stands for today vs. 50 years ago.
Beinart is living in a fantasy world if he thinks that the current generation of Democrat Party leaders can abandon the billionaires and Hollywood elites, not to mention the illegal contributions from foreign nationals, who support them from the left. He really does not deliver a single policy proposal that any Democrat candidate could possibly support in today's world, and he really doesn't deliver a policy proposal at all. Citing the Clinton administration intervention in a teacup like the Balkans with massive deadly air strikes on a part of the world with little strategic importance to anyone is not something that has any relevance in the rest of the world, especially the Middle East. If the Balkan experience had any strategic value, in spite of a 500 year history of "ethnic cleansing" it has been far surpassed by 9/11, and the attacks on the US that were ignored by the Democrats going back to bin Laden's fatwas of 1996 and 1998 declaring war on the USA and other infidels.
This might have been a good book if Beinart weren't so wedded to a Democrat Party that no longer exists. But he is, so this book isn't much of an answer to anything

Conservatives may want to fight this fight too. I'd vote for him!.......2007-08-13

Peter Beinart's ideas seem to reflect my own, and I wish more of our leaders were thinking along these lines. Moral clarity in our response to the salafists, Qatb's children as he calls the jihadists, does not mean we need to take a simple a-historical stance toward them. "The Good Fight" is filled with history.

But that we do need to fight against our enemies is the underlying assumption of this book. If we try to keep ourselves morally pure by criticizing America from the sidelines we lose and are not pure. Besides, as we fight we shape who we are. His narrative of the successful and decerning response of leading liberal Democrats (the ones who won the day) to post WWII communism gave me back some pride in American liberalism. For all our criticisms of America, the weight of our energy has to be on fighting our enemies for the sake of our values.

The way we do this is important, of course, and Beinart points to the need for go beyond a managerial technocrat model of problem-solving that Kerry and others seemed to present when they ran for president. Moral clarity, deep pride in our American values, a realization that we can't take ourselves for granted...Beinart traces these back to a more confident liberalism, a liberalism not so much determined to win against the other party but one that actually believed in something: in fighting --in accord with our best light-- against evil and for good.

We can win a war that doesn't exist!.......2007-07-14

Liberals continually claim that the war on terror is completely made up by George W in order to get oil, somehow, for somebody- the facts aren't always clear. Yet here is a book that claims only liberals can win the war on terror. Liberals must be pretty talented if they're going to win a war that doesn't exist. First they would have to acknowledge it exists. The title also says, "Make America great again." Since when did liberals think this country was great? All you ever hear from them is how America is evil and has always been evil. All we hear about are Indians, slavery, repressed women, repressed gays, wars, etc. So by this title alone, Peter Beinart has certainly showed that he may not be a liberal after all.

The Good Fight, The Bad Fight, poorly reasoned.......2007-03-09

Beinart spends a significant amount of time on his interpolation of history. It is an enlightening view of a view of history and will give people a window into the ideology of the writer. Every writer approached a subject with his or her bias, Beinart is no exception.

He would like to remind Americans that we are flawed, far from perfect and need to view ourselves as far from perfect. In several paragraphs he points out that the liberals are willing to see our flaws and acknowledge that we aren't right. This perspective is required to allow a moral equivalence to be assigned to any other society. He also pointed out one of the sins of Reagan was that he played on American ego and told us that the left was wrong, we are a great nation and that socialism goes hand and hand with totalitarianism.

America does some things aboard that are in her national interest. Beinart believes we should acknowledge this. He also makes that incredible assertion that we didn't offer enough aid fast enough to Indonesia after the devastation from the tsunami. I believe that facts are against him on that one.

Beinart talks about the magnificent nation building capabilities of the UN as opposed to America's lack of nation building capability. Beinart seems to believe that by not relying on the UN to guide us, we lost help. Beinart mentions Kosovo and Rawanda as nations the UN helped to build after they had fallen. He doesn't mention that those efforts have gone poorly and are currently past the ten year mark and still on going. Again, Beinart has written this with a bias and does not mention the corruption in the UN. He also doesn't mention that inaction by the UN allowed the Rawandin genocide and that in Kosovo, more suffering at the hands of Muslims is occuring. Not good examples to site.

Beinart also points out that Kerry and the other liberals campaigned on fighting a smarter war, and that mistakes were made in Iraq. Then he points out that no plan was ever put forward. As a matter of fact, it was pointed out several times and in his writings he points out that he has never seen the plan either. He mentions that at a campaign event all the personnel were waiting to hear a plan, but none was given leading him to a belief that they needed to tell people what their plan was if there was a plan.

