Michelangelo : The Complete Sculpture, Painting, Architecture

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Michelangelo : The Complete Sculpture, Painting, Architecture
Michelangelo Buonarroti , and William E. Wallace
Manufacturer: Beaux Arts Editions
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Editor's introduction
Michelangelo Buonarroti achieved such renown in his lifetime that he was widely known and celebrated as Il Divino, or the Divine One. In 500 years, his fame has scarcely diminished. Michelangelo is generally recognized as one of the greatest artists of all time, a universal genius in all fields of visual creativity-sculpture, painting, and architecture-as well as a widely admired poet.

Accessible to readers-useful to specialistsMuch has been written on Michelangelo. By 1970, the number of scholarly books and articles exceeded 4,000, approximately a tenth in English. In the past 25 years, the literature has grown exponentially, with a notable increase in English-language publications. This five-volume series reproduces some 100 articles in English, selected from a broad range of books and journals. The collection is both accessible to the general reader and useful to the specialist, offering a representative sample of old and new commentary on the artist and his work.

Close to 100 photographs in each volumeThis collection also presents the artwork which illustrated the books and articles from which it is drawn-some 500 black-and-white photographs in all.

Offer scholarship and creative thinkingThese volumes introduce the reader to a wide range of scholarship and some of the best minds in the discipline, including Johannes Wilde, Erwin Panofsky, Charles de Tolnay, Rudolf Wittkower, Edgar Wind, and James Ackerman. The volumes offer easy access to an immense and widely scattered literature, much of it difficult to locate. The collection will be especially useful to scholars, graduate students, and advanced undergraduates. As journals become prohibitively expensive, and as materials are increasingly moved to storage facilities, this collection will prove a welcome addition to general and specialized art libraries.

The career of a geniusArticles are arranged chronologically with separate volumes covering the artist's early lifeand works, the Sistine Chapel ceiling, commissions associated with San Lorenzo, the tomb of Julius II and other Roman projects, and a final volume devoted to drawings, poetry, and miscellaneous studies. Spanning his entire 89-year life, the articles explore Michelangelo's prodigious creativity as an artist, thinker, and poet. The sheer quantity of what has been written on Michelangelo can be intimidating; most students have little sense of how to approach or effectively utilize the vast literature. By presenting a varied introduction to a great artist, this collection is a handy reference tool for a wide array of topics, problems, and literature. Individual volumes available:

Vol. 1 Life and Early Works
544 pages, ISBN 0-8153-1823-5

Vol. 2 The Sistine Chapel
616 pages, ISBN 0-8153-1825-1

Vol. 3 San Lorenzo
496 pages, ISBN0-8153-1826-X

Vol. 4 Tomb of Julius II and Other Works in Rome
488 pages, ISBN 0-8153-1827-8

Vol. 5 Drawings,Poetry, and Miscellaneous Studies472 pages, ISBN 0-8153-1826-8

Customer Reviews:

WOW.......2007-01-20

WOW, this book is amazing, I just recieved it and let me say that again WOW!!!!!!!! Full color plates and details of all his work. There were other reviews saying that this book was impossible to find however rfw1926, an amazon authorized dealer sold this book to me. He shipped it immediatly as well as informed me of reciept of the order.

By Dumb Luck..........2006-12-23

This is a magnificent book about Michelangelo Buonarotti. As one reviewer said Mr. Wallace's text is a bit sparse, but afterall: it is an art book! It's my opinion that a book about an art/artists should contain more pictures than text, unless it is SPECIFICALLY a biography or the history of a certain work, era, etc. But I digress...!
I especially like the photos of the restored Cistine Chapel ceiling. Cleared from the 'fog' of dirt, dust, etc., one can see Michelangelo's incredible skill as a painter. The sculpture section is wonderful too, of course! I don't know what else to say.
For those who can't find this book: Before this week, I didn't even know it existed. I found it in the bargain section of BORDERS (I don't think Amazon will mind, as they're 'teamed' with Borders!). Check them out, as I got it for 1/5th the published price. I decided to treat myself to an early Christmas present and am glad I did! If you see it, buy it - When I returned the next day all copies were gone. I am very happy with this book and recommend it highly!

