The Great Silent Grandmother Gathering: A Story for Anyone Who Thinks She Can't Save the World

The Great Silent Grandmother Gathering: A Story for Anyone Who Thinks She Can't Save the World
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Stand and Share

Peace

Encouragement for Alll

Stupendous and Moving!

Living in a fantasy world

The Great Silent Grandmother Gathering: A Story for Anyone Who Thinks She Can't Save the World
Sharon Mehdi
Manufacturer: Viking Adult
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0670034606
Release Date: 2005-04-11

Customer Reviews:

Stand and Share.......2007-08-20

I sent the book to several of my friends, one of whom wrote back on May 13th, 2007 with news that says it all.
"I just had to let you know how grateful I am to you for sending me the book The Great Silent Grandmother Gathering this spring. That book was the focal point for our United Methodist Women's program yesterday on Inspirational Women of Faith. Jenny **** read the story one section at a time and we had a group of super women be the grandmothers et al in the story. What a powerful book and how it captured everyone's imagination. (Since I am program chair, I got to have a bit of a say as to the program, but none was needed since everyone on the program committee was so enthralled with the book.)

Eugene has a number of places where people will be gathering in just one hour. Many of us who are from our church at 1 p.m. will meet at the Charnel-Mulligan Park just a couple blocks south of the church and stand for peace for 5 minutes. The standingwomen web site lists places all over the world where women will be congregating for five minutes for peace! Thank you a hundred times over for sending me the book. It has inspired 50 women who attended the program yesterday, plus Debbie, our senior pastor, invited the congregation to join her at the park this afternoon. Will let you know more later.

Hugs to you, my dear peaceful friend.
Sheila"

I hope women begin to see the power they can wield over events by merely being themselves and taking a stand.

Barbara

Peace.......2007-08-06

I found this book to be very encouraging and it reminded me that one person can make a difference.

Encouragement for Alll.......2007-07-03

I bought six copies of this book and gave one to each of my five daughters and one daughter-in-law. I found the story to be most inspiring and hope-filled. We women one day will unite and do something as simple and effective as these grandmothers did. One day we women will discover our power and act upon it for the good of ALL.
I thought the author's story of how she came to write this book was very well presented. I felt highly encouraged by her words. I personally thank her for this creation.

Stupendous and Moving!.......2006-11-06

This book brought tears to my eyes. It touched me so deeply that I was moved to read it aloud at a gathering of 100 + people. Many people came up to me later expressing their appreciation of the story's simple beauty. I bought several dozen copies and sent them to women around the world -- a simple gift of appreciation for their daily dedication to peace. This book is a movement in itself.
Thank you Sharon! Karen Buckley

Living in a fantasy world.......2006-03-27

I received this as a gift because I am an older retired woman and it was assumed that I might appreciate this book. That assumption was incorrect.

You would hope that all older women would have learned something in their many years but clearly many have learned nothing. Too many older women have no understanding of men, of testosterone, of aggression or of violence. I grew up with multiple brotehrs and multiple sons. They would laugh out loud at this book if you could get any of them to read it (you couldn't).Sharon Mehdi, like many other older women dedicated to peace, hasn't the slighest idea what causes men to be aggressive.

This book will certainly provide comfort to other women of like mind but it will be ignored by men or anyone who has access to real power in the US. Mehdi lives in a fantasy world and if you live in the same world you should enjoy this book. But if you live in the real world, this is a waste of your time.

Perhaps Mehdi would like to go stand silently in a public square in North Korea and see what impact it has? I didn't think so...

Silent Victory: The U.S. Submarine War Against Japan

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All the Detail You Could Ever Want
How the Silent Service strangled the Japanese Empire:
The WW 2 Sub Warfare Encyclopedia
The silence is deafening!
Submerged in the Details

Silent Victory: The U.S. Submarine War Against Japan
Clay Blair Jr.
Manufacturer: Naval Institute Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 155750217X

Book Description

With the content of an authoritative reference and the excitement of a thriller, this history of the U.S. submarine war is one of the most informative and entertaining books written on the Pacific campaign. The author, a respected journalist and World War II submariner himself, is credited with providing a complete and unbiased account of what happened. When published in 1975, it was the first such account to detail controversial aspects of the American campaign, from the torpedo scandal to discrepancies between claimed and confirmed sinkings.

To get to the truth, Clay Blair interviewed scores of skippers, staff officers, and code breakers, and combed thousands of documents and personal papers. In addition, he thoroughly researched the development of the submarine and torpedo from pre-war to post-war times. As a result, he takes the reader into the submarine war at all levels--the highest strategy sessions in Washington, the terrifying moments in subs at the bottom of the ocean waiting out exploding depth charges, the zany efforts of a crew coaxing a chicken to lay an egg. He also exposes the reader to the jealous infighting of admirals vying for power and the problems between cautious older skippers and daring young commanders. Supplementing the text are nearly forty maps showing submarine activity in the context of every important naval engagement in the Pacific, more than thirty pages of photographs, multiple appendixes (including a calendar of submarine war patrols), and an index of over 2,000 entries. This is a work of great scholarship and scope that makes a timeless contribution to the history of World War II.

Customer Reviews:

All the Detail You Could Ever Want.......2007-08-23

What a read! I know it's history, but this is a page turner. The author just keeps bringing it on. I was impressed with the obvious volume of research, but the truly impressive thing is that he keeps your interest all the way through. An outstanding and extremely readable account of an underpublicized arena of WW II.

How the Silent Service strangled the Japanese Empire:.......2007-01-23

This is, quite simply, an outstanding history book. The depth of research done by the author is amazing. It is a blow by blow, patrol by patrol account of how these brave men put the Japanese war machine out of business. It is also exceptionally well written and extemely readable. It's one of those very few books that you can, literally, open up to any page, start reading, and become consumed with interest. This book belongs on any WWII naval bookshelf, and is, I believe, the definitive account of the Pacific Submariners' war.