He also points out that the liberals along with the UN and others have fought against the war from the start. UN. Beinart doesn't mention that the UN and members of the UN were actively involved with the Oil For Food scandal. He also fails to point out that UN has actively campaigned against the war from the beginning. Last but not least, he sees these attacks and corruption and says that the conservatives are to blame because the conservatives didn't attempt to appease these people or give up power to them and allow them to run things.

Beinart talks about the world view, then the Iraq current view that the US is there for imperialistic reasons. He says we have done little to convince them that we are not imperialist however he points to innuendo and sites no cases. He speaks about Micheal Moore and he even hints that Moore is wrong. What Beinart doesn't acknowledge is that the left, the liberals and the UN have been out on the air waves and the TV telling the world it was an imperialist act since the war started. Our own senators have gotten on TV and published articles about the US being Imperialist. Charely Rangel, John Kerry and others continuely and reflexively call the war an illegal war in every TV appearance. Three years of having our liberal senators, liberal press and UN call this an illegal war and occupation will aid the enemy. Beinart simply does not acknowledge this and puts the blame on the conservatives.

Beinart, as a liberal says little more than the liberals keep saying. America has no legitimacy because we are flawed and we can't own up to the fact that we are flawed. Beinart actually says we need to gain legitimacy in the eyes of the UN. That would be the UN with Kofi Annan whose son made money on the oil for food program. He does mention that some choices are muddy and there is not a good clean way to fight a war without some issues, he simply says it. He doesn't seem to understand exactly what he said.

He does spend time explaining that the liberals have made some terrible mistakes in showing what they stand for. He points out that many of the liberals vote solely based on what would get them elected but not on principal. Beinart also makes the old canard about intellectual liberal versus the conservative who is not intellectual or educated. Wow.

Beinart spends a few pages talking about John Kerry and attempting to explain why he didn't get elected. He talks about the swift boat vets as "republican attack machine". What Beinart has left out is that the founder of the Swift Boat Vets argued with John Kerry on National TV 30 years prior to this election. The argument, contrary to Beinarts assertion concerning John Kerry's medals or injuries was about something Beinart didn't even mention. It was about what Kerry said when he got back. Kerry held the winter soldier hearings and most of the people who testified about atrocities the saw or performed in Vietnam had never been in the military or been to Vietnam. Beinart is barking up the wrong tree here.

Beinart really does point out the liberal view that America is a deeply flawed country with poor values. His view of America is one of continual American intervention over seas has damaged the world. That our enemies are our enemies, not because they are irrational and just hate the way we live, but because we didn't pay them enough. In the last chapter of the book he recommends we spend more money to develop these countries. Somehow the argument seems hollow. If intervening by the US is bad, why would using our money to develop markets not be intervening? We have been doing that in Iraq and Afghanistan, but Beinart does not acknowledge this and it makes him seem insincere and more partisan.

Fighting the Good Fight: A History of the New York Conservative Party

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Conservatively Speaking....A Great Read
Window on New York Politics over 40 Years

Fighting the Good Fight: A History of the New York Conservative Party
George J. Marlin
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The story of New York's feisty Conservative Party is really the saga of America's tumultuous political maturity. Born in response to the rise of Nelson Rockefeller's liberal Republicanism, the New York's Conservative Party has grown to become the nation's most successful third party. It has also turned out to be its political conscience.

The Conservative Party's founders understood that their mission was primarily to keep the Republicans honest; to ensure that there was room in New York's GOP for conservatives and conservatism. They knew this meant that some Republican candidates who sought the Conservative endorsement might flourish and others who shunned it might founder, and this is exactly what happened. But throughout its forty-year history, the Party has stuck to its principles as much as it has played politics.

In vivid and often amusing detail, Mr. Marlin gives us an insider's view of:

*The derailing of Rockefeller's presidential freight train.

*William F. Buckley Jr.'s race for mayor of New York City in 1965.

*The Conservative Party's battles with John Lindsay in the late Sixties.

*The senatorial victory of Conservative James Buckley in 1970.

*The Conservative response to New York City's fiscal crisis.

*The Party's love-hate relationship with Rudy Giuliani. Fighting the Good Fight confirms Ronald Reagan's observation that "The Conservative Party has established itself as a preeminent force in New York politics and an important part of our political history."