Beautiful book, and I know where to buy it!.......2006-08-19

I was discouraged to read such amazing reviews of the book, but to also hear of the difficulties in getting it. I found it at the Metropolitan Museum Online Store for $35, and it is perhaps the most beautiful, well-done art book I've ever seen. The reproductions are gorgeous, and the commentary is excellent. You won't do better with anything else, especially if you want a single volume overview of all of his works.

Amazon can't get this book for you.......2006-04-14

I ordered this book as a Christmas gift and never got it. I received several emails from amazon that shipment was delayed, but just found out they're unable to obtain the book. If you want it, save yourself time & trouble and get it from another source.

THE BOOK I NEVER GOT.......2005-08-02

I WISH I COULD GIVE YOU A REVIEW, BUT I NEVER GOT THE BOOK. ALTHOUGH, THIS EMAIL OR YOUR SYSTEM THINKS I DID...I DID NOT. AND I WANT IT. SO SEND IT TO ME PLEASE.

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Norton Anthology of American Literature Volumes C, D, and E
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another daunting literary anthology?

Norton Anthology of American Literature
Wayne Franklin , Francis Murphy , Hershel Parker , Arnold Krupat , Ronald Gottesman , Laurence B. Holland , David Kalstone , Jerome Klinkowitz , William Pritchard , and Patricia B. Wallace
Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company
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The classic survey of American literature from its origins to the present, The Norton Anthology of American Literature offers the work of 212 writers--38 newly included. From trickster tales of the Native American tradition to bestsellers of early women writers to postmodernism, the new edition conveys the diversity of American literature. Thirty works are included in their entirety in the two volumes, among them The Awakening, A Streetcar Named Desire, and, new to this edition, Allen Ginsberg's "Howl," and David Mamet's Glengarry, Glen Ross.

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IT WAS BRAND NEW.......2007-02-17

I don't have any complaints. The book was brand new, so of course there were no problems with it. The book was delivered in a timely manner.

Norton Anthology of American Literature Volumes C, D, and E.......2007-02-10

I purchased these volumes of the anthology for school and, while I am not generally a fan of reading out of anthologies, this whole set has been very beneficial. I plan on keeping them after I finish the class in order to use them when I become an English teacher. The author introductions are helpful and insightful, providing sufficient background on the writer so that the reader may better understand each story by having a basic knowledge of what the author was experiencing in his or her life. The footnotes areexcellent, giving definitions of archaic words and phrases that might not otherwise be found without extensive search into the customs of the English language. Overall, this was a good purchase, and I will use it often in the future.

Fast Secure Shipping!.......2007-01-29

The college bookstore was TOO busy this semester. I took a couple of minutes and LOTS OF FAITH in ordering the volumes on-line. This order was shipped and at my home before I could blink!

Dinosaurs!.......2006-02-16

Another too thick, too heavy, too expensive textbook anthology of American literature. There're FAR too many selections to cover in a university survey course (which is all these books are good for--no one would read them for pleasure!) and a lot of them are pretty mediocre. When will these dinosaurs collapse under their own weight and some enlightened editors come up with something truly useful, meaningful, and inspiring? No wonder the reading public is is shrinking--these obese anthologies destroy any desire to read and study literature.

another daunting literary anthology?.......2002-12-13

The misleading title of this anthology is the first thing that comes to mind when receiving it in the mail: "...Shorter Fifth Edition." After lugging it along on my hike to class every morning for the past semester, I have a few issues with that proudly displayed "shorter." There are few books I can think of that aren't shorter than this one. Length (and weight) aside, the comprehensiveness of the anthology is amazing. As an English major, I've read a lot of anthologies, but this one stands out among them. In addition to the standard fare (T. S. Eliot, "A Streetcar Named Desire," "Huck Finn") that we English majors read in class after class, it features a diverse range of refreshing and new entries. Every point of view under the ridiculously broad umbrella of Americanness seems to be represented here: the rarely-seen chants and myths of the Native Americans, the poetry of slaves, and an impressive number of women writers are all accounted for. It's a relief to read an anthology that doesn't just have the same old prose as every other anthology, and for that, I'm more than willing to drag the heavy book to and from campus.