The WW 2 Sub Warfare Encyclopedia.......2005-09-03

The is book has it all and says it all about the Use of Sumarines in the Pacific during WW2.
The good points about the book:
1. It complete describes every aspect of Submarines - torpedoes - engagements - personnel - strategy.
2. It gives a comprehensive amount of detail about the Commanders and Officers who fought in the Submarines - who did well and who didn't and why.
3. It gives a great amount of detail about the personnel feuds - the attitudes of the Sumarine Admialty in Hawaii - and In Australia. Their pettiness is detailed as well as their greatness. Both get equal measure.

The Weak points: All of the above detail gets a bit tedious and repetitive.

The real eye opener for for me was the fact thatin WW@ it was the submarines that did most of the damage to the Japanese Navy and they eliminated the merchant Marine - with one arm tied behind its back. The torpedoes they used on the boats were a failure for the first 15 months of the war. In reading the details of this issue - it is amazing that even with such incompetence in the Bureau of Naval Ordinance and with some doltish Admirals - that we did actually win the War.

Read the book and find out how we did it. Warts and all.

The silence is deafening!.......2005-08-27

This is a very detailed rundown of the USN's silent service during the Pacific war, and is a must if you are interesetd in the submarine operations, from a US perspective.

Blair also exposes, compared to post war analyses, the over, and dubious claims of ships sunk by the submariners, and a comparson with the U boats will reveal that the latter was much, much more successful, despite the lack of air and surface support, and its codes being cracked and read.

A comparison of Blair's 2 volume work on the U boats with this work will reveal his blatant biases against the Germans, no doubt a case of the inferiority complex.

Submerged in the Details.......2005-08-04

This is certainly a detailed and worthy survey of the US submarine war in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. It offers a great deal of information, much of which characterizes the area commanders with their personal goals, squabbles, and jealousies. It develops the story over the full reach of the war, from the frantic days following the attack at Pearl Harbor, the mostly ineffective first retaliations early in the war, the gradual build up of strength and experience in 1943, to the domination of the wolf packs and strangulation of Japan late in the war. The abominable ineffectiveness of American torpedoes and the denial and difficulty in remedying the problems with exploders and depth control are detailed. So are other interesting topics such as the replacement of skippers who failed to fulfill their assignments with the aggressiveness and tenacity required. All the various tasks assigned to fleet subs during the war are revealed as well and the different techniques encouraged in the various areas of operation. The role of the cryptologists and their essential efforts is also detailed. All this is good stuff and maybe the book deserves more than three stars. But I was overwhelmed by the shear tedium of patrol after patrol after patrol summarized with minimal detail or apparent purpose. This data could have been presented in table format with ease and clarity. The result is that the significant events, famous exploits, and heroic individuals are lost in this muddle of repetitive summaries. By book's end, it is difficult to separate the gallant from the routine. If it were not for signposts along the way from events familiar to me, it would have been even less differentiated. I've read of the Wahoo, Tang, Rasher, and Barb previously in excellent narratives, so their events stood out, as did the Tautog, Drum, and Cobia, subs I've visited. Otherwise, this narrative would have been even less discerning. An unusual style in military narrative employed here is another negative; the author chooses not to associate rank with individual's names. With the significance of rank in the military, this is detractive. I think the author would have served the story better with dramatic examples of incidents that characterize the heroic service performed by these crew and to feature leading events. Instead readers must try to discern this on their own.

Silent Warfare: Understanding the World of Intelligence, 3d Edition

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Great work!
Solid introduction into the world of intelligence
good introductory book ...
Thinking About Intelligence
Solid Introduction to Intelligence Activity

Silent Warfare: Understanding the World of Intelligence, 3d Edition
Abram N. Shulsky , and Gary J. Schmitt
Manufacturer: Potomac Books Inc.
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ASIN: 1574883453

Book Description

A thoroughly updated revision of the first comprehensive overview of intelligence designed for both the student and the general reader, Silent Warfare is an insiderâ€™s guide to a shadowy, often misunderstood world. Leading intelligence scholars Abram N. Shulsky and Gary J. Schmitt clearly explain such topics as the principles of collection, analysis, counterintelligence, and covert action, and their interrelationship with policymakers and democratic values. This new edition takes account of the expanding literature in the field of intelligence and deals with the consequences for intelligence of vast recent changes in telecommunication and computer technologyâ€”the new â€œinformation age.â€ It also reflects the worldâ€™s strategic changes since the end of the Cold War. This landmark book provides a valuable framework for understanding todayâ€™s headlines, as well as the many developments likely to come in the real world of the spy.

Customer Reviews:

Great work!.......2007-02-02

The book came right on time and in EXCELLENT condition. I will definately buy with this seller again!

Solid introduction into the world of intelligence.......2006-06-13

I would say that this book would be a good first read for anyone interested in learning more about the intelligence community. It covers a wide variety of information without getting to in-depth into any one subject, so it feels like a pretty well-rounded experience. I also felt that the use of some historical examples really helped not only to make the book more interesting to read but to make some of the concepts easier to understand.

My biggest problem with this book is that at points it reads like a college textbook, which isn't always a particularly good thing. I also found some of the sections that talked about the relations between policy and intelligence to be pretty dull. Overall this book is a pretty informative and a mostly enjoyable read.

good introductory book ..........2006-04-01

A good introduction book to the Intelligence subject. In this book the author browse all the elements and methods of intelligence in a mix with history examples, that helps you understand all the facts of this world and the importance for a goverment to use it in order to be updated and alert of international events.

Thinking About Intelligence.......2005-10-24

This book was first published in 1991, but is as current today as it was 14 years ago. This is because the authors have succeeded in conceptualizing intelligence functions and activities in an abstract, but very accurate manner. Although the authors provide a conceptualized view of intelligence, they also provide concrete historical examples to illustrate specific concepts. As a result the reader is given an understanding of intelligence that transcends current trends and practices within the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC). The book is an excellent introduction to the discipline of intelligence independent of specific agencies or practices of the IC. For this reason the book should be of interest not only to folks with no background in intelligence, but also to experienced intelligence professionals. One of the biggest obstacles to real intelligence reform in the IC is the inability of reformers to formulate broad concepts of the purposes and functions of intelligence. Reading this book could go a long way in helping them to develop such concepts. As the final chapter of the book suggests, it shows the way to a theory of intelligence.

