Book Description
This literal survival guide for new pilots identifies "the killing zone," the 40-250 flight hours during which unseasoned aviators are likely to commit lethal mistakes. Presents the statistics of how many pilots will die in the zone within a year; calls attention to the eight top pilot killers (such as "VFR into IFR," "Takeoff and Climb"); and maps strategies for avoiding, diverting, correcting, and managing the dangers. Includes a Pilot Personality Self-Assessment Exercise that identifies pilot "types" and how each type can best react to survive the killing zone.
Customer Reviews:
Great knowledge for aspiring pilots .......2007-08-10
Paul Craig's book is also excellent for pilots who may be doing a lot of flying to attain the hours needed to advance their career. This book is essential for the main reason in that it dispels some myths about why planes go down. Most of the time when a plane crashes, it is due to pilot error and very, very seldom is it something mechanical related. Weather is always a factor but you will get more knowledge of that from an instructor as well as other reading material geared more towards that suject in concerns with flying.
Your own car, new or old will have more mechanical issues that keep you from getting from point A to point B than an airplane will. Definitely great education on the topic at hand, and although there may be others out there, this is not a bad place to start!
Fly safer.......2007-02-15
This book contains detailed review of pilot induced errors through many NTSB accident reports categorized by cause and commented by author. Many typical cases of pilot errors are selected to describe possible cause-effect scenarios. Author also presents statistical charts whose purpose is to warn students and low time pilots. Since I am PPL pilot student, I found this book a good source of information on GA pilot mistakes. If you are also low timer (50-350 hours) read it and fly quite a bit safer.
On down side I must mention it would be useful to see more photos and drawings from actual accidents.
Important knowledge for any pilot.......2006-12-23
Craig's research reveals weak spots in the planning and experience of many pilots, describing both intentional and inadvertent actions which commonly lead to accidents. Knowledge is power, but overconfidence can be fatal; nothing makes this more clear than The Killing Zone. Many, if not all, of the accidents Craig cites could have been avoided with proper planning or decisionmaking.
Outsiders might find it morbid, but a good pilot learns from others' mistakes and passes that knowledge on. Craig has done a great service to the aviation community with this important read - even pilots outside the Killing Zone (50 to 350 hours of experience) can benefit.
The Killing Zone.......2006-11-10
As a pilot in training I found the book to be quite informative and an exceptional resource for recognizing and avoiding some of the obvious and not so obvious reasons why pilots die or rather are killed in airplane crashes.
The book is fairly heavy on statistics, which I suppose is good for some, but for me, it kept me from giving it 5-stars as it slowed the "read" down a little too often for my likes. The book is laid out nicely and the accidents are catagorized to make it easy to follow and focus on each category in turn. I would highly recommend it to anyone who flys general aviaition aircraft regardless of your experience level, from student to CFI. (as a side note, us "new" pilots are in the "safest" category, at least for a little while.
Anyway, the book is a good read, a valuable training resource and good safety awareness refresher for any pilot!
Save your own life.......2006-11-07
this book is a very good read for any new pilot - if you just received your rating then I highly recommend reading this book before you become a statistic for the next edition - JFK Jr. , Cory Lidle etc. each of their mistakes was easily predictable from reading the book - I expect that reading this has made me a safer pilot - I will get through the zone safely!!
Book Description
For team owner Buck Buchanan every day at the Huntsville track is a rush. The noise. The dirt. The roar. The furor. NASCAR's golden boy has only one regret: Jenna Williams. Not that he blames her for ditching him twelve years ago, but now she's back and has thrown a red flag.
Jenna is downright frantic, clutching a ransom note demanding a cool million in exchange for her daughter's safety. Their daughter's, actually. Yes, she knows how it looks asking Buck for help. But it's true. The child is theirs and Buck's the only one who can wrench her out of danger.
Even if that means trading himself for a girl he's never known.
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Danger Zone.......2007-07-11
On NASCAR owner Buck Buchanan's fortieth birthday he blew out the candles on his cake thinking of Jenna Williams, his love from twelve years ago. Later that night, Buck gets the shock of his life when Jenna rings his doorbell. Jenna's daughter has been kidnapped and she needs Buck's help to get her back.
