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	Warrant for Genocide: The Myth of the Jewish World Conspiracy And the Protocols of the Elders Of Zion
	By: Norman Rufus Colin Cohn ISBN: 1897959494 Publisher: Serif Publishing Release Date: 30 January, 2006 Bioscience book rank: 243051	This book offers an incredible window into the history of the most infamous piece of antisemitic propaganda set to paper. The survey goes from their origin to the sixties. Cohn breaks this up into sections organized chronologically and geographically. At times one can get very bogged down in the mass of information and keeping names straight can be a huge headache. I had problems with it at times despite having a general knowledge of the history, so be forewarned if you don't have background knowledge you might have a lot of trouble. The mass of information is incredibly useful, the absorption of it was certainly the major difficulty for me. The appendices at the end were somewhat helpful for adding a perspective to what is contained in the book. <br /> <br />All in all this book is very informative but I think its weakness is in getting slogged down in details which, though necessary, could be presented in a more readable way. In spite of the claims on the back cover, this is anything but a scholarly study. It is journalistic in manner and nature, tending to the sensational, relying on secondary sources; it can be accused of bias, especially towards the Catholic Church, and its view of the social reasons for the rise of Nazism in Germany are mechanical, unperceptive and unexplaining (so the lower bourgoisie was being squeezed to death by big business - was that happening in Germany alone?). Cohn gleefully notices that two successive Popes honoured an elderly French churchman guilty of anti-Semitic scribblings with the title of Protonatary Apostolic, but does not tell us - or perhaps he does not know - why this honorary title was awarded, and how much of politicking and Buggins' Turn there is about these appointments. Nor does he say anything about the increasingly determined stand of Pius XI, who opposed Nazism and squashed Action Francaise: if one were to judge by this book, this firm and obstinately independent Pope could be taken to be a sort of useful idiot for Mussolini and Hitler. My interest in the Catholic Church, to which Cohn is moderately but unmistakably hostile, certainly colours my views; but it is not the only way in which Cohn tends to misrepresent the facts, always in the direction of excessive simplicity. To give one instance, he says that the Nazi murder squads "went blithely about their business" with no evidence of any revulsion; in point of fact, there is plenty of evidence that instinctive, physical revulsion had to be suppressed again and again. According to Trevor-Roper, the horrors of the cattle trucks drove their attendants mad; and I read that the soldiers' toilets in concentration camps had grabbing bars for any soldier who, overcome by the horror of his duties, should need to vomit.<br>There is no denying Cohn's basically journalistic attitude. Not that there is anything wrong with being journalistic, so long as it is not taken for anything more profound. This is not one of the great studies of Nazism; it will not give you the nuanced and profound insights of Kershaw, Fest or Bullock, the detail and personal view of Shirer, or the literary magnificence of Trevor-Roper. It is perfectly serviceable for what it is, an account of a peculiarly successful forgery that played an important part in the successive bouts of anti-Semitism that convulsed the lunatic fringe in recent European history, and that once, in 1933, got lucky in Germany.<br>An underlying problem must be pointed out: Cohn's language, if not everything he says, often seems to imply that the PROTOCOLS OF THE ELDERS OF ZION were themselves a force in what happened, rathern than a symptom; he often almost speaks as though they were a positive agent in the spread of anti-Semitism, almost like a bacillus that works by infection. No, obviously; if the people who read this trash had not been willing to hate in the first place - if they had not sought a target for their own need to justify their own failings - the PROTOCOLS would have had no effect, as indeed they did not have any on the vast majority of sane mankind. _Warrant for Genocide_ by Norman Cohn provides the reader with an excellent history of the notorious forgery "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion", the myth of the Jewish world conspiracy, and a general history of some of the antiSemitic movements. Ever popular among occultists, antiSemites, fringe politicals, NeoNazis, and