"Silent Warfare" is the best introduction I have found to the arcane world of intelligence and is an excellent textbook for an introductory course. However, in a utopian world that course would be taught over a year and in its second semester students would read another excellent intelligence text, "Intelligence From Secrets to Policy" by Mark Lowenthal, which moves from the abstract to general, but specific practices and operations of the U.S. IC. The two books compliment each other very well.

Solid Introduction to Intelligence Activity.......2005-09-19

Both the authors, Abram Shulsky and Gary Schmitt, are respected intelligence organization professionals who have taken up university-level teaching and writing. The book is focused on intelligence theory and organization - not on tradecraft. As such, the principal audience of this book would likely be future intelligence policymakers or foreign intelligence organizations trying to gain an insight into US intelligence systems.

The book does a solid job of identifying what intelligence is, how it is collected (humint vs. techint), how it is processed, how it is systematically protected, and what counter-intelligence includes. In addition, it addresses the gray areas of covert action (Is it intelligence or military activity?) and plausible denial. Although much of this discussion could apply to most nations' intelligence bureaus, the authors only explicity describe the American intelligence system.

Perhaps the most outstanding feature of the book is the wealth of sources it contains. Many of these are freely and immediately available on the web for all to read. All the footnotes are very thoroughly explained and usually refer to a specific source. The source list itself adds tremendous value to the book by guiding the reader to so many numerous definitive works on intelligence operations.

All in all, this is a solid introduction to intelligence and a great book for pursuing its addition sources.

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Totally changed my view of God and Religion
The Tao may be silent, but Smulyan is not
the path to enlightenment starts here
A delightful gem!
A great library book.

The Tao Is Silent
Raymond M. Smullyan
Manufacturer: HarperOne
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Customer Reviews:

Totally changed my view of God and Religion.......2007-09-22

My favorite life-changing chapter, is the dialogue between God and the Mortal on free-will. I was raised with the very frightening view of God as punishing, rewarding, unavailable and angry. When I read this chapter, I began to look at God and religion in a very different way. I highly recommend this book - especially if you struggle with the notion of a punitive, angry Ruler of the World. It helped me tremendously.

The Tao may be silent, but Smulyan is not.......2007-09-19

Raymond Smullyan asks many profound and exciting questions and considers what a true Taost will answer. He does not preach Taosm. He rather gives you a feeling what it is about. It is a narrative without heroes. Smullyans sense of relativity or humor is always in the background. I read one chapter every night before sleeping and it made me long for my bed!

the path to enlightenment starts here.......2006-12-20

I was skeptical as I first began to read the short story (or perhaps essay) 'Is God a Taoist'. But it hit me like a ton of bricks with a few simple words 'Where do you end, and the rest of the universe begin?'. And by the time I had finished reading the essay i began to see the world differently then my Catholic School Boy eyes had ever seen it. I immediately rushed out to buy the book, to learn more about this mysterious religion called 'Taoism'. After I read the rest of 'The Tao is Silent' I rushed out to get and to read 'The Tao Te Ching' and other books on the subject.

Now several years later I can not tell you how much differently I see the world. This book taught me the most important lessons that you will ever need to know.

Embrace simplicity, Love the way thing are, and listen to your dog.

A delightful gem!.......2006-07-03

Smullyan has written a superb introduction to Chinese Taoist thought, that also has important things to say about some of the philosophy of religion issues that we worry about here in the West. Smullyan is occasionally a bit too "cute" for my taste in his writings, so I gave this 4 stars instead of 5. A marvelous, kind-hearted, gentle book!

A great library book........2006-04-30

I bought this book, read it, enjoyed it and will reread it but I wish I hadn't. Living in Taiwan I end up buying a lot of books that should stay in the library and this is one of them. A funny and thought provoking book that I didn't need to own.

Check it out at a library yourself and see how you feel.

Silent Steel: The Mysterious Death of the Nuclear Attack Sub USS Scorpion

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Poorly-written journalism, definitely not naval science
Requiem at 12,000 Feet
The Benchmark on the Subject
Engrossing, well-written
The death of the USS Scorpion

Silent Steel: The Mysterious Death of the Nuclear Attack Sub USS Scorpion
Stephen Johnson
Manufacturer: Wiley
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Binding: Hardcover

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Praise for Silent Steel

"The magnitude of the tragedy of the USS Scorpion is matched only by the depth of the mystery surrounding her loss. Stephen Johnson has done a remarkable job of shining new light on this dark moment in U.S. submarine history."
—Sherry Sontag, coauthor of Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage

"What happened to the USS Scorpion? The question has vexed submariners for almost four decades. Now, with meticulous research and incredible attention to detail, Stephen Johnson examines and dissects one of the most tragic and mysterious submarine accidents in U.S. Navy history."
—Douglas Waller, author of Big Red: Inside the Secret World of a Trident Nuclear Submarine

"Stephen Johnson has crafted a forensic masterpiece that leads the reader back through time to unravel the gnawing enigma of the tragic 1968 loss of the nuclear attack submarine USS Scorpion. Sifting through a maze of conflicting theories, he meticulously lays out a tale of undersea detectives searching for conclusive evidence to one of the most baffling mysteries of the cruel sea."
—Rear Admiral Thomas Evans, author, analyst specializing in submarine history and operations, and former officer on the Scorpion

"The manuscript arrived with yesterday's afternoon mail. I finished reading it by nightfall. It's that good! Thoroughly researched, impeccably documented, with an appealing and literate style, Silent Steel should become essential reading for submarine enthusiasts and for anyone else who enjoys an engaging and informative yarn."
—A. J. Hill, author of Under Pressure: The Final Voyage of Submarine S-Five

Customer Reviews:

Poorly-written journalism, definitely not naval science.......2007-08-05

This book contains 241 pages of disconnected, repetitive prose, of which about 100, at best, are informative and useful in understanding the loss of Scorpion. Are there no editors at publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc.?