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Conservatively Speaking....A Great Read.......2004-09-16

"Fighting The Good Fight: A History of the New York Conservative Party" is an outstanding account of the New York State Conservative Party which was founded in 1962 as a counterpart to the decades-old Liberal Party. The book is written by George Marlin, a long-time player in Republican Party and Conservative Party circles in New York. Marlin ran for mayor of New York City on the Conservative Party line in 1993 when Rudy Giuliani defeated David Dinkins (he got 1% of the vote).

In New York State, cross-party endorsements are permitted in tabulating election returns: this enables candidates from the two major parties to accumulate additional votes on smaller party lines. This gives parties like the Conservative Party important leverage, since their philosophical strengths can be translated into votes on Election Day that can reward or punish politicians (usually Republican) who veer too far off course. The New York State Conservative Party also holds the distinction of electing one of its own, James Buckley (William's F.'s brother), to the United States Senate in 1970, defeating both the Republican and Democratic nominees in a three-way race. Prior to the formation of the Conservative Party in 1962, both the Democrats AND Republicans running statewide and locally courted the Liberal Party line and endorsement. It was this influence on the GOP by the state Liberal Party and New York's liberal establishment that so infuriated local conservatives, who were fed up with the big spending policies of Nelson Rockefeller and later, John Lindsay.

Marlin's book is a fascinating grassroots look at the Conservative Party from an individual who was one of the young foot soldiers in the late 1960's (you can read about Marlin literally getting "roughed up" while working on William F. Buckley's campaign to unseat Mayor John Lindsay in 1965). The book has meticulous detail and recollection of specific events, times, and places. Marlin liberally (!) quotes from many Conservative Party veterans and current members, including Mike Long, the current chairman of the party. The result is an in-depth look not only at the building and evolution of a small band of committed, principled individuals looking to "make their mark" but also a very good historical review of New York State politics from the 1950's onward.

Marlin's background as an investment banker and finance professional is clearly evident when discussing the many budgetary gimmicks and debt-accumulating policies that both New York City and New York State have engaged in these many decades. Whereas New York City had its baptism of fire in the fiscal crisis of 1975, the state government -- with larger resources (read: tax revenues) at its command -- has been able to delay and postpone the day of reckoning. Judging by the recent political fiscal mismanagement up in Albany, it appears that New York State -- like California in 2003 -- may finally be about hit the brick wall like her largest city did three decades earlier.

"Fighting The Good Fight" excels in a way that other books on the conservative movement do not. Marlin spends less time discussing philosophy and the national conservative movement than he does in paying attention to the Little Guys (and Gals) who made the New York State Conservative Party what it is today. In every chapter it seems like Marlin has gone out of his way to mention some loyal party volunteers who ran for office to keep the Conservative line active in some off-year elections, or volunteers who spent long hours working on nominating petitions, or locals who lent the party funds to meet expenses. Unlike the state Liberal Party, which could count on well-heeled financial and political elites to generously drop money into their lap, the Conservative Party had to rely mostly on small contributions from many people at the grassroots. Only in later years did the Conservative Party have any benefactors of any great social or financial standing, and even then they paled in comparison to the resources that their opponents could bank on.

Along with "Actions Speak Louder" by J. Daniel Mahoney (one of the 1962 founders of the New York State Conservative Party) and "The Unmaking Of A Mayor" by William F. Buckley, this is one of the must-read books in the trilogy of New York State conservative politics. Those books are important, but since they stop in the 1960's, to get a multi-decade look at the Conservative Party and New York State politics, "Fighting The Good Fight" is essential reading. If you are not a Republican or conservative, it will still offer an interesting and fascinating look at decades of New York State politics, and in particular, the fiscal follies and budget gimmicks that have plagued New York (both the city and state).

In 1962, when the Conservative Party was formed, New York State had the largest population in the country. It had the largest electoral base for presidential elections. Ten years later, California surpassed New York in population. Today, Texas and Florida have surpassed New York, which is down to 4th overall in the rankings. The loss of power and prestige for a state whose population has not grown at all in four decades is frightening. If New York City and New York State are to reverse the voting done by citizen's feet, they would do well to listen to the political prescriptions offered by George Marlin and the New York State Conservative Party.

Window on New York Politics over 40 Years.......2002-09-29

While this new work has obvious resonance for persons of a Conservative political persusion, its appeal should transcend the National Review readership.

George Marlin -- best known as the Conservative alternative to Giuliani and Dinkins in 1993 -- presents a fascinating chronicle of the unexpected rise of the Conservative movement in one of the nation's most avowedly liberal states. In the process, he provides an engaging -- albeit uni-dimensional -- history of New York politics over the past 40 years.