If the kidnapper gets his way, Buck won't get a chance to get to know Jenna again or meet the girl he's just found out is his daughter.
Danger Zone is a very romantic love story filled with excitement. The long lost love between Buck and Jenna is touching and the suspense kept me guessing. I expected a tender romance and some mystery, but I was pleasantly surprised with the thrills and suspense in Danger Zone.
Nannette
Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed
Danger Zone.......2007-03-26
I'm really enjoying the NASCAR reading and am planning on sharing them with my daughter-in-law. Thank you!
fast-paced second chance at love romantic suspense .......2007-02-14
Twelve years ago, emergency room nurse Jenna Williams and NASCAR driver Buck Buchanan met and shared a heated tryst before both moved on with their respective lives. However, that is not exactly true as Jenna gave birth to his child, Becca, but never informed the father that he sired a child.
Jenna is forced to stay late due to an emergency that has everyone at Jackson County Hospital in Scottsboro, Alabama working overtime. she receives a ransom note demanding a million dollars in exchange for her child. With no place to turn to as she lacks the money, Jenna turns to the father of her daughter as her only hope to save the life of their child.
Though hiding a child from the father has become a trite theme, DANGER ZONE is a fast-paced second chance at love romantic suspense thriller as the life of the offspring is at stake. Buck is an interesting protagonist who understands the goal is not accusing Jenna or even making up lost time with his daughter, but saving her life. Readers will appreciate his dedication as he forgives and moves on so that they can concentrate on the mission without distraction except for the attraction of love.
Harriet Klausner
Spectacular!.......2007-01-30
Jenna Williams doesn't know who to turn to when her daughter, Becca, is kidnapped. The kidnapper is demanding a million dollars which Jenna clearly doesn't have. She turns to a man from her past, Buck Buchanan, NASCAR team owner and former hotshot racer. Little does Buck know but he fathered Becca, now age 13. He's about to find out, however, as the kidnapper appears to want revenge on Buck....
Debra Webb is a master at building intrigue while crafting a superb love story. Buck and Jenna's story had this reviewer in tears on more than one occasion. The love between them was obvious and even heart-wrenching at times as they both struggled with the issues between them. The aspect of a racer's job and how it affects the family life is particularly touching as NASCAR is a sport in which the drivers and team members are constantly on the road during the season. The fans do play a huge part in the sport as well and it is easy to see how a young couple, such as Buck and Jenna were when they met and conceived Becca, could easily be torn apart by misunderstandings.
DANGER ZONE is a spectacular, heart pounding read! Debra Webb is at the top of her game with this one as she continues to produce her stunning blend of romance and suspense in exciting but poignant stories. You don't need to be a fan of NASCAR to enjoy DANGER ZONE, as Debra Webb makes the story come alive even for those who are completely unfamiliar with the racing experience. DANGER ZONE is easily recommended!
COURTESY OF CK2S KWIPS AND KRITIQUES
Customer Reviews:
Read this very good book syntopically with Cliff Hakim's 'We Are All Self-Empoyed'!.......2007-03-26
Danger in the Comfort Zone: From Boardroom to Mailroom: How to Break the Entitlement Habit That's Killing American Business
by Judith M. Bardwick
This is one of the very good books I had acquired while attending a boot-camp for entrepreneurs in the United States during the early nineties. (My copy is actually the earlier edition.) At that time, I had read it very seriously. I had really liked the author's ideas of earning mentality (or habit) vs entitlement mentality (or habit).
The many problems & scenarios which the author had described candidly about the American workplace were not much different, when I compared them with Singapore's. Contemporarily, Singapore's employers had encountered the same dilemma. It was only after the economic recession during the mid-eighties & then the Asian financial fiasco during the late nineties that employees' attitudes, in both the private as well as public sector, had changed tremendously. Likewise, employers' attitudes had also followed suit.
At first glance, the author would seem to have criticised employees but I feel the principal premise of the book is more to urge employees to take charge of their own lives by getting out of the comfort zone & moving into the stretch zone. That is true self empowerment: adopt the earning mentality rather than the entitlement mentality!
Of course, employers would have to play their part to gain employees' confidence & trust. Their 'command & control' attitude in the past would have to change.
