Triumph Reviews

I found this book to be easy to read as far as rule books go. I have read many rule books on basketball (namely the high school, national federation rule book) and this one reads by far the easiest. Instead of reading like an outline, the book follows rules with plays of application, making it easier to picture the rule and its enforcement. I recommend this book for anyone from the official wanting to move up to referee the college game, or the fan who wants to increase his or her knowledge of the college game.

An extensive collaberation of Cartiers most beautiful Platinum works. Many beautiful photographs and historical facts about Cartier jewelry making. A must for any Cartier or fine jewelry collector.

.... I'm always one to like books like "Power Quotes", they are always interesting, and let me tell you something....this book has them all and nicley cross referenced too. It has helped me out already on the first day I got them with my reports.....If I could tell you one thing, it would be to buy this book, it will help you a lot, I think I might go read some more so I'd better go....Bye now.

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What a great surprise this book was! Reminded me of a Tom Clancy book, only shorter, a quicker read. Couldn't put it down. More than just a fast-paced, action adventure story. Raised some provocative and timely questions about responding to terrorists. Subtle humor. Some political and social commentary. Author proceeds to help Afghan kids? Great idea!

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...after a carrer ending injury. This is a very touching book, with many sad and joyful parts to it.

This is the best modern introduction to those kooky early Covenanters. The book goes through a pretty detailed political history, and allows you to get a narrative and a view of all the personalities involved. There is unfortunately no bibliography, but the footnotes are detailed. Stevenson's thesis is that the Scots rebelled against K. Charles because they were interested in defending themselves and securing liberty from English domination. I personally don't care much for the thesis, but it is more or less the orthodoxy on the Covenanters.

The frustrating thing for biographers writing about Alfred P. Sloan is the paucity of information about what made the man tick. Sloan was meticulously careful not to leave material which would provide insight into his personal life, his thoughts, or his motivations. Instead, Sloan was careful to manage information in such a way that his persona as the supremely rational corporate leader was maintained. David Farber understands that people are more complex, and he offers tantalizing hints into Sloan's motivations. Farber focuses on two important chapters in Sloan's career--his crucial role in the stabilizing of General Motors, the creation of the quixotic Billy Durant, and the impact of the New Deal on corporate America, specifically GM. As for the first, Farber details Sloan's career development after his graduation from MIT and after his father secured a position for him with Hyatt Roller Bearing Company. Hyatt's relationship with GM led Sloan to that company at a crucial point, when the DuPont family had secured their investment by forcing out Billy Durant. Sloan seemed the opposite of Durant, making decisions in a supremely rational way and focusing on the bottom line. Symbolic of this is Sloan's decision to place each car in the GM line to appeal to particular income levels. So is his development of a master plan for GM, which ultimately led the corporation to unprecedented profitability, even during the Depression.

It was the Depression and the New Deal that brought Sloan's attitude into fairly direct conflict with the likes of Franklin Roosevelt, Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, and labor leader John L. Lewis. Farber is clearly disappointed in the almost total lack of social consciousness exhibited by Sloan. Sloan could never understand why anyone would have a problem with the ways GM treated its production workers.

Farber has written a spare yet remarkably helpful book that is about both a man and a period in American history. Even though so little information exists about Sloan the man, Farber makes it evident that the tragedy of Sloan's life was that he never understood his own limitations. Like many rich people (he once shouted to Frances Perkins, "I am Alfred P. Sloan! I am worth seventy million dollars!"), Sloan believed himself entitled to have his way. He simply did not believe that he could be wrong. Not in anything. General Motors is still recovering from Sloan's hubris. Decades of shoddy products (Farber gives GM products more credit than I, a former owner of three Buicks each of which was worse than the last), foolish responses to criticism, failed attempts at reorganization, and similar episodes in the post-Sloan years have led GM to the point at which the new president, Bob Lutz, is more like Billy Durant. Historical irony prevails.

The author looks into the life of former Indianapolis 500 race car driver Jimmy Caruthers, who passed away several years ago after losing a battle against cancer. This book should be part of any Indianapolis 500 or auto racing collection.

This book is very informative and technical! The pilot, Col. Kenneth R Martin is also my grandfather! He would never talk to me personnally about the war but when I read the book he was glad to answer my questions. The book is quite informative and intellegent. What the men went through makes me thankful they came home and thankful that our generation has no clue!My Grandfather is now in the heavens again flying with his buddies!

This is the story of one of the first churches in this part of Ontario, beginning in a farm house in 1838 as EBENEZER. In 1955 it became RENFORTH Baptist Church.