Marlin's book -- in concert with other political works on the period -- will help future generations to understand Conservatives' formidable electoral clout in the second half of the 20th Century, even in formerly liberal, urban bastions in the Northeast. A standout work in this genre is Samuel G. Freeman's "The Inheritance," published about six years ago (though regrettably out of print the last time I checked).

I did downgrade Marlin's book by one notch because of a higher-than-acceptable quotient of typographical errors, especially disappointing for a Christian Brothers-educated scholar. (Full disclosure: Marlin and I share a college alma mater.)

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Municipalities can use this book as a guideline for their wifi initiatives

Fighting The Good Fight For Municipal Wireless
Craig Settles
Manufacturer: Hudson House Publishing
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"Fighting the Good Fight for Municipal Wireless" is a roadmap for using municipal wireless and mobile workforce applications to cut costs and run a better, more responsive government operation.

This guide to action

recounts Philadelphia's efforts against incredible obstacles to launch its initiative; includes interviews with city officials, steering committee members, constituent groups and vendors involved with the project; helps you develop the business case for your government's use of municipal wireless technology; and presents key lessons to help you successfully deploy wireless technology . Using a combination of narrative and directive, business strategist Craig Settles gives you a foundation for planning your own wide-scale wireless project. Fighting the Good Fight doesn't provide all the right answers. It poses questions you need to ask to determine what answers are right for you.

There's more to municipal WiFi than putting up a network. A significant amount of time and resources are required if you want to use the technology to improve government operations and seriously tackle social and economic development issues. Fighting the Good Fight is a reality check that every city needs.

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Municipalities can use this book as a guideline for their wifi initiatives.......2007-04-11

I found the book very useful, easy to ready and informative. The book details the Philadelphia saga in such way that it provides cities with an outline of the tasks that need to be completed, the teams that need to be assembled, and the implication of the various decisions that need to be made. The content related to develeloping a business case was invaluable.

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Real life examples to apply to your life
Perfect timing
The Power OF A Good Book!
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The Power of a Good Fight
Lynne Eisaguirre
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The Power of a Good Fight provides techniques and examples to show executives how to create strong teamsand leaderswho use confrontation in a positive way to foster team strength, creativity, and productivity. Skillfully using confrontation can make an executiveand an entire organizationmore successful. Lynne Eisaguirre is an attorney and former senior executive, and through her company, Work Places That Work, coaches senior executives on using conflict proactively and creatively to enhance their company.

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Real life examples to apply to your life.......2002-08-21

Lynn Eisaguirre knows the real world of work. Her examples are startingly realistic! Most importantly, she gives clear strategies for viewing and handling conflict differently. In the end, after reading this book, you will probably become an advocate and tell others that "conflict is good!" Lynn makes you think! You may not agree with everything, but you will definitely think about your own approach and explore ways to manage conflict differently! Business managers who handle conflict in the workplace must read this book!

Perfect timing.......2002-07-15

Lynne's book arrived at the perfect time! As hospitals deal with nursing shortages as well as other shortages of healthcare workers in the U.S., managers need to make the most of the staff we have. We owe it to our patients and the physicians we serve to be the best we can be each day. The attempt to stretch ourselves to cover all the requirements of safe patient care with overwhelming budget cuts have led to short fuses and easy frustrations on a daily basis in acute healthcare.
The Power of a Good Fight brings hope and ease to managers in what often seems to be an unmanageable work world, by simply and powerfully taking us step by step through all the What-ifs we face. Ahhh...It feels like having a coach at my side. I liked the book and plan to pass it around!

The Power OF A Good Book!.......2002-07-09

Every woman in the work world should read the Power Of A Good Fight. I am not a huge fan of business books, but a close friend recommended I read this book. I am glad she did.

Lynne Eisaguirre explains why actually starting a fight can be the best way to improve your work environment. Eisaguirre's advice is right on target. I tried out her suggestions and have had a great response. From now on, I plan to address work place issues as they come up, just as I always have in my personal life.

Fits every office!.......2002-07-09

Lynne Eisaguirre's 5 personality styles describe everyone I've ever worked with! I have had conflicts and situations at work that would have been be better, more productive, and a LOT less stressful if I had read this book earlier. I learned how to approach someone better and how to be more confrontable myself! She really produces creativity out of every situation. Companies should buy this book for thier employees and leave in the office lounge for EVERYONE to read! It's a great way to improve the atmosphere and environment of every office!

