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I have never read such an exagerated propaganda in all my life's reading and academic studies. Bat Ye'or needs to repent and to apologize to the world especially to Jews, Christians and Muslims. Ye'or must have undergone some sort of trauma as a child with a bit of brainwashing by the zionist movement. I do not recommend anyone to invest in this unscholarly crap. The book trashes everyone except the zionist movements and its supporters. I wish I could rate this book a zero rather than 1 star. Ye'or and her followers need psychological and mental help. If you do not believe me read the book with a critical eye and you will question her credibility and dismiss her as a fanatical zionist for blood.

After reading negitive reviews of this book I decided to read it. And I am glad I did. Among other things, the book explains very thoroughly how anti-Semitic bigotry has been cultivated in Europe, mainly in France, during the last 30 plus years. The book's author did excellent job researching roots of European antipathy toward the U.S. and utmost hatred toward Israel. She shows how ridiculous and at the same time how wide-spread is joint Arab-European modern mythology about Islam's great contribution to world's science, art, and the cause of human rights, while in fact Islam remains the most backward, intolerant, and barbaric ideology ever created on this planet.

The book includes a very impressive list of appedices (real documents), notes, and bibliography. I think it should be a required reading for anyone interested in the subject.

Bat Ye'or writes intelligently about recent developments and changes in the world. Sixty years after the end of the Second World War and the Holocaust, it seems that we are once again facing a perilous situation in Europe. Through the ages, more people have been killed in the name of religion than for any other reason. Will we face that reality once again in the twenty-first century? Her book is definitely worth reading.

Great book! Bat Ye'or is right on target, and this should be a must on the reading list of every Senator in the USA. European political cats should also read it; but personally I think it is too late for them. They have been so in love with antisemitism and its new cousin anti-israelism; they have been so happy to embrace the Arabs and their oil; they have been so enchanted with the old game of hating the Jews that they completely lost the focus on the real thing and meanwhile,their friends were busy stealing Europe under their eyes. But they did not want to see, and therefore they did not see it coming....And if you want to know what I am talking about, well, you will have to read the book......

This is an important book that eveyone with an interest in Islam and politics must read. This book explains in detail how and why Europe is undergoing a process of Islamization. Not just allegations, the author fills the book to overflowing with references, citations, and ample evidence to prove her point. This is required reading.

Max Boot wrote an intriguing book that should have been read by more powerful people than it was. I believe Savage Wars was released in about 2002, and since Boot is well known as a conservative commentator, I don't understand why the book and its lessons were not better appreciated by like-minded folks in the White House prior to the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Boot makes a compelling case that there are humongous difficulties in dealing with nation-building and counterinsurgency warfare, and Boot makes that case by looking back at the many small wars the American military has engaged in. Even when those engagements were handled well, they were extremely difficult affairs that involved hardships for the troops, time, and a savvy for far more than just military matters (bureaucracy, diplomacy, and all aspects of running governments). Lessons all unlearned for the first couple of years in Iraq and Afghanistan. Better days have come for the US's efforts in Iraq, but Boot's book should have made it far more obvious what the US was in for. His chapter on the Philippines is incredibly important.
Another overall theme of Boot's book is that America's supposed "way of war," which involves involvement in huge wars, is not really the American way of war. Rather, the US has spent far more time engaged in small wars, which have also helped establish an American empire of sorts. An empire quite different than many that have existed before it and, according to Boot, better than its predecessors.
Well worth the read. Fine book with great snapshots of some hero worship worthy military folks from America's past.

Max Boot has done a great job presenting a concise and interesting history of U.S. military action in other countries. It is very informative and entertaining. I think it should be added to high school curricula so that young people could have the opportunity to learn about and respect the USA's role in the world and especially our awesome marines, soldiers, sailors & airmen. I am sure there would be some very lively debates in the classroom.

One of the best books I have read about our (USA) involvement in a surprising amount of insurections and affairs that required more than the State Departments attention.

