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Despite the importance of archives to the profession of history, there is very little written about actual encounters with them—about the effect that the researcher’s race, gender, or class may have on her experience within them or about the impact that archival surveillance, architecture, or bureaucracy might have on the histories that are ultimately written. This provocative collection initiates a vital conversation about how archives around the world are constructed, policed, manipulated, and experienced. It challenges the claims to objectivity associated with the traditional archive by telling stories that illuminate its power to shape the narratives which are to be "found" there.

Archive Stories brings together ethnographies of the archival world, most of which are written by historians. Some contributors recount their own experiences. One offers a moving reflection on how the relative wealth and prestige of Western researchers can gain them entry to collections such as Uzbekistan’s newly formed Central State Archive, which censors the access of Uzbek researchers. Others explore the genealogies of specific archives, from one of the most influential archival institutions in the modern West, the Archives nationales in Paris, to the significant archives of the Bakunin family in Russia, which were saved largely though the efforts of one family member. Still others explore how current events impact the analysis of particular archives. A contributor tells of researching the 1976 Soweto riots in the politically charged atmosphere of the early 1990s, just as apartheid in South Africa was coming to an end. A number of the essays question what counts as an archive-and what counts as history-as they consider oral histories, cyberspace, fiction, and plans for streets and buildings that were never built, for histories that never materialized.

Contributors. Tony Ballantyne, Marilyn Booth, Antoinette Burton, Ann Curthoys, Peter Fritzsche, Durba Ghosh, Laura Mayhall, Jennifer S. Milligan, Kathryn J. Oberdeck, Adele Perry, Helena Pohlandt-McCormick, John Randolph, Craig Robertson, Horacio N. Roque Ramírez, Jeff Sahadeo, Reneé Sentilles ... Read more

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Interesting look at archival issues
The book consists of a series of articles written by historians about their archival experiences. The articles present a variety of issues historians must face when visiting archives. Some of the issues are quite shocking, and others are expected. Nevertheless, the book certainly gives future historians tips on what to expect or beware of when visiting archives--whether foreign or domestic.


This book is used for graduate level courses. The non-historical minded person can easily read this without complication. It is not a difficult read, and if your not a historian or student of history and want to grasps the process of historical research--then check the book out. I would suggest all history student who plan to move onto graduate school to check this book out. It will highlight some of the difficulties when visiting archives that you may or may not know. Some of the articles (accounts) are very interesting. After-all, the articles are accounts of a variety of historians experiences in foreign archives, as well as domestic archives. ... Read more

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Wise judgement--and "God" loses
Judging God is a fine work, well argued by a surgeon (Henderson) who can cut out the irrational myths surrounding the ideas of God most Westerners are familiar with and by a building contractor (Gurgew) who together show the constructive way to losing religion. A great read and a good buy.

Review by a Christian

This 280 page treatise dwells primarily on the inconsistencies among the common ideas about God, the actual presentation of God in the Bible and finally the actual behavior of practicing Christians, past and present.The discussion focuses on the God of Abraham, which is of interest to Jews, Christians and Muslims so the authors often use the term, "JCM God".In general, the authors note that there are huge differences between what JCM God advocates seem to think and what is written in the Bible and to some extent, the Koran.

These inconsistencies usually show up in the book as opposites, like the JCM God is supposed to be the god of love, yet He has drowned nearly everybody on earth, ordered genocide, rape and slavery and virtually every other possible anti-love activity known.He has arranged a hell for people who don't make the cut.These actions, as documented in the Bible, become evidence in the final chapters where God stands accused of inhumane and negligent behavior in a mock trial.

This is strong stuff, especially for Christians who have never picked up the Bible and read it through from the front to the back.The authors are correct; all that nasty stuff is in the Bible and the JCM God gets full credit for all of it.Christians who have been fed a diet of Biblical passages selected by their clergy might be shocked after reading the primary document of their religion and that would be a good thing in my opinion.People seeking to escape Christianity will find a wealth of reasons to make good on their quest or to be made surer of any pending decision to be an atheist.People who are just searching might find this work a bit unbalanced since it strongly advocates atheism and has almost nothing good to say about religions of any kind.

