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North of the Dmz: Essays on Daily Life in North Korea

2 reviews
Andrei Lankov

McFarland & Company, 2007

a real eye-opener on north korea
For years now, Western observers of North Korea have tended to use absolutes in describing the country. It is, for example, said to be the last Stalinist nation on earth and the world's most secretive, isolated, autarkic society, while its leader (Kim Chong-il) is characterized and caricatured as odd and ruthless in the extreme. None of these descriptors is necessarily wrong, but individually ...

Forbes Field: Essays and Memories of the Pirates' Historic Ballpark, 1909-1971

5 reviews

McFarland & Company, Publishers, 2007

A Wonderful Memory Of A Wonderful Ball Park
As I watched this year's mind numbingly dull World Series between the Boston Red Sox and the Colorado Rockies, I thought back to the to the 1960s when baseball was different--and better. Because I had just finished reading Forbes Field: Memories and Essays of the Pirates Historical Ball Park, 1909-1971 by David Cicotello and Angelo Louisa, uppermost in my mind was the great 1960 World Series ...

Pucker Factor 10: Memoir of a U.S. Army Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam

8 reviews
James Joyce

McFarland & Company, 2003

War story from a human angle
I'm not normally a reader of non-fiction war stories, especially in first person, but "Pucker Factor 10" caught my attention from the beginning all the way to the very end. Joyce brings the reader into the realm of realism, from family history, personal apprehensions, his somewhat inadvertant role as a helicopter pilot during the heat of battle, his impressions of soldiers and his humanity ...

Art Market Research: A Guide to Methods and Sources

1 review
Tom McNulty

McFarland & Company, 2006

A detailed survey of how to determine the value of art works
If you've been wondering about the value of art works in your home or in a relative's estate, here's the place to look for guidance: ART MARKET RESEARCH: A GUIDES TO METHODS AND SOURCES isn't your usual valuation attempt but a detailed survey of how to determine the value of art works. Chapters survey major venues of art acquisition, terminology, the basics of analysis and how to research through ...

An Introduction to Parapsychology

3 reviews
Harvey J. Irwin, Caroline A. Watt

McFarland & Company, 2007

Fairly objective overview of the subject...
This book is written with an academic, professional and reasonably impartial tone. The book doesn't try to convince you that psychic phenomenon are genuine. If there is an underlying message from the author of this book, it is that many parapsychologists are HONEST scientists, they take their work very seriously, and that parapsychology is not always synonymous with pseudoscience.

Graves' Disease: A Practical Guide

20 reviews
Elaine A. Moore, Lisa Moore

McFarland & Company, 2001

An excellent resource for Graves' patients
As a fellow author of books on thyroid disease, I'm impressed with the breadth and depth of this book. Elaine raises interesting questions about Graves' treatments, and this book has helped to shape more debate and analysis about treatment options. An excellent companion book to this title is another book for Graves' patients by Elaine Moore: Thyroid Eye Disease: Understanding Graves' ...

Wolves of World War II: An East Prussian Soldier's Memoir of Combat and Captivity on the Eastern Front

1 review
Hans Thiel

McFarland & Company, 2007

Stark, unflinchingly honest account.
The Wolves of World War II: An East Prussian Soldier's Memoir of Combat and Captivity on the Eastern Front is the true-life story of author and East Prussian farmer Hans Thiel, who was conscripted into military service on September 1944, close to the end of World War II. Thiel felt a troubled resignation toward the Nazi Party, yet feared that the end of the war would result in utter destruction ...

The Independent Filmmaker's Guide to Writing a Business Plan for Investors

11 reviews
Gabriel Campisi

McFarland & Company, 2004

excellent reading for the about-to-be-indie-producer
The first thing you notice when you read Mr. Campisi's book is how well written it is. As a writer myself that means I will inherently respect this author and truly absorb what I am reading. Now, I must be honest, this is the kind of book that has always intimidated me, that I tend to shy away from - for I'm not exactly what one would call a natural with regard to matters of finance (as is my ...

Baseball Scorekeeping: A Practical Guide to the Rules

8 reviews
Andres Wirkmaa

McFarland & Company, 2003

Excellent book.
This book does a very solid job of clarifying some of the finer points of scorekeeping that are somewhat vague and difficult to comprehend in the baseball rule book. I highly recommend it for anyone who is truly serious about improving the accuracy of their scorekeeping skills. Even novice baseball fans that like to score a game just for kicks while sitting at the ballpark can benefit from ...