I was given this book and I cannot say that I would have it would have jumped out at me when buying books. That said, it was great and have a much better sense of what happened on a global scale during those inter-war periods in US History.

The first half of the book moved at a very quick pace with great story telling- he made people like Stephen Decatur, Smedley Butler, Frederick Funston, and their pupils come to life. The book attempts to take a neutral bias on the causes of the interventions and focuses on describing what the 'man in the arena' did once he got there to carry out his orders. And because these conflicts aren't well know, this is a good introductory book to the topic...while I don't want to ignore facts, I also don't want to get bogged down to the point where it isn't enjoyable to read. The second half got a little bogged as he moves to arguing the implications of fighting a small war with big war tactics (Vietnam) as well as his arguments against the Powell Doctrine and the outlook.

I thought that he bounded the problem well, and stayed within the bounds.

I first read this book several years back, as a young Sergeant. When I first read it, the book seemed to make a lot of good points, and its logic seemed almost ironclad. After having gotten a bit older and a bit wiser, and having been taught at least a few formal critical thinking techniques, I now believe that Mr. Boot's book is pretty much wrong from cover to cover. He basically tells us how great and wonderful our military interventions have been to the world (and to our security), but when you start to look more deeply at his examples (Philipines, Haiti, etcetera) you start to believe that the truth is a lot more complex than he makes it seem.

I am no pacifist, and in many cases our intervention may truely have been unavoidable or have improved things, but the case he makes is almost entirely one sided. Look no further than his analysis of Smedley Butler's change of heart. *sarcasm* Obviously the man simply didn't see "the big picture". After all, a General with decades of experience in the very campaigns Boot cheerleads couldn't possibly be at least somewhat right in his criticisms. */end sarcasm*

I give it two stars because Mr. Boot is a good writer, and he knows how to make his argument seem irrefutable, even when they are very debatable. Just my 2 cents.

I am in a love/hate relationship with this book! On the up side, it is very well organized. In fact, it reads like a really, really good set of notes. On the down side, although it is well organized, it ONLY reads like a really, really good set of notes.

I am presently using this book in an online paralegal course and find myself going online constantly to hunt for examples or explanations of the definitions. It would really help for the authors to provide more examples and maybe even answers to selected questions.

On the other hand, if you are trying to plow through a wordy text and need a good, organized synopsis of the material, this is the book for you.

It's an okay book. A source of frustration with it is the frequent use of exercise questions without then explaining the answers. That may work in traditional classroom where class discussion and a teacher are involved, but it does not work for the lone reader.

This book is considered a text, but I've given it to my paralegal staff to use as a brush-up/refresher course in contract law. It's well written and covers the essentials of the area in a solid progression of topics.

Hurricane Song vividly drops you in the eye of the chaos that followed-- the nightmarish days and nights we all heard about inside the Superdome.
17-year-old Miles is sent to live with his Jazz musician father in N.O. He has been estranged from his father for most of his life but Miles is yearning to connect with the old man. Unfortunately, Katrina bears down on them a few days after he gets there and they find themselves stranded trying to escape the city. They end up at the Superdome and what follows is all the more harrowing because we know it's based on facts. Volponi puts you right into the stiffling heat and Lord of the Flies madness that took over the city. Like New Orleans, their relationship is severely tested, falls apart but somehow rises from the ashes like the music that beats in the heart of the city. This is a vivid, compelling read, ripe for any teen, but especially for boys. A must read and a true experience that needs to be remembered. Check it out!

Like the review from VOYA says--It's either the best YA novel of 2008 or the most important. An Incredible look at a teen and his jazz musician dad surviving Katrina and the Superdome. Powerful and important.

Once again Mr. Volponi creates a fast paced story that will engage readers.

Miles cannot stand living with his mother and his new stepfather. The apartment is too cramped, there are too many kids, and Miles has to escape. His mother finally allows him to move in with his father, a man he hasn't seen for most of his life. Miles is only in New Orleans for a few days when Hurricane Katrina hits.