conspiracy theorists, the infamous "Protocols of the Elders of Zion" have an intriguing history. Norman Cohn begins by tracing the idea of Jewish world conspiracy to early nominally Christian apocalyptic movements. To the orthodox Christian, apocalypticism represents a heretical movement which seeks to give rise to the Kingdom of God on Earth. During the French Revolution, rumors abounded concerning mysterious groups of "Illuminati" initiates and Freemasonic cults. The French Jesuit, Abbe Barruel, wrote about his experiences with the Illuminati, and the Freemasonic lodges were blame for the terror of the French Revolution. Basing their philosophy on Enlightenment principles and rejecting the authority of tradition, the monarchy, and the Catholic Church, the Freemasons and the Illuminati were notorious for their role in instigating subversion. It was against this background of paranoia that various antiSemitic pamphlets began to circulate many of which attempted to link the Jews with the Freemasons in a plot for world conquest. For instance, mysterious letters from various rabbis were produced which claimed that the Jews should infiltrate Christian European society so as to further their own schemes for world domination. Traditionally seen as an agent of Satan, the Jews were an easy target for various antiSemitic European individuals who often concocted such "letters" as a joke. It was amidst this environment of antiSemitism and hostility towards Jews and Freemasons that the "Protocols" document was forged. Between 1903 and 1907, the "Protocols" document circulated among the Russian intelligentsia and among the Russian press. In his book _The Great in the Small, the occultist Sergey Nilus provided his theories on the Jewish conspiracy and the imminent arrival of Antichrist as well as including a copy of the "Protocols". Norman Cohn explains how the "Protocols" document is a historical forgery which may have been based on the text of _Dialogue aux Enfers entre Montesquieu et Machiavel_ by the French lawyer Maurice Joli. The "Protocols" basically outline a plan for Jewish infiltration of Christian society and eventual take-over based upon the philosophy that "Might is Right". Cohn then proceeds to outline how the Russian tsarist secret police, the Okrhana, developed an interest in the "Protocols" and explains the rise of a pre-fascist movement, the Black Hundreds, in Russia. Interestingly, the swastika symbol was used among initiates in the Black Hundreds movement as a symbol of opposition to Jews. When the Tsar and Tsaritsa were found dead, a copy of the book _The Great in the Small_ and a drawing of the swastika symbol was found among the Tsaritsa's personal effects. Instances such as these led to many populist uprisings. In the showdown between the Russian "Whites" (loyalists to the tsar and the empire) and the Bolsheviks in the Russian revolution, the "Protocols" played an important role among the reactionary Whites. Cohn then proceeds to show how the "Protocols" reached Germany and eventually made their way around the world. Propagated by such individuals as Alfred Rosenberg, the Nazi theorist and writer of the book _The Myth of the Twentieth Century_, during the Nazi era, the "Protocols" played an important part in the ideology of the Nazis and were used by Hitler in his schemes for constructing the Third Reich. Other individuals associated with the "Protocols" or antiSemitism including the American industrialist Henry Ford, who wrote the notorious book popular among Nazis _The International Jew_ (although he later would repent of his antiSemitism), and the Depression era Catholic priest Father Charles Coughlin. Norman Cohn's book provides an interesting history of the various subversive movements which used the "Protocols" to further their own brand of hatred. Also, the book is interesting for its understanding of the phenomenon of antiSemitism. Norman Cohn includes a chapter in which he analyzes the role of paranoia and antiSemitism in the mental instabilities of different individuals and entire cultures. Antisemitism may indeed be a form of psychological aberration. In today's world, the "Protocols" have again by ressurrected by different occult and conspiracy groups as well as NeoNazis and Islamic extremists seeking to justify their terroristic activities. Whatever the "Protocols" may indicate about the nature of the human animal, it is most likely something very sinister and disturbing. This is a good book which might provide an understanding and a bridge towards development away from antiSemitism.<p>Also recommended: Nicholas Goodrick-Clark and Hannah Arendt's _The Origins of Totalitarianism_.