Requiem at 12,000 Feet.......2007-07-23

Nearly four decades after the tragic and mysterious loss of the nuclear fast-attack Scorpion, it seems her 99-man crew is finally getting its due. At the time of the Scorpion's disappearance, the story was lost in the tumultuous 1968, with the assassinations of both Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King, and a media entranced with a rising Viet Nam body count, the Scorpion quickly fell from the front page. Of the two recent books illuminating the events, much from previously classified Navy documents, one, "Scorpion Down", by Ed Offley, chooses to sensationalize Scorpion in Cold War intrigue and Pentagon conspiracy. "Silent Steel", by Stephen Johnson, is the other, and for my money, the better. Rather than trying to grab headlines of his own, Johnson's documentary paints an accurate and surprisingly lively portrait not only of what is know about the last days of the Scorpion, but also of life aboard a US Navy nuke during the Cold War.

Painstakingly researched but told in the vernacular, Johnson steps through the various theories of the Scorpion's demise: was it the accidental detonation of one of its own torpedoes, failure of a weld in the pressure hull, an explosion in the main battery compartment, or the highly unlikely attack by a hostile Soviet sub? Johnson is at all time is respectful of the sacrifices of the submarine service, and, in treatment reminiscent of Robert Kurson's "Shadow Divers", places the dignity and sanctity of the crew's eternal resting place above all else. While recounting the evidence as cited in a string of official investigations, Johnson also weaves in a strong and poignant dose of personal interest, bringing to life the officers and crew so long forgotten by so many. Ultimately, while the author offers no final solutions, he does the US Navy a great favor by shedding light on the clandestine operations of "the silent service". In short, a quick, intelligent, and educational read that is long overdue. Highly recommended.

The Benchmark on the Subject.......2007-06-30

With "Silent Steel", Stephen Johnson has written the most well-researched and comprehensive book on the Scorpion disaster to date. His exceptional human insight and unwavering devotion to the facts set this book apart from similar books on the subject. There is no smoking gun in this book; no government conspiracy, and no UFOs. Instead there is a comprehensive report on the brave men who took Scorpion on her final dive.

Sadly, other new books on the Scorpion disaster have glamorized the conspiracy theory, using this incident to sell books. When reading Stephen Johnson's book, you may find yourself thinking "Okay, come on, you've obviously done a ton of research on this...let's hear your theory about the Soviet Echo-II that sank the Scorpion". Fortunately, he doesn't go there. I think that's because he's done the research and knows better.

I just retired from the US Navy after 23 years. Half of that time was spent in the Integrated Undersea Surveillance System, tracking submarines around the world, and the other half was spent as a Submarine Sonar Technician, on submarines around the world. There is no conspiracy.

Stephen Johnson did justice to USS Scorpion and the families of the crew. He didn't follow hare-brained theories or threads of circumstance; he merely reported what happened in a riveting book. This is a book for anyone...average citizens, military historians, or scientists. Read this book before or after you read any of the other current books on USS Scorpion; this will set you straight.

Brett Beedles

Engrossing, well-written.......2007-05-02

Stephen Johnson's "Silent Steel: The Mysterious Death of the Nuclear Attack Sub USS Scorpion" is a highly detailed account of the last months of the US Navy nuclear submarine, lost in the Atlantic off the Azores on May 22, 1968, and of the various official investigations aimed at uncovering the reasons for that loss. Johnson follows the official chronology established by the Navy (in contrast to Ed Offley in "Scorpion Down: Sunk by the Soviets, Buried by the Pentagon, The Untold Story of the USS Scorpion") but reaches a different conclusion as to the underlying cause of the disaster (the Navy inquiries in general favored a torpedo accident of some kind, but Johnson believes some other equipment failure - perhaps a battery explosion or maybe merely a trash disposal unit that failed to seal properly - that led to an uncontrolled descent to a depth where the great pressure crushed the hull). The evidence for and against each proposed cause is examined in detail. All in all, an engrossing and well-written book.

The death of the USS Scorpion.......2007-03-11

As someone has already stated, this is a nice comprehensive overview of the loss of the USS Scorpion. I think the author did a very credible job of looking at all the theories of why this boat sank. As the author states, we probably may never know for sure. I don't think he means to throw away Craven's views. It is just hard to argue Craven's viewpoint when the scant evidence is against it.

The USS Scorpion was in bad shape. Many things were just falling apart, but yet the Navy sent it to the Med to conduct exercises. The armed forces really haven't changed much-especially with non-armored Humvees being used in Iraq today. A stronger captain would have told the brass to fix the submarine. These mechanical shortcomings may have caused the intial event which resulted in the loss of the boat. Ninety nine personnel died because of a poor refit.

This is a very interesting account of the loss of the USS Scorpion. For those interested in naval affairs, this is a nice book to have. I thought a diagram of the purposed structural theories that led to the loss of the submarine might have added clarity to the book. It would have taken a couple of pages to put in, and describe what the authoriities thought happened to the sub. Other than that, a well written book.

Silent No More: Confronting America's False Images of Islam

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Muslims and America.
after congress, lobbyist
Inferior Publication
False Security
Breaking the misconception!

Silent No More: Confronting America's False Images of Islam
Paul Findley
Manufacturer: Amana Publications
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SILENT NO MORE; Confronting America's False Images of Islam

In his recently released book Silent No More: Confronting America's False Images of Islam, Paul Findley, a 22-year veteran of Congress, chronicles his long, far-flung trail of discovery through the World Of Islam: the false stereotypes that linger in the minds of the American people, the corrective actions that the leaders of America's seven million Muslims are undertaking, and the community's remarkable progress in mainstream politics.

It is an indispensable source for Muslims and for anyone who speaks, writes, or worries about human rights, interfaith harmony and global cooperation. With precise citations, Findley, a Christian, debunks in his narration, the stereotypes of Islam. The author of four other books, two of them on the Arab-Israeli conflict, Findley draws on his decade-long experience as the senior Republican on the House of Representatives subcommittee on the Middle East, his personal knowledge of the region and its leaders, as well as his nationwide acquaintance with U.S. Muslims.

He writes: “Most Americans have never read a verse from the Qur'an, nor met a person they knew to be Muslim. Their distorted images of Islam come from snippets of television news and headlines that falsely link Islam with terrorism and the degradation of women. They have no awareness of Islamic principles and beliefs—monotheism, peace, charity, compassion, interfaith tolerance, women's rights—common principles that should bind Muslims, Christians, and Jews together.” The book is published by Amana Publications and is available from the publisher or the main bookstores such as Amazon.com, Barnes and Nobles and Borders.