Hence, I would strongly recommend readers to read also 'We Are All Self-
Employed: The New Social Contract for Working in a Changed World' by Cliff Hakim. This book was written in the mid-nineties.
I feel the two authors' brilliant ideas gel very well with each other. In fact, their combined work will make more sense when read syntopically. They will help you transform the way you think about & approach your employment in the corporate world.
To paraphrase the latter book: "It will inspire you to move from the role of dependent employee, ever-adapting to survive, to independent-Interdependent worker, ever-creating to succeed. You'll learn to embrace a "self-employed" attitude to achieve the success you have always yearned for. Adopting a "self-employed" attitude will prepare you for the inevitable changes that come with time, & help you create a new definition of success rooted in your own interests, skills, values, & desires. It will help you move from merely surviving on the job to engaging your creativity - embedded in the responsibility symbolized by self-employment - & successfully employing yourself in a way that draws on your talents, interests, & deepest values."
I had really enjoyed reading both books tremendously.
In some way & to some extent, the wonderful ideas from the two foregoing books had consciously as well as unconsciously contributed to my eventual decision to take charge of the second half of my life.
Not even one star. More like negative 5 stars.......2005-07-07
For those that like using these factors in your labor force I suggest you practice the techniques on someone in your family first, see how it effects them when someone plays with their mind - and I don't mean the family members you aren't fond of. Pick the ones you really care about and apply this strategy on them. I bet you end up getting a divorce or written out of a will or two, and forget about seeing the grand kids at Christmas.
This book sets the labor movement back to the stone age. It is unfortunate for big business that they must rely on humans to lift the corporate bale and God forbid that they have families and feelings.
It is very obvious that the author has never worked on a frontline with some outrageous quotas to make - no breaks, no air conditioning, not allowed to go to the bathroom without permission, and have to sit there without having any personal feelings about the situation. PUT OUT AND SHUT UP. That sums up the whole book.
Use fear? Why not go for a whipping stick like they do in other countries.
Yeah, that's corporate progress. Isn't that how we ended up with EEOC and the Department of Labor in the first place?
Steven Covey ............... look away............Dale Carnegie ...... cover your eyes..............
Especially disturbing........2001-11-04
An especially disturbing book because it provides management who wish to do so with a pseudo-scientific pretext for using fear as a tool against their fellow members of the organization. Additionally, these ideas applied promote factionalization among organizational members, which increases complexity by causing people to work for a subset, rather than the whole of an organization. This is encouragement to compete rather than cooperate. If this work were written by a foreign writer, I would guess that it's intent was to help perpetuate international business superiority by giving North American management poor, neo-Tayloristic ideals wrapped (warped) in an attractive package and presented as new thinking. Fear as a motivation is a tool of the insipient, including self-serving management. Management by Fear should find the same way as Taylorism, Management by Objective and other idiotic management principles, onto the old heap of intellectual rubbish we should be embarassed of. For constructive management theory, read about Japanese conglomerates we buy most of our better products from, or explore W.E. Deming's Profound Changes.
Highly Recommended!.......2001-10-16
At first glance, Judith Bardwick's influential book, first published in the early 90s, seems scarcely relevant in the opening months of the 21st century. After all, the sense of corporate entitlement that she documented was certainly swept away in the layoffs, restructurings and reengineerings of the last decade, right? Of course, anyone working in a large organization today knows that's not entirely the case. Bloated bureaucracies still exist. But more importantly, Bardwick's simple observation that external economic environments influence and even create internal workplace environments is just as true today as it was the day she wrote it. So too are her words of advice about managing and harnessing employee fear to motivate a workforce into a productive mindset. That said, not all of Barwick's observations have aged so well. For example, you'd be hard pressed to make the case today that the work ethic has died in America. Nevertheless, we [...] recommend this book not as a slice of management history, but as a relevant and practical discourse on employee motivation.
Entitlement Can Breed Complacency, the Enemy of Progress.......2000-05-09
Danger in the Comfort Zone looks at the unintended consequences of making rewards and recognition in an organization too independent of how the individual and the organization are performing. Mostly these consequences are harmful, by making people focus on keeping what they perceive belongs to them rather than responding to important challenges. In that sense, this book has a lot of parallels to Spenser Johnson's, Who Moved My Cheese?