Postmodern Management: The Emerging Partnership Between Employees and Stockholders

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One for the home library
A Brilliant Study, A Guidepost for Our Future
A Classic Work Of Fiction
Poorly Reasoned, Poorly Researched & Poorly Written

Postmodern Management: The Emerging Partnership Between Employees and Stockholders
William McDonald Wallace
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ASIN: 1567201814

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Postmodern management, according to Wallace, moves beyond the shortcomings of the bureaucratic management style pervasive in American business today. Bureaucracy, the standard model of organizations, is too inflexible, cost-rigid and job defensive to survive in a postmodern world. Bureaucracies rely on paying workers rigid rates to do specific jobs. According to a postmodern management model, a partnership between employees and stockholders would lead to more productive work by relating pay to corporate performance and by encouraging more flexible and cooperative teamwork. Wallace provides a workable guideline to ease the transition from the bureaucratic form of structure to postmodern partnership. His argument, that dependence on hired labor for permanent staff is at the root of dysfunctional bureaucracy, will provoke discussion and interest among corporate executives, teachers and students of management and organizational behavior, and others interested in today's workplace. Wallace begins with a history of how bureaucracy first arose as a natural response to coercive work. He explains why the mechanistic model of business bureaucracy took root in Britain and America, and then looks at the major problems of bureaucracies, such as job defensiveness, over-staffing, over-regulation, and other excesses endemic to most bureaucracies. Exploring the consequences of the bureaucratic model on the economy, Wallace shows how the rigid labor costs played a role in causing the Great Depression. Wallace then turns to corporate partnership--its employment policies and why they dissolve the incentives to over-staff, over-layer, and over-regulate, and why partners will strive to downsize. Using examples from the past and present, he examines the difficult issues of transition from bureaucracy to partnership.

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One for the home library.......2003-08-04

Don't judge this book until you have read it twice. Not a book to be resold!

A Brilliant Study, A Guidepost for Our Future.......2002-07-27

This is a luminous book. Not since the Turner Diaries have I read such an innovative, positive depiction of what our would could become. Wallace has successfully pieced together the details of the complex economic managerial system that the Furher would have implemented had he emerged victorious from his defensive war. Wallace's brilliant vision of postmodernism is a pure vision of capitalism that boldly declares the power of markets to remove harmful, or inferior elements from society. Wallace rightfully despises the parasitic elements that have been allowed to survive under prevailing managerial systems, if left in charge he would exerminate these positions that have florished under socialisms affirmative action programs. Like we used to sing back in the late 1930s in Germany, "Reines management ist der erste Schriff in Richtun zum Herstellen der rassischen Reinheit." Professor Wallace's opening summary of world history and prehsitory is well informed and inline with the teachings of the Church of the Creator, and one can find the basics of how capitalism can cleanse us of those who do not deserve to (as Wallace puts it) "advance to the next level."

A Classic Work Of Fiction.......2002-04-02

This is a very strange book that combines a 19th century evolutionary behavioral view of societal evolution with a misreading of quantum theories of physics to build a blindly procapitalist vision of an e-future in which workers escape the irrationalities and troubles of our economy by being given stock options by their suddenly trustworthy employers. The author seems unaware of many developments in the behavioral, economic and social sciences during the last thirty years, and attempts overcome these shortcomings by declaring his "new" managerial strategies by declaring them to be "postmodern." It would be interesting to know what Wallace makes of the post-internet economic collapse that he believed would make us all happy, well paid laborers. The world he predicted does not exist and never will, and this book is a record of how so many Americans were tricked into believing their bosses as they were tricked to work for worthless stock notes.