If I Had Known Then What Lynne Eisaguirre Tells Me Now . . ........2002-07-08

If I had known years ago what Lynne Eisaguirre writes about the various conflict styles in her book, The Power Of A Good Fight, my career and life would have moved along a less rocky road. I now understand that one partner I worked for had a 'roadrunner' approach to conflict resolution; the other a 'pitbull' approach. Although I realize possessing this information would not have changed the way my bosses approached conflict resolution, I'm certain what would have changed, was my approach to them and their conflicts. The Power Of A Good Fight offers valuable knowledge and skills about effectively dealing with different approaches to conflict resolution. This would have improved my career and life had I known then what Lynne tells me now in The Power Of A Good Fight.

The Good Fight: Declare Your Independence and Close the Democracy Gap

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"The Good Fight" that I wish we weren't losing!
Thousands Dead in Iraq -- Meet An Acomplice
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The Good Fight: Declare Your Independence and Close the Democracy Gap
Ralph Nader
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The old analogy of apples and oranges, long used to describe things that are completely different, has been rejected by some due to the fact that apples and oranges are, scientifically speaking, extremely similar. For longtime activist, author, and occasional political candidate Ralph Nader, the Democratic and Republican parties, like apples and oranges, may offer different packaging, but are the same on the inside. In The Good Fight, Nader attacks both for their complicity in corporate America's attempts to solidify their power and wealth at the expense of the average citizen's health, job, food, environment and economic future. Still, Nader says, the biggest threat facing regular people comes from inside. "Our lack of civic motivation," he writes, "is the biggest problem facing our country today." And with that in mind, he offers a guide to the powerful institutions at work in the world as well as some advice on how to affect change. Having worked as a civic crusader for so long, Nader is able to present his indictments clearly and is especially compelling when telling the stories of common people who lose their livelihoods and sometimes their lives to corporate profiteering and who then often lose again when they or their families seek redress from a corrupt system where the politicians are in bed with the executives. Some Democrats have accused Nader of taking votes away from their candidates and handing the 2000 election to George W. Bush. Political junkies looking for counter-arguments are mostly out of luck here (John Kerry is mentioned once, Al Gore not at all, and no mention is made of any ambition to elected office) but it becomes clear in reading The Good Fight that Ralph Nader's political career is all about clearly communicating his message. And on that front, he is highly successful. --John Moe

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Straight talk about George W. Bush,corporate government, and the whole charade of presidential campaigning -- from the last honest man in American politics

Ralph Nader -- brilliant visionary, relentless activist -- may be the most honest man left in politics. And yet his presidential campaigns have faced consistent opposition -- mainly from Democrats afraid that competition from an inspiring independent could dent their voting block.

Now, in The Good Fight, Nader swings back harder than ever at those who "want to block the American people from having more voices and choices" and have lost touch with the concept that votes must be earned, not inherited or entitled. While taking on corporate-occupied Washington and the government's daily abuse of ordinary citizens, he urges a speedy return to stronger civic motivation. If fed-up citizens don't actively join the fight for better leadership, then ultimately we have no one to blame but ourselves for the inadequate checks on the erosion of our civil liberties.

In an era when politicians sell us rhetoric and then sell out our principles, Nader stands as a crucial voice of candor. The Good Fight is a stirring response to politics as usual, one that will captivate readers of all political stripes and help us define what we must do to shape the brightest future for our nation.

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The man who shook up American politics in 2000 -- and is doingso again in 2004 -- returns to hold both parties' feet to the fire with his straight talk about Bush, corporate government, and the whole political charade.

Ralph Nader -- relentless activist, brilliant visionary -- may also be the most honest man we've got left in politics. And yet from the moment Nader declared his presidential candidacy on Meet the Press, he's faced relentless opposition, mainly from Democrats fearing that competition from an inspiring independent could dent their voting block ""as it did in 2000."" Even his old pals at The Nation joined in the party panic. Now, in The Good Fight, Nader swings back harder than ever at those who ""want to block the American people from having more voices and choices"" and have lost touch with the concept that votes must be earned, not inherited or entitled. He takes on corporate-occupied Washington and the government's daily abuse against ordinary citizens: ""Corporations are saying no to the necessities of the American people. They're saying no to health insurance for everyone, no to a living wage, no to tax reform, no to straightening out the defense budget, which is bloated and redundant, no to access to our courts."" And most of all, he urges a speedy return to stronger civic motivation. If fed-up citizens don't actively join the fight for improvement, then ultimately we have no one to blame but ourselves for the inadequate checks on the erosion of our civil liberties. In an era when politicians sell us rhetoric and then sell out our principles, Nader stands as a crucial voice of candor. The Good Fight is a call to awareness and action that will captivate readers of all political stripes and help us define what we must do to shape the brightest future for our nation.

