1 comments about A Companion to Nietzsche (Blackwell Companions to Philosophy).

1. As a senior undergraduate English/Philosophy major, this book has been invaluable to my studies. I am about to finish an independent study focusing on N's relationship with Gothic literature, and I've used eight articles just from this book to help pin down and express his theories (those interested in N, I also suggest "What Nietzsche Really Said" by Robert C. Solomon and Kathleen M. Higgins (who are also published in the Blackwell Companion), which has been an extremely informative and down to earth read... but I digress). Anyway, I would suggest this book to anyone who has had some preliminary study in N's theories, or who has read a few of his books and is looking for some more specific tailoring of his ideas. I wouldn't start off with it though, as some of the essays are pretty complex, and require a fair amount of exposure to N.

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No comments about Generation and Degeneration: Tropes of Reproduction in Literature and History from Antiquity through Early Modern Europe.

5 comments about Families of County Kerry, Ireland: Over Four Thousand Entries from the Archives of the Irish Genealogical Foundation (O'laughlin, Michael C. Book of Irish Families, Great & Small, V. 2.).

1. This Book was really helpful. It included census information and actual specific locations of families, and it included more families than any other source I have ever seen on County Kerry. Nothing else has this scope so it is the first book I go to for Kerry info...not another coffee table book, great for those who really want information.



2. This book is the first one I go for when looking for info on Kerry families....I found 4 families the first time I read through it...If you really want some info about Kerry families that you cannot find elsewhere - this is it. Much more than a how to book - I love all the extra information !



3. Just what I needed- even got some info on TRALEE and early settlement. Some names had a lot of info included just on one family. Other families are just given with a location and date!



4. Whilst I found this book useful possibly a few pages showing Townships would be really helpfull. An example is the Town of Sneem, it doesnt exist in the book as it was a part of different Townships. Otherwise could not fault the contents. Recommended



5. I do recommend this publication to anyone who is researching for ancestors in County Kerry, Ireland. The book was in excellent condition and arrived in a timely manner.

No comments about A Student's Guide to Scandinavian American Genealogy (Oryx American Family Tree Series).

2 comments about The Family Tree Guide Book to Europe (Family Tree Magazine).

1. The Family Tree Guide Book To Europe: Your Passport To Tracing Your Genealogy Across Europe by Erin Nevius in collaboration with the editors of Family Tree Magazine is a superb reference and an enthusiastically recommended self-teaching tool -- especially for the genealogist seeking to trace family roots through the diverse and rich cultural history of Europe. Individual chapters present regional guides and resource listings for Ireland, England and Wales, Scotland, France, Poland, Eastern Europe, Russia and the Baltic Region, Spain and Portugal, Greece and the Mediterranean, and more. Written in down-to-earth terms, peppered with timelines, websites, names and address of archives and organizations, and more, The Family Tree Guide Book To Europe is an excellent, easy-to-follow, thoroughly "user friendly" primer and a welcome addition to personal and community library Genealogy Reference collections.



2. Book is exectly what I was looking for.
   I bought it used and it is in excellent condition.
   I will continue to order from Amazon,com

3 comments about <B>Flemish DNA & Ancestry</B>: History of three families over five centuries using conventional and genetic genealogy..

1. You will find this book highly engaging and easy to read. It's as though the author is there in front of you telling you how he pieced together and re-wove the stories of his ancestors and set them back in their geographical and historical time frame.
   The DNA part was of great interest to me and I had until reading this book found it rather confusing. The author uses his own results to explain how and why DNA has become a real genealogical research tool and is truly beginning to open new possibilities for those who have run out of records to look through.
   Absolutely a MUST-Read for everyone, with or without specifically Flemish
   roots.



2. Do you have a passion for genealogy and history?
   
   Are you excited about DNA Projects and how they can confirm family origins and/or help find clues to other kin around the planet??
   
   Do you want to know more about these topics in an easy to read enjoyable format?
   
   If so this book is for you!
   
   It includes wonderful stories, photos and information about the author's own family lines but also a broader picture of the Flemish people with a brief history and general information about them.
   