As such, Henderson and Gurgew have given us one more opinion on the subject of religion and they have documented a few instances of a personal nature which do not bode well for the performance of Christians.In addition, they offer some ideas on how a religion might look if it is not to be an offensive and negative force in society.

It is interesting that this reviewer, a Christian, recently published a book on Christianity with most of the same complaints noted in "Judging God" but the deeds of Christians were kept separate from the reported deeds of the JCM God.This separation, combined with an effort to distill the falsehoods out of the Bible, allowed the reviewer to reach a different set of conclusions entirely.People in power have been doing bad things for a very long time and then making up lies about how God told them to do the evil deeds.That is still going on today.Thus, it is reasonable to take a different line of thought from that of Henderson and Gurgew starting with essentially the same data, using "Judging God" as a smorgasbord of possible starting points.

Juxtaposition of reality with religious ideal is the strong point of the text as it doesn't really include much analysis of any kind until the last few chapters where God's trial occurs.This is unfortunate because there is a gold mine of thought that could have been included.At least the authors are well read and include a nice bibliography along with occasional tantalizing quotes and excerpts to keep things interesting.

Whatever be your attitude about religion, if you want to do some serious thinking, this book is a good data set as long as you don't let it do your religious thinking for you.The authors would probably not like to be leading you around by your nose anyway since that is exactly the kind of behavior they are complaining about!

No punches pulled
John Henderson and Craig Gurgew pull no punches in their book JUDGING GOD. They fearlessly express the dangers and absurdities of religion in a straightforward manner that will leave fellow unbelievers impressed and glad to be among the freethinkers of this world. Christians and other religionists who read this book may well be angered by it but will be hard pressed to expose concrete fallacies in it. They have only their "faith" on which to fall back.

Betty Brogaard (author of DARE TO THINK FOR YOURSELF) ... Read more

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From the majestic San Juan Mountains to the wide-openexpanses of the San Luis Valley, few fishing areas rival thepristine beauty, diversity and solitude of southern Colorado'srivers and trout streams. This guide thoroughly explores theregion's watersheds: the Conejos, Rio Grande, San Juan,Piedra, Los Piños, Animas and Dolores, as well as the stillwaters of high mountain areas.Included are:? Detailed maps of the region and each watershed? Area regulations and conservation policies? Safety precautions, weather and wildlife information? A list of the region's important aquatic insectsFor those willing to hoof it, southern Colorado's streams andrivers offer old fashioned, have-the-river-to-yourself fl y fishing.But with this guide, even the roadside angler can fi nd idyllicspots to cast a fl y-making Fly Fishing Southern Colorado anessential guide for any angler interested in knowing and fishing"the Little Switzerland of Colorado." ... Read more

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Don't Fish Here
I am sorry to see this book on the market. Oh, it's a great book, but I don't think you are going to enjoy fishing here. It's too wild and undeveloped. Who knows if there are really any fish in these rivers? Only a couple of fishing shops in the area. Not many hotels. Oh, and you are not welcome to stay at our cabin on the Conejos. There are other good places to fish closer to where you live. Why not fish closer to your home? That way you can have lunch with your spouse. Besides, it can get pretty cold on these rivers, and not just in the winter. I have seen it snow in May and hail so hard in July that they had to send the snow plow to clear the roads. If you do come to this area, please leave you regular waders and shoes and nets at home -- we don't need you introducing whirling disease into these waters. See -- I told you it was complicated. Don't fish here. ... Read more

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The quality of human life in relation to the chemical principles that affect it is described in accessible terms to the non-science major, with a strong focus on these applications to the total human experience. Understanding replaces memorization as students learn about the importance of chemistry in such relevant areas as ozone depletion, nutrition, conservation and everyday household goods. ... Read more

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Book over due
These people took almost three weeks to send me myh book.. I LIVE IN CHICAGO.. why that long.. WAS VERY UPSET..