The reader is given a vivid and often painful narrative of what life was like in the Superdome. We see these events through Miles' eyes. He is a frightened, confused young man who struggles to understand the inhumanity that is taking place around him. As always, Mr. Volponi does not shrink away from uncomfortable situations and paints a very realistic vision of what happened during those horrible days inside and outside the Superdome.

This is a very powerful book about a sad chapter in our country's history.

First, some reviews say this is not a book for laymen. They're reading it wrong. I don't get the impression that even those with degrees in physics will be familiar with everything term this book, ... and much of it isn't explained.

It isn't "not explained" because he expects you to already know, .. it's not explained because it doesn't matter.

"In 1937 someone-or-ruther discovered the xyz theory and it was very important." Doesn't mean you should be able to derive a proof for xyz theory. You don't even really have to understand what exactly it says, .. and you won't unless you read another book. I'm not physicist. I just read over the names and keep going.

but when it comes down to it,.... a hundred of pages of dates and theory names are BORING.

To me. I don't care about history. Maybe someone else wants to read about what particle accelerators cost how much money.

Next, ... from the reviews I read here on amazon I expected to be getting a book that would tell me a *little* bit about the history of string theory, give me some idea of where it was lacking, and maybe some kind of picture of where physics is going.

I feel like, so far, this is not what I got. Maybe I should have read "the trouble with Physics" ?

I'm at page 140. I might give up. I just finally now hit the first chapter that relates at all to string theory. It is also a history chapter. Maybe I should have started at page 140?

I didn't want to read a pure history book.

Finally:

Early on he describes his decision to study mathematics. He says that if he were to keep studying physics, he would have to work on string theory to get funding, and he didn't want to. I thought that was an interesting predicament for him to be in, and it starts to hint at some kind of a political situation in academia. That little story was about all I got so far that interested me.

He goes on to describe how math is important to physics, and, undervalued.

Since then, there's been some reference to how undervalued math (his field) is in physics (the field he's complaining about) in every chapter since. Maybe more than once a chapter. Maybe once a paragraph. Maybe once a sentence. ok, maybe I'm exaggerating.

I'm bored of it. I really don't care. I just want to hear what the argument is about string theory. I don't even know anything about string theory,... I was curious, and so far I still don't have any idea what it is. I know it involves lots of dimensions and some kind of strings. I knew that much before I started reading!

It makes me feel pretty frustrated that I had this book mailed all the way to china, and carried it around for half a year thinking it was going to interest me when I finally got some free time to read it.

I'm going back and reading the reviews again. It looks like those who did read both books say the other one is better. I was going to give this book two stars... but since another book exists saying the exact same thing but better, It's only getting one.

It might be a good book for someone. It just wasn't what I was looking for, and I feel like the existing reviews are sort of mis-leading in terms of what this book is about. If you want to read a history of math/physics then fine, go for it... or... well, ... maybe still you should read "the trouble with physics" instead?

My hope is - also after the book of Lee Smolin / Trouble with Physics - to pursue the search of truth and reduce strings. Maybe pursue overall understanding of the Universe and reduce the only today's physical view.

I am writing this blurb in reply to Lubos Motl's (you guess it, another String practitioner whose livelihood is being threatened by this book) comment.

The fact that Peter Woit runs a blog critical of String only shows that he is consistent with his opinions. It should shock any impartial observer that in the eye of String practitioners--Lubos Motl being by no means exceptional among String people--this somehow automatically qualifies Woit and his readers as "crackpots". But what is even more shocking is the comparison to William Dembski's ID (Intelligent Design) blog, because String itself actually provides the perfect analogy to ID.