This message comes as quite a surprise to humanistically-oriented managers who just wanted to treat people fairly and unburden them from unnecessary stress and concerns. The shock can be quite substantial to this message in large bureaucracies (another source of stalled thinking that leads to complacency). Ms. Bardwick is definitely from the Tough Love school of management.
Using a sort of behavioral model, Ms. Bardwick argues for making rewards and recognition more closely match the performance of the individual and the organization. All rugged individualists will automatically agree. What many people will miss is that her message is fundamentally a humanistic one, aimed at helping people and organizations to fulfill their potential with as little stress as possible. Think of this as realistic humanism.
Cynics will see her view as a negative one towards people, assuming the worst. I think that is an incorrect view. On the other hand, it is bad idea to view management as a behavioral experiment. B.F. Skinner didn't do so well when he put his child into a box to program him, after all.
If you like this book, you may want to read its follow on, In Praise of Good Business. That book is easier to agree with, but is less well written than this one. Both are thought-provoking, which is what is needed to overcome stalled thinking about working with people. A good counterpoint for this book is The Soul at Work, if you want to apply the scientific model to the problem in a different way.
Book Description
A NEW ERLE STANLEY GARDNER BOOK!
Crippen & Landru is proud to publish a collection of never previously reprinted stories from pulps, slicks and digests by Erle Stanley Gardner (1889-1970) the great creator of Perry Mason. Here we meet such Gardner characters as Snowy Shane, an unorthodox P.I.; Slicker Williams, an ex-convict who uses the tricks of crookery to rescue a damsel in distress; Major Copely Brane, a freelance diplomat; George Brokay, wealthy man-about-town, who becomes a gentleman burglar - with unanticipated results; and others who show Gardner's mastery of unusual situations, lighting-paced prose, and ingenious gimmicks and plot twists.
The Danger Zone is the 13th in the Crippen & Landru "Lost Classics" series. The collection is edited by the modern master of the private-eye story, Bill Pronzini. The cover illustration is by Juha Lindroos, and the Lost Classics design is by Deborah Miller.
Customer Reviews:
Facial Danger Zones.......2007-05-22
excellent highly illustrated guide, not very thick but it serves its purpose !!!
Facial Danger Zones.......2007-04-10
Subperiosteal, extended sub-SMAS, deep plane, and composite rhytidectomy are all names that have been used to describe the current, more extensive operations for facial rejuvenation. Although these procedures provide superior results, they also involve deeper dissections with the potential for injury to the facial nerves. In order to avoid injury to these nerves, a thorough understanding of the nerves' location is crucial for surgeons performing these operations.
Facial Danger Zones, by Dr. Brooke Seckel provides the key to safety in these procedures. Drawing on his expertise in neurology and plastic surgery, Dr. Seckel has created a practical and beautifully illustrated color atlas to alert the surgeon to the facial danger zones encountered in these deep plane face lifts. Divided into seven major facial danger zones, this clinical atlas takes each zone and graphically demonstrates the nerve and consequence of injury, the anatomic borders of each facial danger zone, and the techniques for safe surgical dissection.
If you are performing, or preparing for, the more extensive face-lift procedures, this book will help you avoid the surgical complications of facial nerve damage. It is a must for every plastic surgeon performing face lifts.
too basic.......2006-08-28
This information would be well suited for a review article, rather than a full book. If you are performing facial surgery, then you have (or should have) obtained more detailed books.
Product Description
In May 1987, an Iraqi plane fired two missiles into USS Stark, a lone U.S. Navy frigate on patrol in the Gulf. The missiles severely damaged the ship and killed thirty-seven sailors. This deadly attack, which Iraq claimed was accidental, brought heightened attention to the Persian Gulf and heralded the beginning of a new era in U.S. Middle Eastern policy. From then until the end of the Iran-Iraq War, American forces carried out an unprecedented series of military operations in the Gulf. A planned tanker protection mission evolved into a naval quasi-war with Iran and culminated in the largest sea-air battle since World War II.