GOOD, NOT GREAT.....
World of Chemistry is a good introduction for those who've never taken a chemistry class before.It goes into great detail on how to successfully do everything there is in chemistry: identify compounds, determine atomic mass, and atomicweight, etc.It should be noted, however, that the last few chapteris in the book, starting with Chapter 12 are very confusing and hard to understand.At this point, you'd probably be better off listening to the teacher's lectures, or searching for another similar book.Beyond this point (Chapter 12), the book is worthless.If you want to buy this book, I suggest that you buy it used, or wait for it to go on sale. ... Read more

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Dr. John Lilly, author of 'The Center of the Cyclone' and 'Man and Dolphin' draws upon 22 years of groundbreaking scientific research to present his remarkable theory and techniques of 'isolation therapy,' showing readers how to unfold and experience new degrees of self-awareness and personal harmony. Dr. Lilly has been studying isolation therapy ever since he developed this method in 1954 at this National Institute for Mental Health. Since 1973, he has been working in California with scores of men and women volunteers who have recorded their extraordinary experiences, Thse personal 'tan logs' on the feelings and fantasies experienced by Burgess Meredith, Robert Wilson, Gregory Bateson, Werner Erhard and others while in the isolation tank are presented together with the author's hypotheses and observations on peace in isolation versus 'sensory deprivation.'

The book also gives standards and specifications for isolation-tank manufacture and clear step-by-step instructions on how to build and maintain your own tank. As Dr. Craig Enright says in his foreword: 'The tank is a tool for process, like meditation...the inner theater...that allows us to expand our awareness of our internal state of being...and enriches not only that realm but the course of the everyday world in which we live.' ... Read more

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amazing book
From the jacket:
"Dr. John Lilly, author of The Center of the Cyclone and Man and Dolphin, draws upon 22 years of groundbreaking sientific research to present his remarkable theory and techniques of isolation therapy, showing rader to to unfold and expereince new degrees of self-awareness and personal harmony.Dr. Lilly has been studying isolation therapy ever since he developed this method in 1954 and the Nat'l Institute for Mental Health.Since 1973, he has been working in California with scores of men and women volunteers who have recorded their extraordinary experiences..."

This is a dated, but fascinating book. It has detailed instructions on how to build an isolation tank.Many personal reports of people's floating experiences, by Richard Feynman, Andrew Weil, Werner Erhard, Burgress Meredith, Gregory Bateson, Stan Grof, Sam Keen, Ralph Metzner, Robert Anton Wilson.Discusses possible use of psychopharmacological agents while in the tank.

"WHAT IS REALITY?"
If you are looking for this book it is obvious that you know something about Lilly and his work, so I will provide here only a few insightful quotes from the book in cojunction with some comments about this particular work; and state that "The Deep Self" is THE book on this subject... Sadly, I know it is out of print, but it is a priceless source of informationt that I highly recommend, whatever the cost.

As mentioned...Here are some quotes from the book, followed by a comment correlated with the content:

Page 130, Chapter 9: Mental Effects of Reduction of Ordinary levels of physcial stimuli on intact, healthy persons.
"If one is alone, long enough, the mind turns inward and projects outward its own contents and processes; the brain not only stays active despite the lowered levels of [sensory] input and output, but accumulates surplus energy to extreme degrees."
Lilly, aware of and trained by the Arcia/Shamanistic/Gurdjieff/Sufi/Dream-Yoga-systems, saw that man cannot concieve of anything but himself - his identity/personality/ego - and that this limitation can only be overcome by "eliminating" the source of this personal self, as much as possible. As Lilly says,"An ego observing itself generates only circular data; i.e., that it experiences only what it wishes and allows itself to experience." So, he pionered the floatation tank as a form of sensory isolation in order to transcend the limitations of the ego and dig deeper into experience.
In this book he cites experiements that he conducted for the government and medical institutions in cojunction with LSD, dolphins, and "healthy" persons. He then sets about instructing the reader on all aspects of building and using an isolation tank. And then, elucidates his experiences, as well as those of aquaintances, in the tank.