Quotes from Silent No More: The partisan arena: “After being quietly on the sidelines for years, [Muslims] are gaining prominence in government and demonstrating skill in politics. They are getting elected to public office, helping other candidates win, providing leadership in political party and government policy activities, and establishing a presence in the judicial branch of government.” [See page 221]

Bloc voting success: In November 7, 2000 presidential voting, “Muslims were the main new political element in Florida, whose twenty-five electoral votes finally settled the outcome of one of the most protracted presidential contests in history…. Bush benefited substantially from Muslim bloc voting. Florida Muslims provided him with a net margin that exceeded 60,000 votes, sixty times his winning margin.” [See pages 268-269]

“Muslim bloc voting brought about a major alteration of the American political landscape…. During the year, over seven hundred Muslims sought election as candidates…. One hundred and fifty-two were victorious…. In major political campaigns of the future, every serious contender for a major office will seek an interview with Muslim leaders. As Albert Gore lists errors in his presidential campaign, his failure to reschedule his cancelled date with [national Muslim] leaders may head the list.” [See pages 271-272]

“The Muslims who are engaged in organizational and public policy activities have made impressive strides in interfaith understanding, but they constitute only a small fraction of Islam's community in America.” [See page 218] Findley's advice to Muslims: “They must defend their faith aggressively and publicly against misconceptions and misrepresentations, especially those expressed by professed Muslims. Muslims should identify themselves publicly with Islam and seek ways to present the truth about their faith to non-Muslims…. Muslims can display their religious affiliation modestly but effectively by wearing a lapel pin, necklace, or ring that displays the word Allah, star-and-crescent, or some other visible linkage with Islam. [As a result of this display] their own good behavior and worthy accomplishments will be identified with Islam.” [See pages 282-284] “At present, television audi

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Muslims and America........2006-09-01

"Silent No More" depicts the reactions of Muslims in America, a natural reponse to the actions and prejudices of American administration in the form of Patriot Act. American concept of Islam is based on the reactionary activities of Muslims' behavior and consequently the false image presented by the news media. American people know Muslims as presented in the media and not by the historical truth of Islam in the religious literature. When we talk of Islam, we actually talk of Muslim behavior. And the Muslim behavior must be studied in the same manner as we study the behavior of other freedom fighters, known by their states and governments as terrorist. The book, in my opinion, is a helpful roadmap for American Muslims to get a significant place in the political and social life of America.

after congress, lobbyist.......2006-07-31

he should become a leftwing dem. id like to show up at his door to sell him something. what a gull. hes now prolly the leading special interest flak for islam. i consider him an enemy of america. why hasnt he come out w. a post 911 book. i call him paul fiddley. hes quite a fiddler. as gullible as lincoln steffens visiting the soviet union. a mental lightweight w. only a ba degree. presbyterian background. they think they are the chosen ones & can run circles around jews. makes no mention of slavery in the current lands of islam

Inferior Publication.......2006-07-02

Another Islamic Puppet, a typical American ignorant, manipulated by Islamists and Muslims, who used by Muslims and criminals alike, forwards the Islamic heinous agenda against all infidels, in order to take over the western civilization, its culture and obviously financial assets.
Another corrupted congressman or simply a poor thing who doesn't know the evil satanic monster, it is being manipulated by.
Republican , sure - )))))))

"Those who stay in America should be open to society without melting, keeping Mosques open so anyone can come and learn about Islam. If you choose to live here, you have a responsibility to deliver the message of Islam ...
Islam isn't in America to be equal to any other faiths, but to become dominant. The Koran, the Muslim book of scripture, should be the highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted religion on Earth."

Omar Ahmad- Co-founder of the Council on American-Islamic Relation (CAIR)

False Security.......2006-02-14

This book does not explain how an Imam from England can say,

'If Allah tells me to condemn terrorism, I will condemn terrorism"!

This book does not explain that while not all Muslims are terrorist, most terrorist are Muslims!

This book truly is trying to lull Americans into a false since of Security.

Breaking the misconception!.......2006-01-09

Mr. Findley has done an excellent job in writing this book. He does confront the false images that one has of Islam. I love the way he showed how he himself was raised with such a lack of correct understantding of the Muslim faith to how his interactions with other Muslims changed his perceptions. Obviously this book will not address all the misconceptions that people have of Islam. This however is a very nice approach. There are other great book which discuss about Islam such as books by Yahiya Emerick, or Hamza Yusuf. This book is a great first step that one can take to have a correct understanding of this beautiful faith which most of us despise because of our ignorance.

The Silent Question: Meditating in the Stillness of Not-Knowing

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Cracking the cement of language
she sees how my mind works
Total freedom without concept
You will be changed by this book

The Silent Question: Meditating in the Stillness of Not-Knowing
Toni Packer
Manufacturer: Shambhala
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ASIN: 1590304101
Release Date: 2007-03-13

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In The Silent Question, Packer provides fresh insights on using the experiences of life that are raw, messy, painful, and sometimes full of laughter, to open a way to compassion. She urges us to let go of our thoughts and to sit "in the stillness of not knowing" in order to reflect upon the essential question of who we are. Packer encourages us to discover that life, energy, and insight come from the questioning, the looking, the listening.

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Cracking the cement of language.......2007-06-29

Cracking the cement of language is a quote of Toni's in the book. It describes for me the experience of reading this book (and her other works). Her words point to an experience of bare, natural awareness. A worthwhile read. Not much else like it around.

she sees how my mind works .......2007-06-22

Many teachers of non-duality communicate the impression that if we can simply experience the bare awareness that is the screen upon which the story of life appears, then suffering will vanish. My experience has been that the experience of bare awareness is the easy part. My messy, squalorous mind just goes right on doing what it did before, totally unimpressed, leaving me feeling perhaps marginally less miserable that I had before but also leaving me with a nagging feeling that I just haven't quite got "IT." What I appreciate about Toni is that she describes, as if she were in my own head- and I since we are all the same- I guess she is, inside my own brain. She is fond of quoting Hui Neng- "One enlightened moment and an ordinary man is a Buddha. One deluded moment and a Buddha is an ordinary man." Sounds like me phasing in and out.