Poorly Reasoned, Poorly Researched & Poorly Written.......2002-02-27

I'm a graduate student in economics at Chicago and I picked this book for a critical bi-wekly ongoing 12-page critical book review assignment. My review was very critical of this book's odd reasoning and even stranger interpretations. When my review was returned I had a heart attack when I saw that I had received a "C" grade on my report & remarks from my professor indicated that I obviously misunderstood what the author of this book had written because my summary of the books take on Weber, Quantum Mechancics, Drucker and others was so off-the-mark that I had misunderstood what the author William Wallace had written.

I was crushed. I asked if I could redo the assignment, and my professor agreed that I could reexamine the arguments in this book. I set to this course right away, and I became increasingly troubled when I found that my rereading of this led me to the same conclusions that my professor had crushed me for. I took this book to my professor and she had a fit once she read sat down and read portions of it. Finally, she concluded that the book was so poorly reasoned that my report on its conents had indeed been accurate. She gave me an A, and flunked the book.

Beware those of you who venture into these pages, this book contains very unusual interpretations of economic thought and managerial techniques. It would be a nightmare to work under the "postmodern" managerial techniques set forth in this book, a nightmare for both workers and management.

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pure art

The Collected Erotica: An Illustrated Celebration of Human Sexuality Through the Ages

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This fabulous anthology presents over 400 images — paintings, drawings, photographs, and sculpture — selected from private collections, libraries and galleries from around the world. The texts are contributed from a dazzling array of writers that include Boccaccio, Casanova, John Cleland, Jean Cocteau, Frank Harris, Erica Jong, Violette Leduc, Henry Miller, Mirabeau, Anais Nin, Pauline Reage, and Oscar Wilde.

The Collected Erotica is not for the faint-hearted, but there is something here for everyone else. After all, sex is far too important to be taken too seriously.

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pure art.......2007-03-29

I was expecting a naughty little secrete I could tuck in my bedside table and pull out to ease some late night aches; and what I got was a lovey, classy book of art. What a nice suprise. This book is no more a naughty, dirty peek-a-boo than Michalangelo's David is. I'm facinated by the evolutions of the paintings and drawings as well as the different flavors represented from one country to the next. And being an amateur photographer I'm thrilled with the photos! Oh, and the written work in this book is like an x-rated walk thru history! Love it Love it!!

The Prodigy: A Biography of William James Sidis, America's Greatest Child Prodigy

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Fascinating and Heartbreaking
Gigantic Genius Gone Goofy
A book that makes you think...
The only perfect life is one lived in seclusion.
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The Prodigy: A Biography of William James Sidis, America's Greatest Child Prodigy
Amy Wallace
Manufacturer: Dutton Adult
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Accidental Genius

ASIN: 0525244042

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Fascinating and Heartbreaking.......2006-02-02

I'm doing research on child prodigies for my newest book. The whole area of intellegence has always intrigued me, so this is painless research. More than that, this book, and the man it's about, William Sidis, is fascinating. And heartbreaking.

According to this book, William Sidis' IQ was estimated at 300. He was simply brilliant, going through gradeschool in three months and high school in 6 weeks. He took the entrance exam to Harvard at age nine and passed, but wasn't allowed entrance until age 11. And because of his gift he was hounded & ridiculed by the media from a young age until he basically went underground as an adult, hiding his genuis. It's very sad and will make you ashamed of what we sometimes do to one another. In this case, a great intellect and all his possible achievements were lost.

A fascinating, fascinating book.