Another quote: page 70, The search for reality.
"I confirmed (a I had earlier suspected) that wholly complex domains of thought/feeling/doing/memory [lay] below my levels of awareness [and] acted so as to program my current beliefs about 'what is real.' Inner reality had its own laws, distinct from (and many times counter to) the laws of outer reality...I finally realized that the depths of mind are as great as the depths of cosmic outer space...The province of the mind has no limits; its own contained belifes set limits that can be trancended by suitable metabeliefs (like this one)."
Lilly technically approaches, in a scientific/observational manner, all processes belonging to and of the central nervous system in his consciousness altering attempt to break, wide-open, the unknown. He lays out gradients, levels, sign-posts, if-you-will, of the inner journey, and leaves the mind longing for a deeper experience - Something, anything, that trancends the norm.
What I continue to find interesting is how the "unknown" presents itself, when allowed. Lilly says "The range of phenomena available to the normal human mind is much greater than "society" will permit or accept." That is to say, what is not accepted is not allowed. We are unaccepting of the unfamiliar, of the unknown. The mind is infinite when it is uncontained into a personal simulation. We will project the familiar - our past experiences - onto the unfamiliar in order to simulate ourselves, for our "survival" depends upon it. The isolation tank is of extreme importance in this aspect, becuase it imitates the prenatal experiences of the womb, discharges tensions, and hence allows one to relax. A relaxation that transcends surface representations whence cannot be ordanrily reached because of anxiety/fear of the unknown - fear of the "deep self."

Page 289: "Progress in using these [vast] projection spaces is measured by one's ability to neither project external reality data from storage into these spaces nor to project into these spaces 'the abscence of external reality stimuli'." ... Read more

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A guidebook to Yellowstone fly patterns has long beenoverdue. While much has been written about Yellowstone area waters thequestion "What flies do I need?" has remained largely unanswered. Thisbook provides answers to that question as well as helpful fishing andfly tying ideas along the way. ... Read more

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Fly fish Yellowstone Country
This small handbook is out of print, and a volume 2 will be available by Spring.The authors, Mathews and Jurasek of Blue Ribbon Flies in West Yellowstone, Montana, are the primary authorities on fly fishing in and around Yellowstone National Park.Armed with this book and with Mathews and Molinero's small guide entitled "The Yellowstone Fly Fishing Guide" and a Wyoming highway map, you'll be fully prepared for a day, a week or a season in Yellowstone Country.Bring a camera, rain gear, waders, and a 5-6 weight rod and reel, some bug spray, some bear spray and a few cow bells, and you are off.Walwyn Trezise, Dubois, Wyoming. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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Webster's bibliographic and event-based timelines are comprehensive in scope, covering virtually all topics, geographic locations and people. They do so from a linguistic point of view, and in the case of this book, the focus is on "John Craig," including when used in literature (e.g. all authors that might have John Craig in their name). As such, this book represents the largest compilation of timeline events associated with John Craig when it is used in proper noun form. Webster's timelines cover bibliographic citations, patented inventions, as well as non-conventional and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities in usage. These furthermore cover all parts of speech (possessive, institutional usage, geographic usage) and contexts, including pop culture, the arts, social sciences (linguistics, history, geography, economics, sociology, political science), business, computer science, literature, law, medicine, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology and other physical sciences. This "data dump" results in a comprehensive set of entries for a bibliographic and/or event-based timeline on the proper name John Craig, since editorial decisions to include or exclude events is purely a linguistic process. The resulting entries are used under license or with permission, used under "fair use" conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain. ... Read more

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free.This is an OCR edition with typos.Excerpt from book:CRAIG GENEALOGY.Records of the Craig family are very meagre, and all that I can give in this sketch is from inscriptions upon monuments, from data found in old Bibles and from testimony of living witnesses who have carried down from generation to generation the story of their ancestors. From the best evidence obtainable it is known that the Craigs and Sawyers came to East Tennessee from Virginia sometime about the middle of the eighteenth century, attracted there by the rich valleys and beautiful mountains of that section. They were of Scotch-Irish descent and were faithful and devout supporters of the doctrines and policies of the Presbyterian Church. During the Revolutionary war they were loyal patriots and distinguished themselves in that great contest. My great-grandfather, John Sawyer, was a Colonel in that war and led a thousand of the Pioneers of Tennessee, who sprang out of their hills in defense of their home and country. These backwoodsmen and Indian fighters (it is told) assembled in a grove and leaning on their squirrel rifleslistened in silence to a stern Presbyterian preacher, who blessed them and then called upon them to do battle and smite the foe with the sword of the Lord and Gideon. The story of how these pioneer patriots acquitted themselves at the battle of King's Mountain is told with pride by Tennesseeans to this day. Col. John Sawyer became a great hero, was beloved and respected by all who knew him and wielded a great influence among his fellows. The silver buckles that he wore as Colonel were cut up and given to his descendants as souvenirs. The Craig and Sawyer families settled about ten miles north of Knoxville and were among the founders and supporters of Washington church, which celebrated its 100th anniversary about one year ago. In the graveyard... ... Read more

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Originally published in 1914.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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The semiarid plains of western Kansas and eastern Colorado are hardly the setting for an agricultural empire, but it was here that former field hand John Kriss managed G-K Farms for Wichita entrepreneur Ray Garvey. Their enterprise became one of the largest wheat operations on the plains and yielded Kriss a one million bushel crop.