   Guido's book explains the how and why of DNA and the benefits of such tests and how to understand it all in light of your own family history and origins. It is a fascinating read with many interesting facts and dna figures to help the average Jo or Janet make sense of the exciting new science of genetic genealogy
   
   The book is very user friendly, easy to read and understand. It will inspire you to research your own family as well as give you practical tips to help further your own family history (whatever their origins) and/or become involved in a DNA project.
   
   I thoroughly enjoyed reading about the author's family and was impressed by the amount of information he shared in this volume. Guido has also included many glorious old photos of his family (in period dress) making it worth more than its weight in gold and a pleasure to read...
   
   I highly recommend it to all who are reasearching their own family or have a desire to know more about genetic genealogy. One does not need to be Flemish to appreciate this book or even to have Flemish origins but if you do have Flemish roots you will treasure it even more.
   
   This book would make a great gift for yourself or that relative who is into genealogy and considering DNA testing. It is an excellent read for those who already have their results but still not sure what it all means. A top book



3. "Flemish DNA & Ancestry" by Duido Deboeck is a genealogical history of three families down through five centuries utilizing both conventional and genetic genealogical research methods. A seminal genealogical case study illustrating how the new science of genetics can be of immense and practical value as a genealogical research technique, "Flemish DNA & Ancestry" follows the featured families' complicated histories in business, migration, and war. Enhanced with an introduction to the Glanders-Flemish DNA Project, "Flemish DNA & Ancestry" represents the first analysis of actual Flemish DNA records, as well as an informed and informative summary of the deep ancestry of people with Flemish roots. Very highly recommended as an addition to professional and academic library Genealogical Studies reference collections, "Flemish DNA & Ancestry" could well serve as a template for similar genealogical studies of other ethnic lines of decent incorporating the new DNA technologies.

1 comments about Family History In The Wars: How Your Ancestors Served Their Country (National Archives).

1. Researched, compiled and organized by experienced and expert military information researcher William Spencer, "Family History In The Wars: How Your Ancestors Served Their Country" is a very specialized guide for genealogists and non-specialist general readers wanting to discover how their family members in previous generations served within any of the branches of the military. In addition to the general Army, Navy, and Air Force archival resources, this highly portable pocket-sized instructional reference also includes women's auxiliary and nursing units, merchant seamen, prisoner-of-war files, civil defense, casualty lists, medals and gallantry awards. A superbly organized compendium of tips and techniques, "Family History In The Wars" is confidently recommended for inclusion into personal, professional, and academic library Genealogical Studies and Military Studies reference collections.

5 comments about The Swastika: Symbol Beyond Redemption?.

1. What a pleasure it is to experience the work of an author who has total command over his material. In a slender 160 pages, the author explains -- in both words and pictures -- the mythology, anthropology, abuse, and endurance of this fascinating and lurid symbol. This is one of the most interesting books on fascist regalia written in recent years.



2. Steven Heller's book about the "Symbol Beyond Redemption?" is very informative. It needs updating with more recent information about the topic addressed. For example, the notorious flag symbol of the National Socialist German Workers Party, although an ancient symbol, was altered for use as overlapping S-letters for 'socialism' under the National Socialist German Workers' Party. It was deliberately turned 45 degrees counter clockwise and always oriented in the S-direction. Similar alphabetic symbolism is still visible as Volkswagen logos. American socialists (e.g. Edward Bellamy teamed with the Theosophical Society) bear some blame for evolving the shape as alphabetical symbolism for socialism, adopted later by German socialists. Edward Bellamy was the author of an international bestseller that launched the nationalism movement, and his book was translated into every major language, including German. American socialists also share some blame for the notorious stiff-arm salute of German National Socialism. Edward was cousin to Francis Bellamy, author of the Pledge Of Allegiance (1892) and the early Pledge used the straight arm salute, and the Pledge was used at civic meetings of the Theosophical Society, Freemasons and other groups before it spread to Germany. Francis and Edward were both self-proclaimed socialists in the Nationalism movement and they promoted military socialism. They wanted government to take over all schools and impose robotic chanting to flags. The Pledge's early salute was not an ancient Roman salute, and the 'ancient Roman salute' myth came from the Pledge. All of the above are modern discoveries by the nation's leading authority on the Pledge of Allegiance, the author of "Pledge of Allegiance Secrets." People were persecuted for refusing to perform robotic chanting to the national flag at the same time in the USA and Germany (to the American flag, and to the German symbol flag). The socialist dogma led to the socialist Wholecost: 60 million dead under the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; 50 million under the Peoples' Republic of China; 20 million under the National Socialist German Workers Party. It might be the most tragic part of world history.