Total freedom without concept.......2007-06-10

In her new book, Toni further explores the themes of her work of not depending on any belief, ritual, or conceptual understanding of any kind for security or comfort. Constant return to awareness of what is happening right now brings the possibility of seeing in a fresh way with a clarity that is completely new. This opens up the possibility of a peace and joy not dependent on idea and in no need of defense.
For anyone interested in the work of J. Krishnamurti or the ultimate goal of Zen practice, Toni's work is an invaluable tool in ridding ourselves of any habitual patterns of thought and belief. Life becomes less restricted, freer and constantly open to change and freshness.

You will be changed by this book.......2007-04-20

I loved this book for many reasons. A subtitle for the book could easily have been "Beyond Buddhism" although no doubt Ms. Packer would, I imagine, argue that such a title would make no sense as there is nothing to get beyond.
Nevertheless the influences of her Zen background permeates the work but do not shadow it. The most exciting part of the book is that the history, theoretical premises and all the bells and whistles that usually accompany a line of thought are absent. It simply shows that being totally immersed in the awareness of the current moment is all that matters.
It is fascinating that a concept that can be stated in one sentence can be expanded on enough to fill an entire book. Yet one never gets the feeling that one is just reading the same stuff over and over again. Each new chapter brings with it a sense of excited anticipation. She presents her ideas in a very easy to understand concise fashion. The emphasis is on application in everyday life, not on theories or explanations. She shows clearly how awareness of the present, or lack thereof, can have a major impact on our lives. Her writing on inimate relationships is particularly illuminating.
This is a challenging book, not in terms of ease of readbility, but in terms of the learnings and insights that come when applying what is written to your inner personal world. Her seemingly simple insights can lead to incredible depths of understanding when thought about and applied.

Into That Silent Sea: Trailblazers of the Space Era, 1961-1965 (Outward Odyssey: A People's History of S)

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EXCELLENT BOOK!!!!!
Into That Silent Sea
One of the best I've read!
Fresh Takes On Classic Stories
Excellent, excellent book

Into That Silent Sea: Trailblazers of the Space Era, 1961-1965 (Outward Odyssey: A People's History of S)
Francis French , and Colin Burgess
Manufacturer: University of Nebraska Press
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In the Shadow of the Moon: A Challenging Journey to Tranquility, 1965-1969 (Outward Odyssey: A People's History of S)
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ASIN: 0803211465

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It was a time of bold new technology, historic moments, and international jousting on the final frontier. But it was also a time of human drama, of moments less public but no less dramatic in the lives of those who made the golden age of space flight happen. These are the moments and the lives that Into That Silent Sea captures, a book that tells the intimate stories of the men and women, American and Russian, who made the space race their own and gave the era its compelling character.

These pages chronicle a varied and riveting cavalcade of human stories, including a look at Yuri Gagarin’s harrowing childhood in war-ravaged Russia and Alan Shepard’s firm purchase on the American dream. It also examines the controversial career of cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, and the remarkable struggle and ultimate disappointment of her American counterparts. It tries to uncover the truth behind the allegations that shadowed Gus Grissom and Scott Carpenter and then allows the reader to share the heart-stopping suspense of Alexei Leonov’s near-fatal first space walk. Through dozens of interviews and access to Russian and American official documents and family records, the authors bring to life the experiences that shaped the lives of the first astronauts and cosmonauts and forever changed their world and ours.

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EXCELLENT BOOK!!!!!.......2007-10-04

As a confirmed space geek, I too have read as many books as I could get my hands on .
This book was a great read from cover to cover!!!
I couldn't put it down. I particularly enjoyed reading about the cosmonauts exploits AFTER their historic flights.
Definitely one to put on your gift list.

Into That Silent Sea.......2007-09-06

For many years now I have made presentations on NASA history as well as all of the human space programs. I have focused mainly on Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo. Into That Silent Sea is clearly one of the most well written and authoritative books on the subject that I have ever read. Through exhaustive research and personal contact with the pioneers of space exploration Francis French and Colin Burgess have compiled a treasure. Full of anecdotes, and including much little known information it gives a fascinating insight into what the early days were like for both our astronauts and for the Soviet cosmonauts. Many others who lived this history contribute their perspective as well. I highly recommend this work to all who are interested in the human experience. The book is easy to read, captivating, and one of the most fascinating books that I have found.

Capt. William (Mike) Lucas
US Airways
Space Historian

One of the best I've read!.......2007-08-31

I've been a space geek ever since I was about 1.5 years old and mom made me watch the moon landing in 1969 - I don't remember it, but I did see it!
I've read just about all of the best books on the space program and I thought I had read everything, and knew all the stories - until I read "Into That Silent Sea". The book wasn't a fast one to read, not because it was overly technical, but I just kept reading stuff that I never knew and would re-read the page/paragraph again and say to myself "I never knew that!"
The chapters on the Russian space program were absolutely fascinating and sometimes frightening, I never knew the early Cosmonauts had so many near disasters on re-entry (I won't more and spoil it with details - read the book!). This was the first book I read that I felt I really learned more of the behind the scenes stories of the Russian side of the space race.
Great chapters on the American side of things, Dee O'hara was kind of an unknown figure in the space race (other than the depiction in the "Right Stuff"), but now she has her much deserved place in history with this book also. Fun to read how the early astronauts picked on her too with the "gotchas"!
I just started reading "In the Shadow of the Moon" on my bus commute to work and back. I enjoy the heavy traffic trips - more time to read!
For a long time Andrew Chaikin and Micheal Collins held the spots with the best space books in my opinion. Move over guys, Francis French and Colin Burgess have to share the spot with you now!

Fresh Takes On Classic Stories.......2007-08-17

Writing this book, really, would not have been an enviable task. Yes, it would be a fun sandbox to play in, and, yes, it would be very cool to get to talk to the people you would have to interview to write the book.

But, it's been done, you know?

The Gemini period perhaps a bit less so, but how many books and movies and documentaries have covered the Mercury and Apollo programs? Were it me, I'd rather tread ground a little more fresh.