Harvesting the High Plains is the rags-to-riches story of how Kriss applied hard work and common sense to make large-scale farming work under the most adverse conditions. Drawing on correspondence between Kriss and Garvey, it tells how the two men had to make innumerable decisions about the purchase of expensive machinery and of ever larger tracts of land, and how Kriss kept detailed records of crops and rainfall to manage the land carefully, farming thousands of acres in an environmentally sensitive way and retaining a viable operation even during the Dust Bowl years.

In chronicling the story of Kriss's success, historian Craig Miner provides a bold counterpoint to the argument that large, technology-based farming is inherently bad or that only small farmers can be conscientious stewards of the land. He sets his narrative in the context of local and agricultural history--as well as the Kriss family's own story--in order to document the transition to mechanized, specialized farming on the plains. He addresses philosophical and historical questions about the relation between agriculture and nature in a semiarid region, showing that G-K Farms managed to strike a remarkable balance between profit and ecology. He also suggests that G-K may even have done its region more economic good than small farms simply by staying in business during bad times.

The Kriss family still works the land, and although their operation is huge, it still depends on traditional family farming values and approaches. Harvesting the High Plains provides keen insights into their special approach to large-scale farming and gives a human face to the faceless statistics of other agricultural studies. ... Read more

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Zenger on Leading Teams. Are you fully prepared to make the transition from manager to team leader? eading Teams, by John H. Zenger, Ed Musselwhite, Kathleen Hurson and Craig Perrin, gives you the tools to carve an enduring and tial role for yourself in any team environment. This nuts-and-bolts guide shows you how to become a ``change agent'' rather than a victim during your organization's transition to teams. You'll develop the art of shared leadership with your team. . .acquire the skills needed to succeed as a team leader in high-performance mode. . .get hands-on advice from experieced team leaders that you can use right now to boost your leadership potential. . .and apply proven team methods for dramatically improving employee involvement efforts and bottom-line performance. ... Read more

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O.K. for the time...
Like several other books, Craig Zirbel's "The Texas Connection" hasn't aged well. While he only had one major conference appearance and one major tv show appearance("Geraldo"), his book was a best-seller, largely due to the Oliver Stone movie "JFK" (as was the case with "Mortal Error", "Plausible Denial" and, with all due respect [I love the books], "High Treason" & "High Treason 2"). Not only is Barr McClellan's book better (and even his book doesn't hold up as well only a few short years later!), the lack of true, rich documentation does this book in. Some intersting info. on LBJ, a few morsels...but not a full course meal.
Vince Palamara

Common Sense says that LBJ Dunit and that's it!
This common sense approach to the myriad JFK conspiracy theories has a lot to recommend it.It is coherent in the extreme.However, much like Posner's Case Closed, it is very one-sided and long on plausibility and speculation and short on confirmable facts and citations.To the author's credit, and rather uncannily the book presaged much of what is now confirmed "factions" in Blood, Money and Power.

While the author's scenario holds together extremely well even under a hypothetical criminologist framework, it is nevertheless more "structured fantasy" than serious investigation or even serious academic research since it rests on a foundation of common sense speculation.

However, to his credit, the author makes no pretense of objectivity.From the start he says LBJ dunnit, and then proceeds to tell us why.There are many titillating never before explained facts which have the smell of truth, but they are all either hatched from the author's head or cannot be confirmed independently because they are not attributed to any particular source.That's a pity because this would be a good book to cite, were there any citable facts in it.

Three stars for a common sense approach that makes the author's premises and ground rules clear.

All the Way with LBJ
Craig I. Zirbel read almost every book, article, or newspaper dealing with the JFK assassination for 25 years. This book is the result of his studies. If it happened in a foreign country, 11/22/1963 would be viewed as a coup d'etat. If finding a motive for murder exposes the killer, then motive could explain why JFK was killed. This book explains why the Warren Commission and others are not credible. The most likely solution may be the most obvious, not the most complex (p.4).