Inside the Danger Zone is a history of U.S. military involvement in the Persian Gulf in 1987 and 1988--a time of burning ships, air strikes, and secret missions--the prelude to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, Desert Storm, and the most recent U.S. invasion of Iraq. Based largely on first-hand accounts from veterans of that era, it is an up-close, detailed report from the front lines of a guerrilla war at sea. Many of the dramatic incidents of this period are told in depth, with new information and details never before seen in print.
Customer Reviews:
A good historian..........2007-09-24
can write a book that clearly, succinctly, and engagingly tells the story in question. Lee managed to do that at every turn. I'm not a history buff. I routinely did poorly in history in part because the people that wrote the books knew a lot about their subject, but little if anything about how to tell a story. He knows how to do both.
The best thing about this book is that it tells the story from the bottom up. He interviewed the people who were actually there. Men that fought and bled at the battles in question. The events are made more real by the anecdotes and bracketed where necessary by higher level political goings on. It gave great insight into how ships are run and decisions are made in the 20th century military.
I highly recommend this to anyone interested in seeing what went on during the Tanker Wars and who might want a glimpse into the early days of our current involvement in this part of the world.
Excellent.......2007-08-20
I am another reader who was very involved in these events. Excellent book which required an extensive amount of research into a little known period of recent history.
Informative, Well Researched, And a Good Read.......2007-07-04
I was there. I am former U.S. Navy Petty Officer Mark Haynes, and was aboard the USS Fox during the summer of 1987. After the attack on the USS Stark, the USS Acadia was dispatched to the Persian Gulf to begin repairs on the ship. The Acadia needed an armed escort, and that's how my ship, the Fox, found its way into the gulf. It was a very tense time for the sailors in the Persian Gulf, and a scary time for me, as it was my first deployment. I wrote a book about my own experiences aboard the Fox during that time, called Liberty Call - USS Fox (CG-33). Although that work was never published, the author of Inside the Danger Zone found it online and contacted me for permission to quote my work in his. I gladly gave him permission. Harold drew from a large number of personal accounts such as mine, and has written an all encompassing book about this important part of US Naval history. Harold's work is a page-turner. Based to a large extent on first-hand accounts from sailors and officers who were there, this book offers what the news stories of the time could not - an inside look at the actions and emotions of the military personnel that were in the heart of the conflict. Inside the Danger Zone is not just history, it is drama. Highly recommended.
A seminal contribution .......2007-06-09
"Inside The Danger Zone: The U.S. Military In The Persian Gulf, 1987-1988" by Harold Lee Wise (Adjunct History Professor at Elizabeth City State University in Elizabeth City, North Carolina) is a model of scholarship in describing and documenting a history of United States military involvement in the First Gulf War that began in May 1987 when an Iraqi plan fired two missiles into the USS Stark (a lone American navy frigate on patrol in the Gulf) resulting in the death of 37 sailors and major damage to the vessel. It was a time of 'burning ships, air strikes, and secret missions' that served as a prelude to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and the American and Allied response code-named Desert Storm That resulted in the defeat of the Iraqi occupational forces, the liberation of Kuwait, and sowed the seeds for the next war that would come as a part of the American 'War on Terrorism' after September 9, 2001. This chronological account is enhanced with a list of acronyms, extensive notes, a lengthy bibliography, and a comprehensive index, making it a seminal contribution and strong recommendation for personal, academic, and community library American Military History collections and critically important reading for non-specialist general readers wanting reliable historical background information to America's continuing military involvement in Iraq under the present Administration..
Outstanding Research, Compelling Story.......2007-05-24
Someone who was involved in the hostilities with Iran during the 1987-88 period recommended this book to me, and I'm very glad he did. This well researched fairly handled story of the tensions, mistakes and victories of the largely unknown skirmishes between Iran and the United States during the Iraq-Iran War stands out as an early indicator of some of the problems we face yet today. It also serves as a warning that gutting our military, as has occurred during supposedly peaceful times, and as was done with our minesweepers and response teams after the Vietnam War, can come back to haunt us, as we are seeing again in the Iraq War today. Some peace dividend, huh? Thank God for the brave SEALS and Commanders who used creative ingenuity and sheer guts and skill to outfit and place an oil service barge named Hercules where it would do the most good - striking out of the darkness at the minelayers Iran had denied existed. This is not a pretty story; mistakes at the command level, errors at the presidential level. Ships sunk, Sailors dying. A commercial jet accidently shot down in flames. But this is a story which must be told. It showcases the fear of young soldiers and sailors in harm's way for the first time, the raw kids trained but inexperienced, who see firsthand the hatred of people they don't know. Then there's the grizzled pro, the hardened hero who understands duty, the guy who expects to earn his Hazardous Duty Pay and doesn't ask for reward -- just completion of mission.