	IPv6, Second Edition: Theory, Protocol, and Practice, 2nd Edition (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Networking)
	By: Pete Loshin ISBN: 1558608109 Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann Release Date: 12 December, 2003 Bioscience book rank: 688984	I'm deeply amazed that Morgan Kaufmann let a book out with this bad of an editing job, it's not like them at all. From simple transpositions of figures (swapping the "simple" and "complex" network examples about 8 pages apart) to downright inaccurate figures (text talks about networks A, B, C and D; figure shows networks X, Y and Z) the illustrations are by far the most confusing part of the text. There are however a number of textual errors as well many of them subtle problems in technical content, my favorite example being an IPv6 address displayed with *two* double colons in it, and no, that wasn't in the example of invalid addresses.<p>The redeeming feature is actually the non-technical content, such as the introductory materials that explain why IPv6 is where it still is today, and how it can move forward, or the project/migration management aspects of network administration that non-seasoned network hands will find accessible and useful.<p>Bottom line: those vaguely familiar with IPv6 already will notice a number of mistakes, but then they really don't need this book. Those not familiar with IP networking are bound to be confused, especially if they're trying to experiment along the way. Hopefully a second printing, after a thorough technical editorial review, will enable this book to be more than it is today. Pete Loshin, the author, excels at making advanced networking concepts clear and easy-to-understand for the IT or networking generalist. This should be the first book on IPv6 you read, and, unless you are an IPv6 development engineer, it may well be the only book on IPv6 you need to read.<p>Unlike technical books that bury the reader in details from the outset, this book provides context first, starting with a brief overview of IPv6 and how it improves on IPv4 - the current widely-deployed global network protocol. This holistic approach to explaining IPv6 provides much more than reference material or detailed configuration-level information (although that level of detailed information is in the book too).<p>Pete's latest book will help you really *understand* IPv6, from "what triggered the development of the new protocol", to "IPv6 basics", to "how to configure IPv6 network devices and host computers". Each major topic is covered - addressing, security, multicasting, QoS, neighbor discovery, autoconfiguration, mobility, transition, services, deployment planning, and futures (full disclosure: I contributed to this book).<p>Considering the enormous success of the Internet and the pervasive native of IP-networking, and considering that IPv6 will be here soon and likely be *the* network protocol for the next 20 years, every IT professional should know something about it. This book is the way to get that knowledge. There has been much talk about the Internet running out of IP addresses for several years now and how this "next generation" IP, IPv6 can help solve this problem. IPv6 is a streamlined version of the current IP version, IPv4 and among the topics this book covers is these various differences.<p>The book starts off in the first few chapters with a "history" of IPv4 and the reasons why it needs to be updated, along with a brief "intro" to it. One thing I hadn't known about previously was the "Internet model" of internetworking, which as four levels instead of the standard seven with the OSI model. Also covered are reasons why IPv4 no longer "works" and then the origins of IPv6.<p>One thing too about Ipv6 that because it is a streamlined version of IPv4, that items like headers and such are streamlined as well, some items necessary in IPv4 are not needed with IPv6. Other issues covered? Addressing, Routing, Security, related protocols, and transition strategies.<p>IPv6 is already being implemented around the world and this book, albeit a bit dated at this point offers an excellent description of the "next generation" version of IP.