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"The Good Fight" that I wish we weren't losing!.......2006-11-22

Many people have mixed emotions when it comes to the tenacious Ralph Nader, but truth be told, Ralph Nader proves time and time again what an amazing intellect he really is. After reading this book I'm thoroughly convinced that this man should be president of the United States, and that we should start considering third party alternatives. I've come to the conclusion that the Republicans and the Democrats don't have our best interest at heart and they can't be trusted with our well-being. With that said, most Americans feel the same way since many of us don't participate in these farcical elections.
If we had a real democracy we'd be exposed to many alternative viewpoints, and candidates such as Nader would have been permitted to participate in the presidential debates. Many Green Party candidates weren't allowed to debate in the 2006 elections. Michael Berg (who ran for congress in Delaware) wasn't allowed to debate; when he tried he was escorted off of the stage. Senator Hillary Clinton refused to debate Howie Hawkins in New York, and in Seattle Washington Aaron Dixon was arrested for trying to participate in the senatorial debate. For this reason alone this book is an important read. We as Americans need to ascertain that our constitutional rights are in jeopardy.
The "Good Fight" is a true magnum opus of bona fide leftwing opinion backed up with facts, facts that should scare the heck out of us.
Fact 1: HIV/AIDS infects forty million people worldwide and life-sustaining drugs are not available to a large majority of people because these drugs cost more than $10,000 a year in the U.S. and other first world countries. Nader said that the drugs are extremely expensive "because the brand-name companies have patent monopolies that prevent price-lowing competition. And our government (under the Clinton administration) was acquiescing with The World Trade Organization (WTO) over these patents. Countries such as India began manufacturing generic medicine, but the larger drug companies still hold the patents to the original medications and sell them for quadruple the price of what they are really worth. Meanwhile, "countries in the WTO will not be allowed to exercise their own safety standards. In addition, drug companies themselves lobby and threaten governments in developing countries. Often such countries suppress the generic cheaper competition that could save millions of dollars and help control HIV/AIDS," said Nader. When governments and corporations interfere with peoples' right to live, it's not only unethical, but it can be construed as murder. Think about it: Nader is not saying that pharmaceutical companies don't have a right to make a profit; they just shouldn't have the right to make it at the expense of peoples' lives when a pandemic such as AIDS threatens the entire world.
Fact 2: Both "political parties received $9.3 million from convicted criminals during the 2002 elections," according to the "Corporate Crime Reporter." Corporations such as Pfizer and Chevron were part of the scandal. Pfizer contributed $1.1 million to the Democrats and Republicans and Chevron gave $875,400 to both parties. So, what the American people really need to inquire is; do our votes or opinions really count when powerful companies can purchase politicians at a whim? When democracy is for sale to the highest bidder then it's an oligarchy.
Fact 3: "The foreign policy and intelligence agencies operate in secrecy and rarely have to explain themselves, even to each other. (The 9/11 Commission provides a welcome exception, but received a chilly reception from the Bush Administration)," said Nader. The truth is the 9/11 Commission report is a fraud but Nader did say that, "the U.S. Constitution requires publication of the governments budget, but when an American citizen challenged the secrecy of the CIA's budget in federal court, the case was dismissed." Nader didn't name the citizen in question but Article I of the Bill of Rights does guaranty "a redress of grievances."
Nader's book covers the issues of corporate fraud, Bush and Cheney's obliquity over 9/11, globalization, decimating of the world, plus environmental issues.
I don't agree with everything Nader has to say and you won't either, but that isn't the point. The point is he was a presidential candidate that should have been heard in 2004 and had the right to run on equal terms against Bush and Kerry. And we should be mighty angry that he wasn't given the opportunity to do so.
And as much as people would like to believe that if Nader didn't run for president, 9/11 would not have occurred. I'm afraid to inform those people that 9/11 was in the works all along. Just ask yourself how the USA Patriot Act became law so quickly and ponder on the fact that John Kerry wrote the money laundering provisions in the act. And according to Alex Jones, John Kerry and Bush are distant cousins. Think about it? Our last presidential election was bogus! We need to take our country back and the only way to accomplish it is by voting for alternative candidates.
Excellent Read!