Gigantic Genius Gone Goofy.......2004-11-13

You will become ga ga admiring the staggeringly stupendous intellect of super-precocious child prodigy William James Sidis in this excellent biography. He was an academic mega-genius whose social ineptitude in society is profoundly disturbing.
Sidis was named in honor of the famous Harvard University philosopher/psychologist William James. The last name of William James Sidis was a palindrome: it could be spelled the same forward as well as backwards. Similarly and ironically his mind was palindromic: in the realm of cerebralization and intellectual thought there may have been no greater a prodigious potential in the history of the world ( rivaling Aristotle, Leonardo da Vinci, Einstein, Plato, Socrates, etc. ). Tragically, the mind-boggling potential of Sidis was predominantly unfulfilled. Palindromic Sidis was a radical of socially aberrant behavior. He was a prodigy in reverse who revolted from the extravagant expectations thrust upon him. Consequently Sidis went from "great expectations" to "great expectorations". He was socially spit upon, chastised and shunned as an adult for his eccentrically bizarre behabior. He was the Ultima Thule of lost talent performing such menial jobs as being a janitor. He was a contradiction of intellectual and behavioral dyslexia. He was analogous to computer overload: akin to HAL in the classic sci-fi film "2001: A Space Odyssey": super spaced out and gone awry. When one is an extreme case of extreme cases they may very well beome a social basket case.
I can deeply empathize with William James Sidis because I have resided in the socially isolated stratosphere of extreme intellectual genius my entire life. I have been descibed as being "too brilliant for my own good". Intense social introversion and extreme hypersensitivity do not mutually commingle with the ultra-psychological stress imposed upon a genius when other individuals are too demanding, too scornful, too mocking and too unsympathetically impersonal.

A book that makes you think..........2002-06-02

This is definitely a good read.

Although I have just barely finished reading half of the book, I felt compelled to say something about it.

Sometimes it just pains my heart to see how the society, in a sense, failed the genius. It comes natural for "normal" people (people with such genes tend to have an edge in survival perspective in terms of natural selection) to deride and hurt (sometimes on purpose, sometimes unwittingly) a person who is superior in non-social matters but lacks adequate development in social matters. William James Sidis clearly fell victim in this category.

Also, this biography tells us that intelligence needs to be accompanied by wisdom to fulfill its due expectations.

Clearly W J Sidis is very intelligent (intelligent in some specific areas like maths and languages); but he does not seem to be very wise in a broader, higher sense; that is, his intelligence helps him see "trees" in a much clearer way than his fellow beings, but lack of wisdom fails him in seeing the "forest/wood", i.e. the BIG PICTURE. His own version of a constitution in a fictitious "perfect" (in his eyes) society (Hesperia), notwithstanding sophisticated in logical rules and bearing some other merits in terms of form, is naive and myopic in content.

In a way, he is very stubborn to have such notions as "The word art means very little to me" and "why will people waste so much energy on statuary, painting, drawing, etching and the like" (p. 109 of the book). Frankly, I fail to note similar traits in other accomplished prodigies like Stuart Mill, Wiener, Russell and Einstein. -- Lack of appreciation (and even contempt) for other forms of achievements in humanity will sooner or later limit a prodigy's success in one way or another because it denotes an unbalanced development among numerous dimensions of human nature.

As of the root of the Sidis "tragedy" (saying tragedy might be overstated), clearly the way his parents raised him contributed largely to the outcome. And the inappropriate amount of attention had been directed to him since his very early childhood, a fatal error in comparison to the shrewd way John Stuart Mill was brought up by his father...

I might have more to say when I finish the book.

The only perfect life is one lived in seclusion........2001-12-28

This is the second time that I've been drawn to this unique book. Having just enough in common with Billy Sidis (membership in two high IQ societies and extreme introversion) I can recognise the "ring of truth" to this account. I know from first hand experience how this society, especially the public schools, go out of their way to haze and torture the gifted and the "different"- no matter how hard one tries to keep a low profile. Indeed, Sidis's motto, "The only perfect life is one lived in seclusion" is also my own, learned from hard experience.

As for William James Sidis himself, here was a person who lectured on 4th dimensional mathematics at Harvard at the age of 11. It was said that he probably spoke every language of mankind- and actually invented entirely new languages of his own. He wrote the first book on cosmology that ever theorised the existence of black holes. He was the first to see the correlation of the 11 year sunspot cycle on both climate and human behavior. He wrote some of the first "alternative histories" of the United States (rejecting official proganda.) He had absolute contempt for capitalism and corporations (he seems to have been incapable of telling lies or exploiting other people.) He recognised the fundamental contribution of Native Americans to mainstream American culture long before anyone else. He was absolutely convinced not only that extraterestrial intelligence existed, but that it had to exist. He wrote seriously of Atlantis while "serious" scholars scoffed at the idea. He totally rejected formal theology and religion- while having no doubt that a higher power existed...