	Rehabilitation Protocols for Surgical and Nonsurgical Procedures: Lumbar Spine
	By: Carol Mcfarland, Don Burkhart, Aubrey Swartz ISBN: 1556433808 Publisher: North Atlantic Books Release Date: 15 November, 2001 Bioscience book rank: 256438	This book unfortunately is an accurate representation of how profoundly irresponsible is the field of spinal reabilitation physical therapy. The author should know that you can't correct for the blatantly bad medicine that many many spine surgeons practice. Almost in passing she states that many of the procedures performed by these surgeons are of questionable value, lacking any evidence based support. As an example, with over 300,000 spinal fusion surgeries performed a year in the US, each surgery costing from 30,000 to 50,000 dollars--well you do the math it comes to 9 to 15 billion dollars and that's just for one procedure- fusions- which lack scientific support. It would have made much more sense to write a book recounting the effects on the patients of these inexcusable and mostly scientifically unsupportable surgeries, along with appropriate PT protocols that can be used to optimise patient function and wellbeing. But then with that sort of a book she might have been out of a job. When will the physical therapy profession begin to refuse to remain under the control of a medical profession that understands little about physical therapy only paying lip service to its true value. For me the profession has alot of growing up to do with regards to refusing to participate in procedures that are mostly performed out of greed,ignorance to scientific best evidence, as well as disregard for the well being of the patients. On another note one could not even use this book as a manual for implementing rehab protocols, as much of the information presented was too vague to be of much practical value. So even if one accepts the premise that the procedures presented are preformed for scientifically surportable reasons, still the book fails to fulfill its title promise. I hope that these criticisms are taken with a positive view of how the world of spinal rehab could become. Sometimes it is better to state that the emperor has no clothes rather than participate in a corrupt and morally inexcusable system. Respectfully, George Fett,MD Rehabilitation Protocols for Surgical and Nonsurgical Procedures meets the challenge of providing techniques, as well as responding to the demand for accountability in the current dynamic healthcare environment. The research for the book has also tested the proposed spine protocols' acceptance among other spine practitioners in the East Texas region, and across the United States. During the past eight years, these protocols have been presented to many spine physicians and rehabilitation specialists to utilize and critique, the results of which are presented within these pages. McFarland and Burkhart have a combined experience of more than fifty years as physical therapy practitioners. Dr. Danielson, as well as the physicians at NeuroCare Network and the East Texas Neurologic Institute, has continued to support efforts in this area. These protocols have provided guidelines for referring surgical and nonsurgical patients for therapy, resulting in the development of a foundation for therapy experience that has generated new ideas for rehabilitation and care. <br /> The American Back Society has contributed to this work as well, with the efforts of Executive Director Dr. Aubrey Swartz and current President Dr. Philip Greenman particularly instrumental. They have supported the development of these protocols since the early phases, extending the work throughout the ABS's worldwide membership through conferences and publications and sponsoring surveys for further research in the rehabilitation realm. Their combined efforts, Dr. Danielson's support, and the research of the authors have culminated with the publication of this book.
	Ubiquitin-Proteasome Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology)
	By: Cam Patterson, Douglas M. Cyr ISBN: 1588292525 Publisher: Humana Press Release Date: 01 April, 2005 Bioscience book rank: 883192
	Business Etiquette & Protocol: Professional Development Series
	By: Carol Bennett ISBN: 0538724633 Publisher: South-Western Educational Pub Release Date: 02 January, 2001 Bioscience book rank: 448420	I purchased the book as a requirement for an elective business class that I was taking as a part of a technical master's degree I was pursuing. I have found the book useful in my business career and have referenced it once in a while. The book has been borrowed by friends as they train new employees in dining etiquette and sales calls. Although I do not agree with all of the ideas presented, I have found the book useful in defining how one should act in business situations.
	Business Protocol: Contemporary American Practice
	By: Robinson ISBN: 0759392390 Publisher: Atomic Dog Release Date: 23 September, 2006 Bioscience book rank: 755653	I needed this book for school. It was easy to read but the information is for people new to America and its standards. Coming from a students' perspective, Business Protocol is a better guide and more enjoyable to read compared to the other books available; unlike other books that take the "do this, do that" approach, David Robinson gives insight on what is the level of protocol expected. David Robinson's book is two things. It is both pratical and pragmatic, but it is also has something that is much harder for many business texts contain. His book uniquely reflects the ever changing business world and its constantly changing rules of ettiuquette.<br>Your father's business education surely taught the basics of accounting, ledgering, and basic HR practises. But so much of his education on how to interact on a business level socially was left to his own pioneering after graduation. David Robinson's book is a trailblazer that sets the social path for college business grads.<br>His simple techniques, examples and lessons are useful but above all else pratical and can be (should be) used in ever day business interactions. From creating a resume, to how to hold a business conversation, David Robinson's book on business protocol lays a great groundwork for future success. I can't reccomend this book high enough. It is both pratical, pragmatic, but above all else, it gives you an upper edge in the social world of business interaction. What a fantastic find.