After JFK's death LBJ refused to leave Dallas until JFK's body was placed on the plane. The Warren Commission decided there was no conspiracy; Oswald was a lone gunman. Page 17 tells of the faults in the autopsy of JFK. The Warren Commission was created to investigate the crime (p.23). They would examine the evidence developed by the FBI. LBJ was never called as a witness (p.27). Chief Justice Warren would not listen to Jack Ruby (p.29)! LBJ created and controlled this Commission, when he was one of the logical suspects (p.33).

Page 35 explains why political assassinations occur, and why some are covered up. Page 37 explains why Oswald did not fit the pattern of assassins (not insane, no motive). His quick elimination hints at a wider conspiracy. Page 43 tells of the problems in that mail-order rifle. Page 47 tells of the failures with a stationary target. (A telescopic sight adjusted to shoot "high and to the right" would have the built-in lead exactly needed for the shots fired that day! But was this done before that day?)

Chapter 7 analyzes various assassination theories, and tries to discredit them all in a few pages. (You may not agree with it once you've read other books.) Does the photograph on page 82 resemble the villain in "From Russia With Love"? Chapter 8 discusses his theory of "right hand man assassinations". I don't think his examples prove his theory. Chapter 9 announces that he will try to pin it on LBJ alone (p.95). The big problem in this is the lack of any defender who may dispute his charges. Being dead, there is no way LBJ can defend himself. So his arguments are one-sided. Is that fair?

Chapter 11 tells of LBJ's moral rules. Chapter 12 tells of his support by Big Business, page 113 tells how the NASA Space Center was built. How did LadyBird buy those radio stations? See pages 117-8. Page 122 tells of the crash of LBJ's airplane. Chapter 18 hints at the reason why LBJ didn't run in 1968: a strenuous campaign could cause a heart attack (he died in 1973). Chapters 22-23 describes the three major scandals of the Vice-President. Chapter 27 explains how the unsafe detour past the Schoolbook Depository was done against Secret Service wishes. Chapter 29 list the mistakes and problems in Oswald's capture. Chapter 31 tells of Oswald's activities; these may be explained as that of a secret agent who is controlled by others. Could the failure to record Oswald's interrogation be explained by the knowledge that he was doomed? Chapter 35 relates various strange acts: LBJ bought "presidential china" (p.256) in the fall of 1963! Chapter 37 lists 9 reasons for a conspiracy (p.282). Chapter 38 provides a parallax view to the events. Chapter 39 asks you to form your own conclusion. Do this after reading other books. You may find that Mark North's "Act of Treason" is the better book.

Very Enlightening!
I bought this book with some skepticism,however, Zirbel,an attorney,does an impressive job of making his case.Although some time has passed since its writing,and it could use a new edition,Zirbel makes a VERYconvincing case for LBJ's involvement in the JFK assasination.I left witha feeling that Zirbel is onto something,and he certainly convinced me. Definately a worthwhile book.It even inspired me to so my own researchinto this!

Very informative but not without flaws.
This is an excellent account as far as conspiracy theories go.Well researched and very readable, Zirbel's version of the Kennedy assassination makes some huge leaps and cites many sources that he did not document.Itdid convince me that LBJ had a hand in it anyway. ... Read more

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This book is a wideranging study of Johannine exegesis in the sixteenth century, centered on the John commentary of Wolfgang Musculus (1497-1563), an influential leader of the Protestant Reformation. Farmer compares Musculus's exegesis of the Johannine miracle stories not only to that of other sixteenth-century commentators but also to ancient and medieval commentaries. ... Read more

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"Australian humour has a long history that can be traced back to our origins as convict colonies. It is therefore no surprise that a national sense of humour quickly developed that responded to those conditions. This unique sense of humour is recognised (although maybe not always understood) the world over as being distinctly Australian. Our humour is dry, full of extremes, anti-authoritarian, self-mocking and ironic." Australian Government Cultural and Recreation Portal (culture.gov.au). Not all the stories in this collection are humourous but most of them are. They are best read in small doses rather than long sittings. ... Read more