Let me elaborate. At the height of the recent Pennsylvania ID trial, many education experts came forward to defend the theory of Evolution. One of the hotly debated issues was the definition of a "theory" in science. The ID people, including Mr. George W the Decider, have argued repeatedly that, since Evolution is just a theory, other theories such as ID deserve at least some mention in the classrooms. The defenders of Evolution rely on the rebuttal that a theory in science actually means something that provides the best framework to explain a multitude of independent observations or experimental results and therefore has been accepted by scientific community at large. This, of course, is a lie. String has been paraded as a "theory" in every physics department for over two decades, and yet not only has it produced no testable prediction but it will almost certainly never be able to do so. This puts String squarely in the company of ID. Furthermore, just like ID has morphed constantly, free of the constraint of experimental confirmation, String has changed constantly ever since its inception. In other words, not only does String produce untestable predictions, but these predictions also change from year to year, often dramatically and in a mutually contradictive way. (Have they settled on the dimensionality of space-time yet? Is it 26, 10, 11, or all of the above?)

Other similarities exist, chief among them the religious ferver driving both groups to influence popular opinions and police dissenting thoughts, as exemplified by Lubos Motl's criticism of this book. But there is one big difference between String and ID. The String practitioners are insiders of the science community. They hire their own and make sure String-related papers get published. When a group dominates the peer-review process, it controls the career of every physicist in related fields. It then gains the power to influence, bribe, coerce and intimidate.

Of the five purported String supporters in general physics cited by Motl, I have not worked with Gell-Mann or Hawking, so I don't know what their excuses are (or if they actually need one, since String people tend to misrepresent general enthusiasm for high-energy theories as specific support for String). Prof. Weinberg is the head of a large String group even though he did not publish many real String papers himself. I would certainly count him in the String camp. Dr. Randall and Dr. Arkani-Hamid both took advantage of String referee's eagerness to find supporting work and padded their publication counts with a series of well-publicized "String-Phenomenology" (an oxymoron) papers, thus can hardly be called disinterested third parties either.

The rest of Motl's criticism can be condensed into two simple arguments. The first is that the author does not know details in String as well as he does. This is probably correct technically, particularly in light of the freely changing nature of String's "conclusions". But the core message (as well as the title) of the book is not that String gets the details wrong but that String has no details that can be proven wrong (or right). In this sense, Motl's straw-man argument is irrelevant.

The second point Motl made is, "The problematic statement that string theory makes no prediction is repeated hundreds of times, and in many particular contexts, such a statement becomes not only boring but also patently false." But Motl did not offer any justification why that statement is false. He simply proceeded to throw out more buzzwords and correct more details. One has to conclude that these buzzwords are nothing more than smoke screens meant to obscure the fact no justification could possibly be offered for his claim.

String is a unique phenomenon. It is the most "successful" pseudo science in modern history. Its catalyst is the unprecedented absence of real experimental input in high-energy physics during the past 30 years. Like a cancer, it turns otherwise worthy members of a formerly proud body into the self-promoting endlessly-propagating automatons sucking all resources dry. Later generations of historians of science will surely make their careers studying this bizarre event. Yet it has not begun. This book is not perfect, but as the first formal effort to recognize and document this historical phenomenon, it is a must read.

I picked up "Not Even Wrong" after working my way through "The Trouble with Physics" by Lee Smolin. Both books attack the problems of string theory from much the same direction - string theory shows none of the results necessary to be classified as anything more than a new type of math. In other words, if you can't use it to predict any new results and it only confirms old results by presetting all your variables to already known values, it's not science. And the opposite of science is religion, which is exactly how a lot of string theory adherents view this new math. "The Trouble with Physics" is an easier read, with lots of background, history and characters. "Not Even Wrong" assumes you are already up to speed on the theory, because Peter Wolfe spends very little time spoonfeeding the precepts and gets down to foundation level problems immediately. I have no background past high school level math and physics but can usually hold my own with popular science texts. I would not recommend "Not Even Wrong" as a beginning text or even intermediate - this is for people who understand the concepts already.