	Pet Behavior Protocols: What to Say, What to Do, When to Refer
	By: Suzanne Hetts, Suzanne Hetts PhD ISBN: 0941451747 Publisher: Aaha Press Release Date: 01 October, 1999 Bioscience book rank: 788859	I work in an animal shelter in the behavior department where I do behavior consultations for people who have adopted animals from us. I refer to this book very often,it is very easy to follow and understand. The knowledge and experience is unmatched. It goes step by step for you and it is easy to just pick it up and look for what you need. I would and do recommend this book to anyone interested in pet behavior. I am studying to be a veterinary technician, and this is one of the books that I am required to read. It has come highly recommended to me, both by my professors and a co-worker who is a certified behaviorist. This book is for behaviorists, shelter workers and veterinary professionals who deal with animal owners; it is NOT a training manual for people who wish to train their dogs, as some reviewers seem to think. This is an excellent book for its intended audience. Mr. Webster has reviewed other works that he has not even read, therefore I'm not sure I would trust such a review, let alone any review that contained such poor grammar and vocabulary. If you are a dog owner looking for a training manual, there are many other books available, such as The Dog Listener, by Jan Fennell, or The Other End of the Leash, by Patricia B. McConnell, Ph.D. Review of Pet Behavioral Protocols By Suzan Hetts To Begin with all rights were reserved and their was a (about) 160 word disclaimer, that did not sit well with me. I am skeptical about a book that is going to be used as a reference that says, it makes no representation about the suitability or accuracy of the information contained in this work<p>In applied behavior as a field only dog and cats are discussed in the book. Of those two selections I only am reviewing the dog portion for I have no expertise in cats.<p>Dr. Hetts refers to the applied behavior field within that field with a diagnostic approach to dog behavior and how professional people should handle, in general and specific ways, people and dogs that have real or imagined problems. The protocols have to do with what to say as well as what not to say to your client, in a basic communication course dealing with the specifics of dog behavior. As the writer says it is not a cook book for solving the behavior problems but a way to get all the information you need to make a diagnoses and assign a treatment or regiment suitable to correct the behavior. Dr. Hetts does refer to the behavior specialist that they may be responsible for lives (dog/human) based on what they tell their client.<p>The author refers to behavior modification and different ways to modify behavior, about the way a behaviorist should be an educator, and defines his/her duties (I would call that a job description). Describes a multidisciplinary project to establish guidelines for dog trainers. Also what tragic results can come from abusive training techniques like hanging a dog until it passes out for not obeying a command. Dr. Hetts stops well short of saying not to physically punish, yell, or blast an air horn to get the behavior you want. <p>Then to a crash course in animal learning that speaks of behavior modification not of instilling new behavior. As an alternative I would rather have a new behavior in the animal than a modified behavior. This is my example: If the dog previously would bit the first person walking by a modified behavior would suggest that he would bite the third or fourth person in line or only on Tuesday and not on Saturday and Sunday, not to stop biting. By definition alone of the word modify (to make less extreme) would suggest that scenario. <p>The author gives the reader a definition of punishment as decreasing the frequency of behavior and that there is positive and negative punishment. In her (disclaimed book) opinion that it is ok to use a shock collar the get acceptable behavior. Later in the book there is a suggestion that incorrect behaviors can be ignored and only the wanted behaviors to be rewarded. But so little information is provided in later chapters on the specific protocols and so much on how to use positive and negative punishment that ignoring unwanted behavior and rewarding good behavior may be forgotten as the solution. This is where I believe the author has missed the point. There is enough scientific and antidotal evidence to suggest that we are dealing with thinking (limited) animals that humans can establish a communication with. Another point was missed when the effects on children who watch there dog getting shocked. Are they learning dominance works to get their own way? Who will have the damaged ears when using the air horn in classical conditioning?