One of the chapters of this book is entitled "Sidis an Avatar?" While William Sidis himself would have automatically and violently rejected such a claim, I personally wonder if it might have not been close to the truth....

Interesting read, here is where to find more..........1999-12-13

I've read this book once and I always enjoy leafing through it. However, I am always saddened that so much that Mr. Sidis did was lost (for example his science fiction story). A group of us individuals have started compiling information on him and are in the process of getting his "The Animate and th Inanimate" online for all to peruse. One and all are invited to email to get more information. Good day. [Thanks also to the reviewer below for the recommendation for the book "Accidental Genius"]

Critical Thinking: A Student's Introduction with PowerWeb: Critical Thinking

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Critical Thinking: A Student's Introduction with PowerWeb: Critical Thinking
Gregory Bassham , William Irwin , Henry Nardone , James M. Wallace , and James Wallace
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Applications of Stochastic Programming (Mps-Siam Series on Optimization) (MPS-SIAM Series on Optimization)

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Options, Futures and Other Derivatives (6th Edition)

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Research on algorithms and applications of stochastic programming, the study of procedures for decision making under uncertainty over time, has been very active in recent years and deserves to be more widely known. This is the first book devoted to the full scale of applications of stochastic programming and also the first to provide access to publicly available algorithmic systems. The 32 contributed papers in this volume are written by leading stochastic programming specialists and reflect the high level of activity in recent years in research on algorithms and applications. The book introduces the power of stochastic programming to a wider audience and demonstrates the application areas where this approach is superior to other modeling approaches. Applications of Stochastic Programming consists of two parts. The first part presents papers describing publicly available stochastic programming systems that are currently operational. All the codes have been extensively tested and developed and will appeal to researchers and developers who want to make models without extensive programming and other implementation costs. The codes are a synopsis of the best systems available, with the requirement that they be user-friendly, ready to go, and publicly available. The second part of the book is a diverse collection of application papers in areas such as production, supply chain and scheduling, gaming, environmental and pollution control, financial modeling, telecommunications, and electricity. It contains the most complete collection of real applications using stochastic programming available in the literature. The papers show how leading researchers choose to treat randomness when making planning models, with an emphasis on modeling, data, and solution approaches. Contents Preface: Part I: Stochastic Programming Codes; Chapter 1: Stochastic Programming Computer Implementations, Horand I. Gassmann, SteinW.Wallace, and William T. Ziemba; Chapter 2: The SMPS Format for Stochastic Linear Programs, Horand I. Gassmann; Chapter 3: The IBM Stochastic Programming System, Alan J. King, Stephen E.Wright, Gyana R. Parija, and Robert Entriken; Chapter 4: SQG: Software for Solving Stochastic Programming Problems with Stochastic Quasi-Gradient Methods, Alexei A. Gaivoronski; Chapter 5: Computational Grids for Stochastic Programming, Jeff Linderoth and Stephen J.Wright; Chapter 6: Building and Solving Stochastic Linear Programming Models with SLP-IOR, Peter Kall and Jnos Mayer; Chapter 7: Stochastic Programming from Modeling Languages, Emmanuel Fragnire and Jacek Gondzio; Chapter 8: A Stochastic Programming Integrated Environment (SPInE), P. Valente, G. Mitra, and C. A. Poojari; Chapter 9: Stochastic Modelling and Optimization Using Stochastics , M. A. H. ! Dempster, J. E. Scott, and G.W. P. Thompson; Chapter 10: An Integrated Modelling Environment for Stochastic Programming, Horand I. Gassmann and David M. Gay; Part II: Stochastic Programming Applications; Chapter 11: Introduction to Stochastic Programming Applications Horand I. Gassmann, Sandra L. Schwartz, SteinW.Wallace, and William T. Ziemba Chapter 12: Fleet Management, Warren B. Powell and Huseyin Topaloglu; Chapter 13: Modeling Production Planning and Scheduling under Uncertainty, A. Alonso-Ayuso, L. F. Escudero, and M. T. Ortuo; Chapter 14: A Supply Chain Optimization Model for the Norwegian Meat Cooperative, A. Tomasgard and E. Heg; Chapter 15: Melt Control: Charge Optimization via Stochastic Programming, Jitka Dupaˇcov and Pavel Popela; Chapter 16: A Stochastic Programming Model for Network Resource Utilization in the Presence of Multiclass Demand Uncertainty, Julia L. Higle and Suvrajeet Sen; Chapter 17: Stochastic Optimization and Yacht Racing, A. B. Philpott; Chapter 18: Stochastic Approximation, Momentum, and Nash Play, H. Berglann and S. D. Flm; Chapter 19: Stochastic Optimization for Lake Eutrophication Management, Alan J. King, Lszl Somlydy, and Roger J