Thousands Dead in Iraq -- Meet An Acomplice.......2006-04-21

Nader is nothing more than a sanctimonious accomplice fore everything that has happened over the past five years. The blood of nearly 2,500 American soldiers and tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians is on his hands. This cannot be ignored when discussing this book. A book that will get absolutely no attention from the goons he actively helped put in the White House.

Four stars for the book, minus four for handing the White House to George W. Bush.......2006-03-23

What to make of Ralph Nader?

For the record, his main arguments - that on non-hot button issues, the two parties are so close together as to be inseparable, that corporations are subtly perverting every facet of our lives, and that civic apathy is the main problem our country faces politically - are absolutely on target.

I might not agree with some of his ideas on reforming government - a 100% tax on incomes over $100,000 is a ludicrous idea, for example - but I have no argument with his fervent wish to see it reformed.

Therefore, in an abstract sense, this is a useful book, even if you don't agree with Nader's ideas. But the problem with Nader is that his ideas and actions have not been abstract; indeed, they've caused our government to be taken over by ideologues who line their pockets, and say "liberal" ten times a sentence to excuse their actions. Worse yet, these ideologues have made the problems Nader mentions far more serious.

Any thoughtful discussion of Nader and his ideas has to take this into account.

There is an argument that in order to truly reform government, it has to crash and burn first. By running in 2000, Nader ensured just that. Whether that was his intent or not is unclear (I suspect it might have been), but the outcome was not in question. Putting Bush in the White House and the GOP in charge of Congress has been an unabashed disaster for this country, in ways obvious and subtle...and worse yet, in ways that we probably won't really understand for another 20 years.

One can't judge this book, and Nader, without giving thought to the consequences of his actions. That is why I give it one star...and if I could, I'd give it zero stars. There is a better way to improve our government than to have George W. Bush and the GOP take it over and destroy it, and whether this is what Nader intended or not, that's what happened.

That is why I give this book zero stars...not for Nader's ideas, but the unforgivable consequences of his actions.

A champion of the people !.......2005-05-27

Another marvelous book by a great author and a warrior of the truth !
Nader as always is brilliant, decent, and incorruptible.
Nader's high ethical standards and great ideas should be a guiding torch to our government.
Thanks to him, there is some accountability in Washington. His persistence to fight for the public stands strong in defiance of the black out by the media and the dirty smear campaigns by the politicians. If Nader was corrupt he would've been recruited by the elites and could've occupied the White House or other high positions in government and top corporations.
Nader is never for sale and will continue to stand for the little people as an icon of truth and integrity.
I would highly recommend his book for every citizen that has concerns for his country, and for every person that values ethics in business, government, and life in general....

Zero Stars.......2005-04-13

I just saw Al Gore give a truly remarkable and inspiring talk on the realities of Global Warming, and couldn't help thinking what a great, green (though not Green Party) President he would've been.

So, I re-read sections of this book to see if I could yet understand Nader's rationale for running in two super-tight (537-votes in 2000) presidential races, knowing he'd likely hand the election to GW Bush. And, once again, I can't see it.

How cool would it have been if Nader had joined Gore (or Kerry) in return for a top post at the EPA, Agriculture, or other consumer-related federal post? Then, he'd really be making progress.

As it stands, the world is going in the exact opposite direction of Nader's proclaimed platform, and his book doesn't make a strong argument for running. Not to mention, the rambling semi-coherent nature of this book makes it a tedious read.

This book is conceptually and stylistically flawed.

The Good Fight : How World War II Was Won

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The good fight - how world war ii was won
Be careful, book full of errors
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A very good World War II book for children

The Good Fight : How World War II Was Won
Stephen E. Ambrose
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Release Date: 2001-04-03

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Packed with photos (color and black-and-white), maps, personal stories, and concise, readable descriptions of the major events of World War II, bestselling author Stephen E. Ambrose's The Good Fight is a stunning resource for students of history. Though this horrific war has been written about innumerable times over the last half-century, this chronicle for young readers (14 and older) is one of the most vivid, insightful, and straightforward perspectives around. Ambrose pulls no punches. In the first paragraph of his introduction, he reminds us that "more people were killed, more houses, apartment buildings, factories, bridges, and other works of man were destroyed than ever before or since." From Hitler's rise to power to Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor to the air war over Europe to the War Crimes Trials, the major events of the war are thoughtfully examined and depicted.

