George Mattson
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A Grateful Nation Rejoices Review: Nowlin B, Prime J. Blood Feud: The Red Sox, the Yankees, and the Struggle of Good versus Evil.Cambridge: Rounder Books, 2005, ISBN 1-57940-111-2, $16.95. Massarotti T, Harper J. A Tale of Two Cities: The 2004 Yankees–Red Sox Rivalry and the War for the Pennant. Guilford: The Lyons Press, 2005, ISBN …
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Greater Nowheres Wanderings Across the Outback Dave Finkelstein and Jack London First off, let me tell you that both David Finkelstein and Jack London are lifelong friends of mine. When I heard that they were going on an extended trip to the Australian Outback, my first thoughts were “They will kill one another!” Picture the …
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Review: Wilson WS. The Lone Samurai: the Life of Miyamoto Musashi. Tokyo: Kodansha International Ltd., 2004, ISBN 4-7700-2942-X, $24.00. All you need for a founding figure is a name and a place. –Prof. Jonathan Z. Smith, as quoted in Mack. One really does not need much to build a mythic character. Take a man, a …
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Bad Astronomy Review Review: Plait PC. Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Astrology to the Moon Landing “Hoax.” New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2002, ISBN 0-471-40976-6, www.badastronomy.com, $15.95. It doesn’t matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn’t matter how smart you are. If it doesn’t agree with experiment, it’s wrong. – …
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Review: Greene BR. The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality. New York: Vintage Books, 2005, ISBN 0-375-72720-5, $15.95. The most astonishing thing about the universe is that we can understand it at all. – Prof. Albert Einstein One of Steve Allen’s “rules” to avoid “dumpth” requires an understanding of …
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Review: Uechi-ryu Karate: Advanced Applications of Katas & Applications. By Henry Thom. Available on the Uechi-ryu Store – $25 Shihan Henry Thom created this DVD for his Kyoshi requirements in 2007. Henry chose to focus on the practical applications (bunkai) of our advanced kata, Seisan and Sanseiryu. Henry began his Uechi training as one of my …
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Review: Coiling Silk Exercises: by David Mott, Published by “Cold Mountain Uechi-ryu“.515 Logan Avenue, Toronto Canada M4K 3B3. Tel: 416-461-1358 $25.00.($20 Canadian) To order, email info@coldmountain.ca A person who only fights is nothing more than a brawler. A person who only practices his/her forms without being able to apply them, is nothing more than a dancer. A …
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Featured Reviews Name of book: In Search of the Warrior Spirit Publisher: North Atlantic Books, Berkeley, California Copyright: 1990, 1992 by Richard Stozzi Heckler Medical psychologist Jim Hardt is brought in to take the Green Beret team through an elaborate brain synchrony training program. In the initial session, Hardt explains the goals of the brainwave …
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Folks: If you’re interested in seeing it, the National Geo channel will be airing a documentary on the Shaolin Temple one week from today. The show will present both the traditional aspects of the Temple as well as all of its commercial business endeavors of recent years. Please mark your calendar for next Thursday, December …
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Discussion Forums: Table of Contents Click “New Window” to view Forums in a separate window. Please Read Carefully: To participate in the Forums, you must register and you must use your real name. Because a few very persistant “children-at-hearts” spend all their free time sending in bogus registrations, I simply delete all dumb “usernames” like “iamadummy” …
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