INSIDE THE DANGER ZONE provides a useful and informative backdrop for the Persian Gulf conflicts of today. Harold Lee Wise has done an outstanding job preparing INSIDE THE DANGER ZONE. Hopefully, this country learned some lessons and will not repeat its mistakes.
Book Description
When members of the Iraqi resistance first told their story to the world, they told it to Zaki Chehab, a celebrated Middle East journalist. In Inside the Resistance, Chehab is able to show how the resistance fighters really view the elections, the Iranians, Saddam Hussein, Al Qaeda, and their new American occupiers. Alternating between the perspectives of a local insider and an international observer, he takes us through the critical moments in post-occupation Iraq, such as the bombing of the UN headquarters, the Najaf uprising, and the battle for Fallujah.
Chehab maps out the regional networks of arms, soldiers, and ideology feeding into Iraq. He offers a startling portrait of Abu Musab Al Zarqawi, based on interviews with his closest comrades, and provides astonishing behind-the-scenes snapshots of many of the key players in post-Saddam Iraq, including Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani, former interim prime minister Iyad Allawi, and the mercurial and always controversial Ahmed Chalabi, a political chameleon who, Chehab says, would give "Machiavelli a run for his pasta." This book makes clear that no one is better placed than Chehab to explain the intricacies of the battle for Iraq and convey the reality of life on the front line.
Customer Reviews:
Disorganized, Poorly Written, and of Questionable Integrity .......2007-08-15
In this day and age of partisan journalism it is imperative to examine any issue with not only a fine-tooth comb, but a magnifying glass as well. This is especially true for Zaki Chehab's Inside the Resistance: The Iraqi Insurgency and the Future of the Middle East. Although Chehab's courage to examine a difficult topic in one of the most dangerous places in the world is commendable, the reportage tends to be rather weak and often tremendously biased. He views the present situation in Iraq as black and white. Members of the resistance arefreedom fighters and the US troops are occupiers. This is fully within reason if one is writing a polemic, opinion piece, etc. but it does taint journalistic objectivity, and indeed, Chehab is marketing his work as real journalism. Furthermore, the evidence that the author provides is less than assuring. In tracking his sources through citations, many seem less than reputable, and clearly one-sided.
I was hoping to find a thought-provoking and enlightening work on the current bedlam that is Iraq; an in depth analysis of the current insurgency, i.e. players, motivations, etc., in order to understand the situation, but instead I found a disorganized, biased, and poorly written diatribe against the US. I commend the publisher, The Nation, for taking on a lot of controversial topics, and welcome their alternative views, however they must put out a more professional product if they hope to maintain any legitimacy.
Not enough data, but what's there is good.......2006-12-20
You would think a book called "Inside the Resistance" would be jammed packed with insurgent information. Unfortunatly, this book contains three chapters on the resistance, the rest of the book covers such topics as Abu Ghraib, Iraq's Political Neighbors and the Elections.
All great topics of note, but not what I was looking for. If I wanted to read about Abu Gharaib, then I would find a book called "Abu Gharaib".
Having said all that, the few chapters that did dwell on the resistance were informative, and well written. In fact, the whole book was decent.
If you're looking for a primer on Iraq, through Iraqi eyes, then this book may be a good starting place. If you're looking for key information on the Resistance, then you may find about 100 pages on the topic in this book.
flawed work with some interesting insights.......2006-08-18
The book will disappoint anyone looking for a detailed examination of the Iraqi insurgents. The author is a reporter who has bravely gone to dangerous places in Iraq and has returned with some fascinating stories. Unfortunately, these are snapshots and don't give a very coherent picture. The book as a whole is poorly organized, perhaps a rush job to stitch some short pieces of reportage into a larger whole. As an Arab, the author appears to have greater rapport with Iraqis than a typical Western journalist might have, but the book doesn't really get inside the heads of the Iraqis enough to make me feel like I understand what they are thinking.