Each chapter features one of the most important campaigns, players, situations, or battles, with a full-page, often chilling photograph covering half the two-page spread and inset photos on the narrative page as well. Quick Facts boxes appear in every chapter to highlight interesting and relevant details. Large campaign and battlefield maps are interspersed throughout. Readers will come away with a painfully real sense of what life was like in the 1930s and '40s for the soldiers, families, women workers (Rosie the Riveter is included, of course), heroes, and victims of this most devastating, cruel war. (Ages 14 and older) --Emilie Coulter

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Stephen E. Ambrose, one of the finest historians of our time, has written an extraordinary chronicle of World War II for young readers. From Japanese warplanes soaring over Pearl Harbor, dropping devastation from the sky, to the against-all-odds Allied victory at Midway, to the Battle of the Bulge during one of the coldest winters in Europe's modern history, to the tormenting decision to bomb Nagasaki and Hiroshima with atomic weapons, The Good Fight brings the most horrific -- and most heroic -- war in history to a new generation in a way that's never been done before.

In addition to Ambrose's accounts of major events during the war, personal anecdotes from the soldiers who were fighting on the battlefields, manning the planes, commanding the ships -- stories of human triumph and tragedy -- bring the war vividly to life.

Highlighting Ambrose's narrative are spectacular color and black-and-white photos, and key campaign and battlefield maps. Stephen E. Ambrose's singular ability to take complex and multifaceted information and get right to its essence makes The Good Fight the book on World War II for kids.

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Praise to Stephen E. Ambrose.......2006-12-17

Are you looking for a short history book but has loads of information? If you're interested in WWII I would suggest the book: THE GOOD FIGHT-How WWII was won by: Stephen Ambrose. It may look like a boring history book on the outside but the info is numerous! It tells you of the origins of WWII in Europe and in Asia and tells you the most confidential secrets of WWII - like the Atomic bomb. Britain's secret service to locate enemy positions. And, did you know Rosenthal's picture of the flag raising on Mt Suribachi was the 2nd one? The first one was too small to be seen on the beach. The flag raisers are: Ira Hayes, Franklin Sousely, John Bradley, Harlon Block, Mike Strank and Rene Gagnon. There are many other facts you would want to know too. Whenever I need a short book, I always have The Good fight around for me to read. I recommend this book to all Ages (even my 8 year old sister reads it a lot). Another praise to the famous Stephen Ambrose! I give this Book 5 stars.

The good fight - how world war ii was won.......2006-02-22

Purchased as a gift - person likes the works and is quite a history buff.

Be careful, book full of errors.......2005-03-27

This book has nice pictures but book makes some major errors. I would not recommend it to any youth for this reason. For example, there is a photo on page 41 with a caption saying that the men in the photo are marines in Tarawa. First off, they are not marines - they are army men (you can tell by the uniform) & secondly, the photo was taken in Makin which is part of the same atol as Tarawa but is technically not Tarawa. Ok, fine... I can normally let something like that slip by. But what is worse is when you turn to the map on page 9, it indicates the Pearl Harbor attack as Dec. 7, 1943. I had to close the book and toss it into the nearest wastebasket after reading this. If editors were sleepy enough to let this slip by, it seriously brings to question the veracity of what is said in other points of the book. I am not talking about them getting the date wrong in some obscure minor battle, but they got the date wrong with PEARL HARBOR - come on now!

The Best Book For Research.......2003-02-04

I was writing a research paper on world war two, and was required to have 6 sources, but only needed one. No Joke...GReat info packed book!

A very good World War II book for children.......2002-09-26

This thin (96 pages), but large, book is a colorful look at the United States' participation in World War II. Each section is given two pages; one containing a large (and often color!) picture or map, while the other is a combination of text, one or two pictures and a "Quick Facts" sidebar. While not in-depth, this attractive book will give the younger reader and a very good overview of the War. Plus, the excellent use of color will help the younger reader to connect with the book.

Overall, I thought that this was a very good World War II book for children, and I highly recommend it.

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I Timothy & Titus: Fighting the Good Fight : 12 Studies With Commentary for Individuals or Groups (John Stott Bible Studies)
John Stott , and Lin Johnson
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We live in a culture where the beliefs and preferences of the individual are given final authority. Paul's firm commitment to the church as "the pillar and foundation of the truth" stands against that trend. His letters to Timothy and Titus call us to reestablish the core beliefs of Christianity and affirm our convictions about the gospel. Paul's priority in these letters is to make sure that the truth of the gospel is faithfully guarded and delivered to the next generation. Through these studies, we will be challenged to carry on the battle, armed with the truth of the gospel!

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