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When the great storm comes, the good life ends. And hell on Earth begins. For 100 years we’ve been tossing our toxic waste over our shoulders. No more. This morning, while we slept, something woke up. It’s virulent. Malign. Intelligent. Ambitious. It’s in our food, our water, our air. It’s inside our bodies themselves. And it’s not leaving. We are. ... Read more

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Not up to par of other Authors I enjoy
I'm a big King & Koontz fan and I was researching for other authors/books that could entertain me.I saw many suggestions for King & Koontz fans to try this book, so I did.NOT a fan.The idea of toxic waste that's dumped into our waterways coming to life and taking over like invasion of the body snathers just seems silly to me.I finished the book, but only because I have a compulsion to finish books once I start them.It was boring and predictable, which, when coupled with the discontect due to the age of the book, wasn't worth it to me.

No happy ending
I got this book because I really enjoyed reading The Long Last Call. I really appreciate the quick start of the book. You get about 3 pages in to it and the action already starts. At first I lost track of the characters because the book throws a ton of them at you but I liked the story line but I was a little bummed when I got to the end. I guess I just had it in my mind that something good could happen but I'm glad it didn't almost just because it leaves you feeling like the characters' efforts are all hopeless.

Are you kidding me? This is garbage...
I like (need) my horror novels to be somewhat believable. That is what makes a good story. Even if it has only a shred of believability. This book by Skipp and Spector is terrible in that sense. From the first 30 pages you know what you're getting into. A creek's pollution forms into a body-like figure and swallows a guy whole. Really? Also, the characters were bland. I had hoped for a whole lot more considering I live near the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and thought this book would play off of past events like that...with believability of course.

I suggest you Skipp this book. Get it?

How Do I Even Describe This?
I really want to recommend this book to people. It's pretty much a masterpiece, brimming with creativity, intensely disturbing imagery, excellently-constructed prose, and a surplus of characters that, although many of them are tedious and needless at first, all come together a satisfyingly madcap and downright horrific ending.

However, I've encountered a two-part dilemma; for one, there's so much lunacy in this book, most of which sounds completely absurd when taken out of context but totally works in the novel, and two, again with the lunacy, it's so gruesome and unsettling that if you took this book to the wrong person and said, "Here, read this," they could very well get the impression that you are utterly out of your mind and should probably be in an asylum. It gets *that* nasty.

Still, "The Bridge" is pure splatterpunk glee, and very well-written splatterpunk glee at that. It's definitely not for everyone; if you're weak of heart or like happy endings, you'll want avoid this. But if you like a good horror story, seek this out immediately.

This splatterpunk does not live up to its classic status.
After enjoying Skipp's recent works "The Long Last Call" (3/5 stars) and "Jake's Wake" (4/5), I was looking forward to this so called splatterpunk classic by the legendary duo.Back cover endorsements by a popular horror writer and a director seriously whetted my appetite.I was sorely disappointed.

The problems are not attributable to its "age" (it was first published 20 years ago).They are poor plot development and characterization.The premise, that toxic wastes become sentient and rebel against humanity in a bloody way, may not be the most refreshing.It works as long as there is a compelling story with strong characters to support it.Unfortunately, The Bridge has many undramatic (sub)plots and virtually few lead characters.

There are three or so storylines.One traces the dumping of toxic wastes to a cover up attempted by a single prominent local businessman.A second storyline follows a renegade news reporter trying to first uncover the threats and then warn his town of them.A third story (a subplot really) involves a HazMat team captain and his gas station manager girlfriend.All 3 stories unfold within 24 hours against a background story where toxic wastes gain self awareness and plan the destruction of those responsible for the waste buildups and beyond.None of the stories really gels and comes together in some satisfying climax.There are no real heroes, pro/an tagonists that this reader find compelling.We never stay with any of the characters long enough to care for them.

The one positive is that authors did not skip over the final outbreak.Too often, post-apocalyptic fictions fastforward over the actual event of apocalypse to focus on the aftermath and later survival.It is thus satisfying to read the 15 or so pages depicting the outbreak in colorful and gory details.

Overall, I feel that The Bridge has much potential and creativity.It could have been one of the good ones, had the two authors found compelling stories and lead characters.I am not sure how they collaborated or who was responsible for which parts of the book.I will try one of their other works sometime in the future.Hopefully, it is a better experience.
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