3. Here's three good things about this book.
   
   First, the 157 pages of text provide a comprehensive overview of the history of the you-know-what-symbol. The swastika. There's a lot of interesting revelations. For example, the swastika appears to be the oldest symbol uncovered anywhere, and is found in just about every culture and civilization, everywhere and at any time in History. I mean, it was everywhere!
   
   Second, the book provides dozens of reproductions of the swastika, in a myriad of variants, including on cigar labels, poker chips, cards, as a shoulder patch for the U.S. Army (1918), and on a monthly American magazine for young girls, entitled: "The Swastika: Written, Issued and Read by The Girl's Club."
   
   Finally, the author is a graphic designer, and a darn good one. The book itself--the size, the color, the paper, the setting of the text, the brilliant and varied reproductions--these all delighted me, and I hope they delight you.
   
   Not only that, consider that the bookjacket has to be one of the most extreme, hardcore bookcovers in history. The cover shows a black swastika, on a white circle, on a red background. One glance at it, and you'll know why the swastika is the most powerful symbol ever created. Forever sinister, the swastika today is the only symbol that you can write with a pen on the border of the daily paper, that has acquired the status of "genetically evil." Those scribblings on the notepad--they will never be redeemed! Hollywood is calling.
   
   Take a peek.



4. Although I did find this book a very interesting read, I thought it was somewhat lacking in information on the ancient history of this potent symbol (and it is ancient). It does contain a brief overview of the places and people whom the swastika had meaning (basically everyone), but hardly enough to satisfy me (but this is a personal preference).
   What is not left to be desired is the imagery this book contains, which I feel, is well worth the purchase price. However at least one mistake is made in attributing an image to its owner (CD for the band The Residents that is wrongly attributed to Sacred Reich).
   I have always believed the swastika a powerful, and much maligned human symbol, and I for one am ready to discard its recent history as a disturbing episode in an otherwise brilliant career.
   
   Remember: It's not the sign that counts, it's how you use it!



5. In a relatively a short book, less then 160 pages, the author Stephen Heller managed to recount the history and usages of this notorious symbol used by Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party. The book is filled of illustrations showing how this symbol were used by many cultures from many lands across the face of this planet thousands of years prior to Hitler's Third Reich. Hitler's claims that swastika is a pure "Aryan" symbol mocked his own understanding of this symbol. It pretty clear by author's assertions that swastika have been used by many for various purposes. Some of the most interesting aspects the author brought up was that swastika was the symbol the Girl's Club in the United States during the early of the 20th century and each of their magazine covers had swastika all over it.
   
   Although the author touched on the Asian usage of the swastika, he fell little short regarding the Asian elements of the swastika and its meanings. When my father was stationed in Japan, I had a chance to see many swastikas on Japanese temples and surprised to see swastikas adopted into some of the Japanese samurai families' mon (family crest) during that era of history. One of the more funnier things I have seen was reading a Japanese map and seeing all these red swastikas on the map - each of them showing the location of a temple or a shrine. One of my friends who didn't know any better asked once if that map is showing where all the Nazis live in this area.
   
   The author also wrote some interesting stuff on whether this symbol can ever be save from how we see it today, symbol of evil, racism and hate. The book came to a regretful conclusion that as long as there are large numbers of racists and anti-Semites out there using the swastika for their own purpose and with its history, this symbol can never be reclaim in innocence. In some way, the swastika's fate can be linked with the Confederate Battle Flag. Both will always be associated with racism and hate as long as there are people who will used it as such.
   
   Overall, a very useful book and interesting reading material to anyone who wants to know more about this symbol which apparently been hijacked permanently by Adolf Hitler and those like him.

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