Some big questions the book could have grappled with but did not:
What really happened in cases in Fallujah and elsewhere in which American forces apparently gunned down civilians in angry mobs, inflaming the population? Would a larger US force to prevent looting, as some in the book advocate, have led to more violence against civilians, further increasing resistance? Was the insurgency really fed by the indignities recounted in the book, or did some elements just seize on these events because they wanted to fight for other reasons? What role did religious and ethnic tensions play in creating the insurgency? Was there anything the US could have done to dampen the insurgency, such as handing Iraq over to the UN right after the invasion? Was and is there anyone to negotiate with in order to allow the US to exit an Iraq not mired in civil war?
Enjoyed it.......2006-06-16
Overall, a nice book that presents a picture not covered by the media..unfortunately. However, some of the material or viewpoints are subject to revision given the nature of constant changes occuring in the leadership of the insurgency.
A unique and fascinating book.......2006-04-23
The recent developments in Iraq , and the scale of killing which is taking place in this country convinced me more and more that the mistakes commited after libertaing this country from its dictator Saddam Hussein should have been avoided if we have relied on experts in the region affairs rather than ignorant advisors, as it was highlighted in this unique and fascinating book .
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Danger Zone (Hardy Boys Casefiles, No 37)
Franklin W. Dixon
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Danger Zone (Point Signature)
David Klass
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Still My Favorite.......2007-06-01
I first bought this book at a book fair when i was in the sixth grade. I am now 21 and still read this book at least once a year. Though I have matured and moved onto to other more advanced readings, I still find David Klass' Danger Zone as my favorite book. As well as having great details enabling you to really envision the basketball games, he gives a great view of life and the great differences in cultures and races both near and far. I greatly recommend this book to any reader no matter what the age. FIVE STARS
Danger Zone.......2007-03-20
Danger Zone, by David Klass, is a story about seventeen year old, basketball star, Jimmy Doyle, who lives in Minnesota. He saves the day by making his spectacular and wild three point shots. One day two coaches from the USA Olympic basketball team invites Jimmy to play for the team in Italy. At first he turned down the offer, but later he accepted it.
When they got to Italy, fans started being racist and hating the "Dream Team USA" because of the color of their skin. The trouble then started when a German who claimed to be a "Nazi", posted a death threat on the local Roman newspaper. Now the team must watch their every step and move or else they will get killed.
Told from Jimmy Doyle's point of view, this story will be an action packed and fast paced adventure for readers of all ages.
The issues.......2006-06-12
A white basketball player Jimmy Doyle from Granham , Minnesota is the best player in the area. He is so good that he gets invited to play on the American Dream Team that gets to play in Europe against other countries. Once he is on the team he soon realizes that the team is mostly black and some of his black teammates don't like that Jimmy is on the team. But the biggest problem for the team is the racism and prejudice that they face from the people in Europe. The people are saying hateful things to the black players and the players face bigotry throughout the whole time. And Jimmy who thought that the Dream Team would be all about playing basketball but soon realizes that it is actually about the hatred of his black teammates. So now Jimmy and his teammates have to find a way to get through this together.
I really liked this book a lot. It talks about a lot of important issues that people go through and people like me and you need to read about. I haven't really seen a lot of books that talk about these kinds of things and I like the fact that this book took it there. The only thing that I didn't like about this book is that in some of the prejudice parts they went a little overboard in some parts. But actually it might of not of been overboard to some people but it really depends on how you look at it. To find out if this book was overboard of just right you need to read this book.
Danger Zone: Taking on the Competition.......2006-02-20
Do you know what it is like to be in the zone? Jimmy Doyle is a small-town hero in Granham, Minnesota, but he wonders if he can play at the top. When he is invited to play in an international tournament in Italy, he must choose to stay at home and help in the family store, or to go and play in the chance of a lifetime. Jimmy feels that he must stay at home and help his family, but he ends up going anyway with his family's support. He flies out to Los Angeles and meets the other nine teammates for the first time. Some arguments between Jimmy and his teammates occur before they fly out to Italy. The team dominates the competition until a death threat from psychotic terrorists force the team into hiding. David Klass's novel Danger Zone, published in 1996, tries to tell the reader about bad race relations and judging without basis can be a bad thing for all people.
