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Tom Shachtman

Autor/a de Whoever Fights Monsters

40 obres 2,443 Membres 56 Ressenyes

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Tom Shachtman has written twenty-five books, including the best-selling "The Gilded Leaf" (with Patrick Reynolds), as well as documentaries for all of the major television networks. (Bowker Author Biography)

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Obres de Tom Shachtman

Whoever Fights Monsters (1992) 688 exemplars
The President Builds a House (1989) 26 exemplars
The Phony War, 1939-1940 (1982) 22 exemplars
Parade! (1985) 17 exemplars
Justice Is Served (1994) 15 exemplars
Growing Up Masai (1981) 9 exemplars
The Day America Crashed (1979) 7 exemplars

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2/15/2007: This was much drier than I had expected. I found myself counting the pages left as I reached the end. I've read a lot about the Amish so nothing in this book really came as a surprise to me.
Although they appear to be a holy, righteous group, the ones I've read about are overall really a bunch of people so full of pride that they can't even take hope in the Bible they claim to be following.
One concept that has always bugged me is that the Amish that I've read about shun the modern conveniences of the world, yet when a troubling situation comes up that they can't deal with, then it's time to call in the modern conveniences "just this once".
One passage that I liked and I hope will stick with me was where he tells of a homemaker who is folding laundry. As she folds each piece, she thinks of the wearer and the blessing they are to the family. Since I am forever buried under laundry mountain (sister to TBR mountain), this is a good thing for me to hold on to!
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classyhomemaker | Hi ha 19 ressenyes més | Dec 11, 2023 |
Having read John Douglas' work I was excited to read Ressler. Unfortunately, this was underwhelming. Obviously, I expected the general information such as stats to be outdated but I thought it would be exciting to read about "inside the minds". The book had no logical timeline jumping from case to case. Ressler has written many textbooks and manuals previously and this shows here. It is basically a rundown on one case after another with the interviews with Dahmer and Gacy thrown in for measure. The narrative was dry and I found the narrator unlikeable. He was always dispelling "rumours" of himself started by other FBI profilers and he was overly humble in stating how good the police did in solving the case he's profiled for them. I wanted to DNF this but kept at it to learn of the cases, many unknown to me taking place in the UK and Japan.… (més)
 
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ElizaJane | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Nov 21, 2023 |
The time period between the defeat of Poland by Germany in September 1939 and the German invasion of Western Europe in May 1940 is often referred to as the "Phony War." Even though Britain and France had declared war on Germany because of its invasion of Poland, full-scale military operations did not commence between these powers until eight months had passed. It is the intention of the author to show that this period was filled with the activities and events that shaped the early years of World War II and was not just "a time of nothingness."… (més)
 
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MasseyLibrary | Sep 17, 2023 |
Free from the library, and I recalled the airlift story from Obama's bio.
A little long in spots but otherwise a very interesting story.
Great job by the organizers that put this together and helped make it happen.
I can't imagine what it must be like to leave your country for another to go to school, the culture shock, the language barrier, money, living arrangements, holidays, jobs, etc...
I tip my cap to all the students that participated.
 
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Rockhead515 | Dec 22, 2022 |

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