But the great thing about Silent Sea is that it is, in fact, fresh.

For the people who are relatively new to these stories, it's a wonderful introduction. To say that it's thorough is putting it lightly. Yes, the Mercury program is covered completely. The book includes everything you need to know. And it's told in a way that's interesting not only to a technical crowd but also to a lay audience, because, ultimately, Silent Sea is the story of the people who lived the history. These people who have become legends, after all, were people. Where did they come from? What were they like as children? How did they get to the point where they were making history? What was the experience like for them? What was it like living with having done something so exceptional? With the aforementioned thoroughness, Silent Sea paints portraits of the individuals behind the history.

Silent Sea is unusual, as well, in that it's not a history of the Mercury program. It's a history of human spaceflight from 1961 through 1965, regardless of where those humans were from. The U.S. and Soviet programs are covered in a combined chronological account, presenting the stories side-by-side as two components of one historical period. As a result, even for someone who is fairly well-versed in the history of NASA spaceflight, Silent Sea is an extremely informative volume, filling in the gaps from the far side of the Iron Curtain.

Even in telling the more familiar stories, however, Silent Sea keeps it fresh. No matter how many times a reader has heard these stories, they haven't been told in quite this way before. Yes, the major events are covered in detail, but they're shown as seen through different eyes, people like Dee O'Hara and Wally Funk. If you know who those people are, you know why you need to read the book. If you dont know who those people are, that is why you need to read the book.

Excellent, excellent book.......2007-08-06

Having been an engineer on Gemini and Apollo, I eagerly devour any books on space history I can find. Unfortunately, far to many of them are marred with an excessive number of technical and/or historical inaccuracies. Silent Sea, I was happy to find is a wonderful exception. This is a fantastically interesting book, and I hated to put it down. As I was too young to work with most of the subject astronauts, it was most interesting to read their stories in such incredible detail. It is written in a very readable style, and I especially enjoyed the first-person accounts by those people who were there, but not among the famous. I learned a lot about the Russian space program, a subject that rarely gets such an in-depth treatment.

It is such a pleasure to read a space book written by people who take the time to get it right.

War and Nature: Fighting Humans and Insects with Chemicals from World War I to Silent Spring (Studies in Environment and History)

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creative synthesis
angels and insects

War and Nature: Fighting Humans and Insects with Chemicals from World War I to Silent Spring (Studies in Environment and History)
Edmund Russell
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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ASIN: 0521799376

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While cultural and scholarly traditions have led us to believe that war and control of nature are separate, there are many more similarities than most people might suspect. Tracing the history of chemical warfare and pest control, Edmund Russell shows how war and control of nature coevolved. Ideologically, institutionally, and technologically, the paths of chemical warfare and pest control intersected repeatedly in the twentieth century. War and Nature helps us to understand the impact of war on nature and vice versa, as well as the development of total war, and the rise of the modern environmental movement. Edmund Russell is an assistant professor in the Division of Technology, Culture, and Communication in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Virginia. This is his first book.

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creative synthesis.......2003-05-01

In War and Nature Edmund Russell, Associate Professor of Technology, Culture, and Communication at the University of Virginia, cleverly traces the interaction between chemical warfare and pest control from World War I to the Vietnam War. His central thesis is that war and control of nature have coevolved: "the control of nature expanded the scale of war, and war expanded the scale on which people controlled nature" (p. 2). Following up on his dissertation (University of Michigan, 1993), which won the Rachel Carson Prize from the American Society for Environmental History, Russell culled a wide variety of recently declassified U.S. government documents, business publications, and contemporary books and articles. Russell finds that World Wars I and II and the Cold War forged close ties between military and scientific institutions, and efforts to maintain such links became hallmarks of the post-World War II era. Scientifically and technologically, pest control and chemical warfare each created knowledge and tools that reinforced the other (p. 4) For example, on the eve of World War I, there were few U.S. chemical companies. They manufactured primarily low-profit bulk chemicals. In contrast, Germany had the best chemical factories and schools and had the largest output of sophisticated products. Eight German companies made up almost 80 percent of the world's dyes (p. 18). However, the increased use of mustard and chlorine gas in the war boosted the demand by European allies for these chemicals from the United States. The "Chemical Warfare Service" was created within the U.S. Army to employ civilian chemists to conduct research on war gases. This research also stimulated the invention of new insecticides to deal with such menaces as the boll weevil (attacking cotton crops), house fly (spreading typhus), the San Jose scale (damaging fruit trees), and mosquitoes (spreading malaria).
The use of chemicals in warfare is not new. Interestingly, Russell points out that the first recorded use of poison gas was in 428 BC, when Spartans besieging Plataea attempted to kill its defenders by burning wood soaked in pitch and sulfur under city walls (p. 4). However, chemical warfare increased throughout the twentieth century. According to Russell, at least 90,000 people were killed in World War I by gas, and estimated 350,000 were killed by gas in World War II, not including all the victims in Hitler's gas chambers. Even these figures seem low. Russell skillfully shows through cartoons how federal entomologists and chemists used insects in their propaganda as metaphors for human enemies. One cartoon depicts a conversation between two worms, one of them exclaiming: "What! Me sabotage that guy's victory garden? What do you take me for-a Jap? (p. 100)."
The Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907 sought to exclude gas from warfare and define the rights of combatants. Public outrage at the use of chemicals as weapons of war continued to mount. After World War II, the Chemical Warfare Service and other chemical companies lobbied Congress vigorously, stressing the need to develop war gases as insecticides, for which increased funding was required. Noted chemists testified before Congress, claiming also that chemical and biological warfare was "more humane" than conventional warfare. According to Russell, who interviewed several of these chemists, Chief Chemical Officer William Creasy inanely argued in 1958 that 25,000 American casualties on Iwo Jima could have been avoided had the U.S. military employed chemical weapons (p. 208). Miracle "psychochemicals" were promoted, such as LSD-25 that could temporarily incapacitate troops but not permanently harm them. Russell cites a US Army propaganda film produced in 1958 in which a cat chased and caught a mouse, inhaled an unnamed gas, and then cowered from another mouse (p. 208). This publicity campaign persuaded Pentagon authorities to increase the U.S. Army's budget to $80,000,000 for chemical research.
Research to fight insects increased simultaneously with the development of chemicals to fight humans. As thousands of families moved to the suburbs in the 1950s, gardening became a popular hobby and stimulated the desire for pest control. Pesticide manufacturers such as Du Pont and Dow increased their marketing to this group of consumers, while federal crop dusting programs using DDT were initiated.
Russell shows how Rachel Carson's publication of Silent Spring in 1962 galvanized the American environmental movement, leading eventually to the ban on DDT in 1972. This immediate bestseller detailed the noxious effects of DDT on plants and animals and characterized pest control as a self-defeating form of warfare (p. 229).
Reading this book, one is struck by the immense irony of the twentieth century and the causal interaction of peace and war. Never before have so many human lives been saved (thanks to pesticides killing disease-carrying insects and increasing crop yields) and so many destroyed (mostly due to incendiaries, but also chemical weapons). Americans got better at saving lives partly because they got better at taking them, and vice versa. While War and Nature is almost too dazzling in its rich detail and sometimes a bit careless in its logic (e.g. implying that human beings should not be considered part of nature), the book breaks new ground in its connection of two traditionally disparate fields of inquiry, environmental and military history. It should be required reading in college courses in both security studies and environmental science.---Johanna Granville, Ph.D. (Stanford University)