In Danger Zone, there is a great deal of assumption others done by the American team. Augustus LeMay, a monstrous all around basketball star, believes that Jimmy only got onto the team because he is a white boy. Augustus says "I just don't have patience for having to put a rich, white boy, who couldn't last five minutes in our city, on our team." Also, Jimmy assumes that L.A. is a nice place because of the places that he was taken to, not being shown the slums and the poor portions of L.A. Augustus shows Jimmy the slums that he comes from to show how hard that he had it. Then, the team flies to Rome and they also assume that Rome is a nice place. Then they receive a death threat and realize that Rome isn't as nice a place outside of what they had seen. Later in the book Augustus realizes that Jimmy is an okay guy and starts to be less hostile towards him but the two still don't get along well.
Another theme in Danger Zone is how race can get in the way of a team. Augustus and Jimmy don't get along at first. This is because Jimmy is white. Augustus thinks that Jimmy can never be as good as his cousin, Devonne Saunders, because he's white. Then, Ray, the team joker, gives Jimmy the nickname snowman. Jimmy assumes means that he is cold like a snowman because he's from Minnesota, but the other teammates realize that it is because he is white. Augustus and the team finally realize that Jimmy is an okay guy and a good player.
Danger Zone does a superb job at telling the reader about race relations and judging done by most people. The author hid this message, and yet he still did extremely well in getting his points across. He accomplished his ideas and still made such a good story that makes the reader want more and more. I personally was devastated when I lost my copy of the book. I had to read it so much that I borrowed the book from my Classmates and teachers. Most people can read this book and get something out of it, I know that I did. Overall I would have to give this book a 9 out of 10.
Are you in danger or in the zone?.......2006-02-20
Jimmy is a star in his hometown, but can he play with All Stars in the U.S? Jimmy is from Minnesota where he is the star in small town Granham. He can play Basketball, but can he compete with international teams as he joins the U.S. Teen Dream Team? They first travel to Los Angeles to practice with the team before the tournament. The top ten teen players in the country make the team and Jimmy is one of the two white players. Does his color make him look bad in the first practices? "Danger Zone" published in 1996 by David Klass shows Augustus' (black player on Jimmy's team) life in L.A. is very different from Jimmy's small town life. After Jimmy puts that and other conflicts behind him the U.S. Teen Dream Team flies to Italy for the tournament. There are more conflicts and a death threat is sent to them. Racism and loyalty take over the tournament.
Racism collides with teammates and others, as they meet for the first time in L.A. and Italy. In the first practices, Jimmy cannot make a shot to save his life. Augustus thinks his cousin should have made the team instead of some no name. His thoughts turn into fists as he says to Jimmy, "You only made the team, because you're some rich white boy." Then it becomes Jimmy vs. Augustus in a fist fight. As the U.S. team flies to Italy some of the fans don't like Jimmy's teammates or the color of their skin. The dark skinned people in Italy are treated differently, as Augustus sees black people poor and living on the streets and he discusses this issue in a press conference. Fans from other teams think he and his black teammates should not be in this tournament.
Are you loyal to your team and teammates though the whole tournament? Some players on Jimmy's team are loyal to their team in hard times, but one is loyal to them all the time. Augustus is that one. He toughened up and put the death threat behind him when others worried about what was going to happen during the tournament. Augustus was accustomed to being treated differently because of his childhood in L.A. and kept the team alive in the tournament. He is concerned about his teammates and when Jimmy is having a rough time sleeping, Augustus tells him "You're not helping us win and you look like death warmed over." Augustus is thinking about the team as a whole and for Jimmy's welfare.
"Danger Zone" by David Klass is successful at showing anyone can overcome different types of obstacles when they have a goal. This book shows not to judge a book by its cover and "Danger Zone" shows racism plays a part even in a basketball game. This book has thrilling hoop action and is excellent to read. I would recommend this book to anyone, because it's story on how a teen copes with racism in a team environment. You won't want to put this book down; you'll just keep turning the pages. I give this book nine out of ten stars.
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