In the 90's, I started hearing about this wonderful leap in our understanding of physics, called "string theory". From the brief clips that I had read, I thought. "Wow, I want to know more." So when, "The Elegant Universe" came out, I immediately bought it and read it.
The book was very well written, and everything was presented in such an exuberant, upbeat manner. The illustrations were entertaining, but really all of the things that he covered scientifically, I knew had already been discovered previous to string theory. There were no new discoveries in the book, but everything in the book was being mixed with string theory, and then it was given a wonderful send off, with how string theory could solve everything. I'm sorry, but I couldn't at that point help but feel, that I had just been given a heaping helping dose of complete BS. He did add a lot of sugar to it though. No new discoveries. No real predictions. But lots of hopeful innuendoes, and future promises, if only the universe was in 10 dimensions. If, if, if, and then, wouldn't it all be grand.
I thought that I was all alone in feeling that the wool was being pulled down over my eyes. I thought that maybe there was something wrong with me. I read the book a second time, a few years later, and I bought Greene's second book, "The Fabric of the Cosmos", and yet still, my BS meter kept going off. It was kind of like those commercials that say things like. "This product works five times better than the leading brand." ...leading brand of what?
Finally some other books started coming out that explained that I was not the only one who felt this way. I read Lawrence Krauss' book, "Hiding in the Mirror". It was nice and polite in saying that "string theory" may not be the answer after all.
Lee Smolin came out with, "The Trouble with Physics". That book was even better at showing "string theory" for the mistake that it is, and how the physics academia have shamelessly promoted it. It made me feel sorry for those that were trying to pursue a higher education in physics.
Finally this book, "Not Even Wrong" written by Peter Woit. I've gotta admit that most of what he says in the first half of his book is over my head. I have never studied the math that is involved with particle physics or "string theory", but Woit has. He can point out all of the flaws in detail with "String Theory". From about chapter 12 on, I understood the ideas represented and discussed.
String theorists use phrases like, "It's the only game in town.", and "It's so elegant and beautiful, that there must be some truth to it." This book shows that some games just aren't worth playing, especially if you can never win. He also points out that the math involved is not really elegant or beautiful at all.
Can "String Theory" be proven wrong? No. But that's because it makes no predictions about anything. It's like an incomplete sentence. "The sky is ....". String theorists have been saying for over 20 years that they are just that close to solving everything. Woit can tell you that that's complete and total BS. No amount of math can complete the sentence and solve everything.
"Not Even Wrong" is also good at showing the scary situation that the physics community is in right now. Their self glorifying promotion, the greed, and pride have all attributed to this terrible situation in which they have created a belief system that is completely false. It is no longer science anymore, but they have gone so far down that road into falsehood that they are too embarrassed to say that they were mistaken. They have become a false religion of physics.
Scientists are not better people like they want you to believe. They are just people. They are prone to the same mistakes that everyone else is. Just as there are some good people, there are also some good scientists, but the opposite is also true. Don't be mislead.
If you are a student of physics in college, "Not Even Wrong" really should be read by you. "The Trouble with Physics" was an easier read, and so if you are a layman with a basic knowledge of physics, this book would be for you. If you are just beginning your adventure in science and physics, but are wondering about "string theory", "Hiding in the Mirror" would be the easiest book to understand.

I purchased this for my husband, who is just about to graduate from the police academy. I originally bought this as a graduation gift, but was so excited that I gave it to him early. It's such a nice gift idea. It's a pretty Bible. It's just the right size to keep in his police bag. He loves this. It's a perfect gift for someone in the police force.

This was purchased for my husband who is an officer. He loves the size of it and the extras in the back. I wish that it had more that applied to police officers but what it currently contains is great! Great gift for any officer.

This is a small bible but very nicely packaged and great gift for those in law enforcement.

My LEO hubby has recently gotten closer to Jesus. This Bible was a perfect way to celebrate his newfound relationship. The translation is very readable, and the special features definitely touched him deeply.