<p>In most of the following chapters there is a section on the use of punishment. Earlier in the book she describes under what conditions punishment will work that you would have a better chance of winning the lottery than having success at punishing an animal correctly as stated to do so in the book. Then there is the, if a little is good then a lot is better attitude of America.<p>The next ten chapters deal with specific problems and some of the questions that need to be asked. In a chapter on fears and phobias they seem to put most of the blame, for fear and phobias, on lack of socialization and inappropriate use of punishment. There is that punishment subject again. Then why sometimes it is good and bad to sooth your phobic dog during a thunderstorm. Those 10 chapters need to be studied. For they are written in pseudo scientific, obfuscate, (to confuse a mind), and make me wonder if the author has actually trained an adequate number of dogs for obedience competition or work on a ranch to test their own theories. If they did train them how did they turn out? What gets me is that for the last 135,000 years (Charles Vil'A, UCLA) we as humans have gotten along well with the dog until the last 30 years. This $76.00 book has some suggestions, very few answers and a 160 word disclaimer. So I was very disappointed when that much effort has come up so short on explaining to everyone what has happened to our relationship with our dogs and how this book intends to help keep millions of dogs from being euthanasia. There is a solution already to be put into use. They touched on it in one paragraph in the book (pg41) and the books have already been written about the shift in thinking. If you use this book as a definition as to the state of the art/science the author admits in the disclaimer that they really don't know. The vets and scientist are only guessing and they are hoping for a break. If they don't know it now the break is a paragraph on pg. 41.
	Protein Purification Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology) (Methods in Molecular Biology)
	By: Paul Cutler ISBN: 1588290670 Publisher: Humana Press Release Date: 12 December, 2003 Bioscience book rank: 412354
	Aacn Protocols for Practice: Palliative And End-of-life Care Issues in Critical Care (AACN Protocols for Practice)
	By: Kathleen A. Puntillo, Justine Medina ISBN: 0763740276 Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Pub Release Date: 10 March, 2006 Bioscience book rank: 508966
	Differential Diagnosis, Clinical Foundations, Treatment Principles and Clinical Protocols (Chinese Medical Qigong Therapy, Volume 3)
	By: UNKNOWN ISBN: 1885246307 Publisher: Release Date: 2005 Bioscience book rank: 442324	Ok, back in 1999/2000 I was all about trying to find books in the enlglish language that gave the reader step-by-step working techniques in Taoist Magick/Sorcery. Some unfamiliar with Zheng Yi Taoism pass off Taoism as just a "form of philosophy". They were never exposed to the Zheng Yi magickal side that involves registries of spirits and gods and demons, and techniques on how to command these celestial beings to command millions of spirits under their command. The paranormal side is something that Paul Dong covers in some of his books, but this series is THE best to put it ALL TOGETHER! This is actually one of the best metaphysical systems over all complete with healing, qigong, inner alchemy, yoga, psychic development, magical techniques, metaphysical understanding of the multi-verse, psychology, treatment and diagnosis of the whole spectrum disorders with Qigong medicine, energy work, energy anatomy and physiology, etc, etc, everything, EVERYTHING!!!!! <br /> <br />Dr. Jerry Alan Johnson has done us a favor by being the first to present such powerful information in the English Language at such a level. Before him, you would have had to speak Mandarin to learn such material. <br /> <br />He deserves over 5 stars. I hope that in the future, he will take me in as a personal apprentice!!! <br /> <br />If your into Oriental Medicine, Internal marial arts, qigong/yoga, Eastern Metaphysics and magick, then THIS ONE....THIS SERIES...THIS AUTHOR...IS...THE...RIGHT...ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <br />

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