angels and insects.......2002-10-01

World War I was just the beginning of an ongoing cultural and scientific process in which chemical based weapons were created and marketed for use against human and insect enemies. Russell reminds us that the cultural, institutional, and political evolution of twentieth century science and warfare in the United States began not with the J. Robert Oppenheimer and the physicists of Los Alamos but with chemists like James B. Conant and his colleagues at Harvard and American University, emergent corporations like Dupont and the Hooker Company, and government agencies such as the Department of Agriculture and the United States Chemical Warfare Service. With an eye for detail and a witty and readable narrative style, the author assembles scientific papers, declassified governmental and military planning documents, trade journals, and propaganda and advertising literature to reshape our understanding not only of the role of chemistry in warfare, but more importantly the reflexive nature of our understanding and relation to both technology and nature during times of peace.

The Silent Service in World War II: The Fleet Type Submarine

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Reprint of a Very Rare Book
Never Thought I'd Get a Copy -- Very Neat!
The Fleet Type Submarine // Description of Book
Great Reference

The Silent Service in World War II: The Fleet Type Submarine
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Manufacturer: Lulu.com
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ASIN: 1411677536

Book Description

Originally published by the U.S. Navy in 1946, "The Fleet Type Submarine" uses the USS Perch SS313 to explain operating principles, technologies, and systems. It contains numerous diagrams and photos and offers definitions of components and terminology. It provides technical descriptions of various machinery and systems such as ballast tanks, trim, ventilation and steering. It also contains a brief history of the submarine and a discussion of patrol routines. By far this is the most complete technical guide to the boats that won WWII in the Pacific. Nothing close to it was ever assembled before, or since. Periscopefilm.com's affordable reprint comes in a soft bound edition with attractive covers. Although some of the book has been reformatted, and color images are reproduced in black and white, all of the original content is preserved. This is a must-have for anyone interested in submarines and an important reference for any historian, docent, or modeler.

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Reprint of a Very Rare Book.......2006-05-19

Originally published in 1946 by the US Navy to explain submarine operating principles, technologies and systems. It uses the late war time USS Perch SS-313 as an example of the then modern fleet type submarine. At the time of its original publication, this document was classified.

This reprint is a facsimile of the original edition. Most of the book is quite satisfactory and quite readable. But a few pages were evidently relatively week in the original and did not copy well. In general these are still readable but some of the pictures are not too clear.

This is a detailed look at the boat by system, tanks, buoyancy, engineering, ventilation, refrigeration, water, trim, air systems, hydraulic system, steering and so on. It is a general introductory book that a new sailor entering the service would use for getting overall familiarity about subs.

These ships are, of course, long since gone, but this book is a very interesting view of the state of the art at the time.

Never Thought I'd Get a Copy -- Very Neat!.......2006-03-17

Here's a book which was originally classified by the U.S. Government, and when you read it you can see why. It tells you everything you ever wanted to know about the WWII fleet submarines, the ones which beat the pulp out of the Japanese. It's a veritable encyclopedia of information about submarine systems, and includes an absolute TON of illustrations and photos. Major chapters are: Development of the Submarine, Definitions and Phraseology, Compartmentation, Tank Arrangements, Buoyancy and Stability, Engineering Plant, Ventilation System, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning System, Water System, Trim and Drain Systems, Air Systems, Main Hydraulic System, Steering System, Bow and Stern Planes System, Ancho Handling Gear and Capstans, Fuel and Lubricating Oil Systems, General Surface Operations, General Diving Operations, Compensation, Patrol Routine, and Submarine Training Devices. Wow, that's a lot of stuff! This book cleared up a great many "mysteries" I've encountered reading submarine fiction from "Run Silent, Run Deep" to "The Hunt for Red October." If you're a submarine fan and you don't have this on your bookshelf, well you should.

The Fleet Type Submarine // Description of Book.......2006-03-17

Great Reference.......2006-03-16

NAVPERS 16160 was the basic fleet submarine training manual during the final years of the U.S. Navy's diesel sub period, and contained a wealth of information, some of it very detailed. Declassified some years back, original copies can sell for as much as $400, presuming you can find one.

This book is a facsimile copy of the 1946 edition, and a good one. There are a few places where the type isn't quite as sharp as an original, an inevitable problem in any facsimile edition, and never a serious problem in this one. Most of the half-tone and line art illustrations--of which there are a lot--are perfectly clear, with the detailed cutaway views and diagrams in the back of the book particularly sharp. Some of the original illustrations were fold outs, and these have been reduced to fit on a normal page, with the rendering in black and white instead of color. Given that this edition sells for several hundred dollars less than an original, this is something I can accept.

As someone who writes books about submarines, I've been wanting a copy of this for a long time and really thought I'd be limited to an Internet edition. This one fills an important gap in my library, and goes on the "keep handy" shelf next to the typewriter.

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