Reynolds, Raschi and Lopat: New York's Big Three and Great Yankee Dynasty of 1949-1953

2 reviews
Sol Gittleman

McFarland & Company, 2007

The Secret Behind Baseball's Greatest Team Accomplishment
It's curious that the only baseball team to win five straight championships is mostly given the brushoff when discussions of "Great Dynasties" begin. The 1949-53 Yankees are generally considered a series of flukish winners, with no regular position stars in their primes except Yogi Berra and Phil Rizzuto. Oh, and then someone will remember a trio of "pretty good" pitchers named Raschi, Reynolds ...

Booking Hawaii Five-0: An Episode Guide and Critical History of the 1968-1980 Television Detective Series

13 reviews
Karen Rhodes

McFarland & Company, 2007

Great companion to the series DVDs (at last!!)
Now that they are finally releasing the TV series on DVD (faster please!) this book is a great companion-the background stories, trivia and tidbits are terrific. It's fun watching the episodes to look for the things Ms. Rhodes mentions-the "looks", exchanges, dialogue, relationships, the music. It's also interesting to consider, as Ms Rhodes does, the issues that were raised by the series and how ...

The Origin, Persistence and Failings of HIV/AIDS Theory

6 reviews
Henry H. Bauer

McFarland & Company, 2007

Any new dissident book demands a justification --
Any new dissident book demands a justification - either some new approach in style, or some new viewpoint, or some new personal perspective, or some new light shed on old facts. With dozens of books already available, addressing almost every conceivable aspect of the HIV fiasco, one is tempted to question, "What more can be said?" Quite a lot, if Henry Bauer's new book The Origin, Persistence, ...

James Lee Burke And the Soul of Dave Robicheaux: A Critical Study of the Crime Fiction Series (Critical Study ...
Barbara Bogue

McFarland & Company, 2006

When he created the character Dave Robicheaux, author James Lee Burke lent the New Orleans homicide detective a few of his own characteristics: a daughter named Alafair, a lifetime struggle with alcohol, his Roman Catholic faith, and his love for fishing and the outdoors. On the other hand, Robicheaux is portrayed as a veteran of the Vietnam war, something Burke never experienced firsthand. Yet the demons Burke has known allow him to write ...

Buffy Goes Dark: Essays on the Final Two Seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer on Television

McFarland & Company, 2008

Children Who Remember Previous Lives: A Question of Reincarnation

6 reviews
Ian Stevenson

McFarland & Company, 2000

Excellent, but not best of Stevenson
Although not Stevenson's most convinving cases (if you take a look, his files contain many better ones), there is some value here. Yes, there is a question of contact outside. However, making a fool-proof case for reincarnation is impossible. Even the amazing birth mark cases Stevenson has on file (and these are, indeed, frightening to read) could be ruled out in _some_ way. The real world is ...

The Rise of Radio, from Marconi through the Golden Age

1 review
Alfred Balk

McFarland & Company, 2005

Fascinating and Insightful: A Gem
This book is thoroughly researched and footnoted, with an extensive bibliography and scholarly content, yet is interesting and accessible to the lay person. Fascinating trivia is included; photos are unusual and interesting too - for example, a b/w close-up of Ronald Reagan at his first job, a radio announcer in Davenport, Iowa. Detailed but concise and extremely well-written, the author ...

Daily Life in the Middle Ages

5 reviews
Paul B. Newman

McFarland & Company, 2001

Simply superb!
Newman's book is divided into seven sections -- Eating and Cooking, Building and Housing, Clothing and Dressing, Cleaning, Relaxing and Playing, Fighting, and Healing. Each chapter is further broken down into convenient and well-organized sub-sections that combine to paint a thoroughly detailed portrait of life at all levels of society throughout Europe. Newman points out how each of his seven ...

Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games: The People, the Addiction and the Playing Experience

1 review
Richard V. Kelly

McFarland & Company, 2004

Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games
This is an excellent book on video game addiction. It has helped me understand why my son finds it so difficult to stop playing. Thank you R.V. Kelly 2 for writing this book.

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