Unit 731: Japan's Secret Biological Warfare in World War II

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Recommended reading by nervegas.com
Biological Warfare in World War II and WW3???

Unit 731: Japan's Secret Biological Warfare in World War II
Peter Williams , and David Wallace
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Recommended reading by nervegas.com.......2002-10-02

One of the earlier works on Unit 731. Written by investigative journalists after they worked on a television series for BBC.

The first part of the book covers the beginning of Japans BW efforts by focusing on LTG Shiro Ishii. It describes the man, his achievements, and how he progressed into managing a BW empire.

Following this third of the book is how the US investigated Japan's BW efforts, and then followed by the data swap for immunity from war crimes.

The story is fast past, interesting, and well researched. It is not a true historical study, but a well written investigative report. Along with BW, the book also covers Balloon attacks, and the possibility that US POW's were used in experiments.

Biological Warfare in World War II and WW3???.......2001-07-29

Excellent research & story telling, interesting subject matter, frightening & informative.

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Best debate on God's existence I have read
Excellent Introduction to Subject
Flew is not an atheist.
Excellent intro to subject

Does God Exist: The Craig-Flew Debate

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Best debate on God's existence I have read.......2006-08-10

William Lane Craig, a Christian apologist, debated Antony Flew, a former* atheist philosopher, on the 50th anniversary of the famous Russell-Copelston debate. This book is the product of that.

Craig's arguments are standard and predictable from anyone familiar with Criag, and Flew fizzles, as even atheists William Rowe and Michael Martin admit. Why is the debate so good then? The commentary on the debate by such HUGE names in the field of philosophy of religion as William Rowe, Keith Parsons, Michael Martin, Paul Draper, Douglas Geivett, Keith Yandell, William Wainwright, etc. is what makes the book so great. Representing a varitey of traditions, from militant atheist (Martin and Parsons), Agnosticism (Draper), to theism, these respondents comment on the debate and press the issues deeper than an oral, short, debate allows.

The best part of the book is that Craig and Flew each get a chance to respond to what the other scholars said. Craig's response to objections chapter is worth the entire price of the book. Craig defends his arguments against heavy criticisms from some of the most prolific atheist currently writing. Anyone who wants to read a very good debate (though admittedly tilted for theism) needs to pick this up.

Excellent Introduction to Subject.......2005-10-22

Does God Exist? is based on the 1998 public debate between Christian philosopher William Craig and atheist philosopher Anthony Flew (Flew has recently had a highly publicized albeit somewhat tenuous move into theism). The debate itself was held on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of a similarly titled debate between Russell and Copleston in 1948.

The layout follows a common format for debate-type books. First, a transcript of the debate is provided, followed by comments from subject matter experts representing both sides of the argument. Finally, the debaters are given an opportunity to make closing comments and respond to points raised by the other contributors.