This is just what I wanted and will meet the needs for which it is intended. It is compact enough to carry in a large pocket, large enough print to read comfortably, and has great helps in it.

Very good book for single male and females,Alot fo useful information, however i feel the book is written toward the womens perspecive of dating rather then the male (dont forget a women wrote the book). She lists the dos and dont's for soul mates but the reality is that very few of us have all those traits. Dont expect perfection whether its personalty, looks, money, career, interets, etc. I feel that the book is geared toward someone wanting the whole package, especailly on the women side. I've read better. There are other books that are geared toward men and these books talks about one night stance and long term relationships.

Again, this book "excuse me your soul mate is waiting" is very usefull if you are really picky or looking for close to perfection

This book was really fun to read. It has a lot of info we know but tend to forget or realize. I finish reading this book in 2 days. I wish I can remember all the advice that the author stated. I may have to read it again.

I have read several books on relationships and I must say, 'Excuse Me, Your Soul Mate is Waiting' is one of the best. Marla makes a number of key observations that are bang on. The examples she cites are very powerful and each chapter concludes with helpful "exercises". As a matchmaker, the author has a unique perspective and peppers the book with anecdotes and insights from her years matching males and females. She does a good job of appealing to both men and women (although she uses slightly more female examples.

Marla gives the impression that she knows what she's talking about, and hasn't spent all this time in the matchmaking business without gleaning some valuable advice to pass along. In a field where most think about what they can get, Marla reminds us that, though it is important to have a clear picture of what we want, it's also important to think about what we can give. Her friendly style makes this a pleasure to read!

I loved this book. It was so encouraging and inspiring. If you've dated a gazillion frogs, this book will give you hope. The author's style is conversational and easy to read. I plan to write some of the affirmations on cards and refer to them often. Marla Martenson has written a book on relationships that feels hopeful, but realistic. You'll love this book.

Law enforcement processes depend heavily upon chemistry to analyze crime findings and build cases: that's why CRIME SCENE CHEMISTRY is so important an acquisition for any college-level collection strong in either science or criminology. Chapters follow a chemist and a reserve police officer to examine just how evidence is collected and what happens in the field of forensic chemistry, surveying the testing and analytical processes involved in gathering evidence. It's a 'must' for any serious college-level library strong in either chemistry or criminal science.

An introduction to the basic science behind forensic chemistry, this book gives a realistic appraisal of the time and levels of certainty behind the ta-da of television and movies. It includes experiments using common household products for those of us who wished we had gotten a chemistry set for Christmas. Highly recommended for mystery writers.

"The Science of Getting Rich" by Wallace Wattles is a down to earth & practical book about developing prosperity in your life, in ways that you had never imagined as possible. Clear, concise, providing techniques that you can integrate easily into your day to day life.

A most recommended book that expands on ideas provided in the Secret.

Even better read together with:

NEXUS,by Morrison & Singh,Nexus: A Neo Novel a contemporary Fiction novel that has much wisdom for you to discover.

This book was great. It filled the gaps left after reading The Secret.
At first I was a bit turned off because of the some of the psycho-babble but in the end it was perfect. The author explain concepts well and reinterates points just frequently enough that they became something that I kind of sang along with and now I am putting in to practice everthing that I learned in the book. The book explains our place in the world and that our desire to get rich is ok and even expected. Please take the time to read/listen to the book yourself. It was quick and it won't take anything out of your life it you don't like it. I think it was wonderful.

Loved this book--excellent info. It's been almost 100 years since first publication but it rings just as true today. Two versious of the book are included--updated for today's reader and the original version. I love the original version and it's references to businesses of long ago--you can see in retrospect that Mr. Wattles was correct.

Think and grow rich...great concept. I'm trying it out and hope for the best.

This Penguin edition of the Science of Getting Rich also contains Wattles' five-chapter How to Get What You Want. If you're a bibliophile, you'll also appreciate this book's ecru stock, deckle (ragged) edge, and covers that open up to serve as bookmarks.