The debate itself was quite good with the discussion covering all the major arguments, cosmological, teleological, existence of evil, etc. In fact, the 1998 debate was superior to the Russell-Copeston debate wherein Russell was largely evasive and did not actively engaged in debate (still an interesting read though). For those new to this area William Craig is the preeminent contemporary Christian apologist (arguably also one of the finest current day philosophers). In addition to his impressive intellectual abilities Craig is a seasoned debater and excellent communicator. Anthony Flew is also a well-known philosopher who has written and debated on the existence of God and other related philosophical questions. Although I respect Flew as a philosopher, he was overmatched by Craig both intellectually and rhetorically in this encounter.

In my opinion the weakest part of the book was the commentary by the subject matter experts. This is unfortunate, because quite often it is one of the more enjoyable aspects of this format. Michael Martin's comments were interesting, however, the others particularly David and Keith Yandell were weak and added little.

In summary, good book that provides a strong overview of contemporary arguments for and against the existence of God. If someone were to read just one book of this type, however, I would recommend God? God? is a debate on the same issue between Craig and Walter-Sinnott-Armstrong. Craig is outstanding in both these efforts, but Sinnott -Armstrong presents a stronger case than Flew for atheism.

Flew is not an atheist........2005-10-17

An intellectual bombshell dropped last week when British professor Antony Flew, for decades one of the world's leading philosophers of atheism, publicly announced that he now affirms the existence of a deity.

To be sure, Mr. Flew has not become an adherent of any creed. He simply believes that science points to the existence of some sort of intelligent designer of the universe. He says evidence from DNA research convinces him that the genetic structure of biological life is too complex to have evolved entirely on its own. Though the 81-year-old philosopher believes Darwinian theory explains a lot, he contends that it cannot account for how life initially began.

We (the Editorial Board of the Dallas Morning News) found this conversion interesting in light of last year's controversy regarding proposed revisions to the state's (Texas) high school biology textbooks. Our view then was that while religion must be kept out of science classes, intellectual honesty demands that when science produces reliable data challenging the prevailing orthodoxies, students should be taught them.

We were bothered by Harvard geneticist Richard Lewontin's statement that for scientists, materialism must be "absolute, for we cannot allow a Divine Foot in the door." That's called stacking the deck.

Mr. Flew may be dead wrong, but it's refreshing to see that an academic of his stature is unafraid to let new facts change his mind. The philosopher told The Associated Press that if admirers are upset with his about-face, then "that's too bad. My whole life has been guided by the principle of Plato's Socrates: Follow the evidence, wherever it leads."

If the scientific data are compelling enough to cause an atheist academic of Antony Flew's reputation to recant much of his life's work, why shouldn't Texas schoolchildren be taught the controversy?

Excellent intro to subject.......2004-05-02

Does God Exist? is based on the 1998 public debate between Christian philosopher William Craig and atheist philosopher Anthony Flew. The debate itself was held on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of a similarly titled debate between Russell and Copleston in 1948.

The layout follows a common format for debate-type books. First, a transcript of the debate is provided, followed by comments from subject matter experts representing both sides of the argument. Finally, the debaters are given an opportunity to make closing comments and respond to points raised by the other contributors.

The debate itself was quite good with the discussion covering all the major arguments, cosmological, teleological, existence of evil, etc. In fact, the 1998 debate was superior to the Russell-Copeston debate wherein Russell was largely evasive and did not actively engaged in debate (still an interesting read though). For those new to this area William Craig is the preeminent contemporary Christian apologist (arguably also one of the finest current day philosophers). In addition to his impressive intellectual abilities Craig is a brilliant debater and excellent communicator. Anthony Flew is also a well-known philosopher who has written and debated on the existence of God and other related philosophical questions. Although I respect Flew as a philosopher, he was overmatched by Craig both intellectually and rhetorically.

In my opinion the weakest part of the book was the commentary by the subject matter experts. This is unfortunate, because quite often it is one of the more enjoyable aspects of this format. Michael Martin's comments were interesting, however, the others particularly David and Keith Yandell were weak and added little.

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