The Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children: What Do We Know?

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The Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children: What Do We Know? offers an examination of the essential topics teachers, parents, and researchers need to know about the social and emotional development of gifted children.

Instigated by a task force convened by the National Association for Gifted Children and written by leading scholars in the field of gifted education, the book includes chapters on peer pressure and social acceptance, resilience, delinquency, and underachievement. The book also summarizes several decades worth of research on special populations, including minority, learning-disabled, and gay and lesbian gifted students.

Concise, comprehensive, meticulously researched, and wide-ranging in its coverage, The Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children: What Do We Know? is essential reading for those who wish to enable gifted students to develop their strengths and to position them to make the contributions of which they are capable.

For additional guidance on this special topic refer to On the Social and Emotional Lives of Gifted Children.

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Customer Reviews:

The Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children: What Do We Know?.......2007-08-09

It's a good book, but rather dry in its presentation. However, being primarily a bringing together and summarizing of published research in this topic, it is an invaluable reference for anyone wanting to really know what are the substantiated findings with respect to gifted children's social and emotional development. I bought it to better understand my daughter, and I am glad I did. But if someone is looking for straightforward parenting tips in dealing with these kids, then some other book may be more to the point. Overall, for me, it is an excellent book with some useful info not commonly found elsewhere.

Helpful Data.......2007-07-23

This book contains a wealth of information about numerous studies done on various facets of gifted education. For those who are data driven (and that certainly is the world we are living in these days) they will find a glut of statistics - many usable and even more of them quotable - to back up theories about what is effective for gifted students. For those trying to come up to speed on gifted education, this offers a crash course in the available research, but as with most books of this nature, it's pretty dry.

Not parent or teacher friendly - even if you're a gifted parent & teacher.......2007-01-26

I was hoping for a research based plain-speaking guide to helping my own highly gifted son. What I found in this book was a dense theory/research based textbook. As a fairly gifted adult and a high school English teacher, I was able to wade through the verbage, but it was no pleasant task. If you're looking for a textbook, this one is fine, but if you want some real-world advice, keep looking.

Leading research on socio-emotional development of gifted.......2003-10-18

The Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children. What Do We Know? Edited by Maureen Niehart, Sally M. Reis, Nancy M. Robinson, Sidney M. Moon, A Publication of the National Association of Gifted Children, Washington, D.C.: Prufrock Press, Inc., 2002
This publication of the National Association for Gifted Children compiles 24 chapters written by leading researchers of the social-emotional development of gifted children. Chapters explore subjects including perfectionism, underachievement, depression, delinquency, risk and resilience, peer pressure and social acceptance among gifted students. It also addresses specific populations within the community of gifted youth. Categories include the special concerns of girls, of boys, students with learning disabilities or AD/HD, the creatively gifted, and gifted children who are gay, lesbian, or bisexual. Chapters review and present research relevant to each topic. Authors carefully distinguish fact from fiction regarding the social-emotional and psychological characteristics of gifted children. They stress, for example, that there is little research to suggest that gifted students are psychologically or emotionally vulnerable because of their gifts. However, gifted students may be at risk because of the frequent disparity between their cognitive abilities and their educational program. This book is a comprehensive resource, appropriate for both parents and educators.

Must-read for every gifted parent, teacher, & professional!.......2002-12-21

The Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children assembles terrific team of well-respected professionals in gifted, and compiles a great set of essays on the social and emotional aspects of growing up gifted in today's world, complete with the research references to back up thier facts. Authors including Neihart, Rogers, Gross, Silverman, Reis, Robinson, and more... the contributors read like a who's who of gifted education today.

Everyone who works with, plays with, and parents gifted children should read this book. Topics include acceleration, the exceptionally gifted, Dabrowski's overexcitabilties, perfectionism, underacheivment, depression (does it really occur more, or less, in the gifted population?). Special populations are not overlooked, including female, male, gay, lesbian and bi-sexual, african-american, gifted / learning disabled and gifted / ADHD students. The book concludes with topics of parenting, counseling, and career counseling for gifted students.

With all the research-based information, the Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children is still readable and enjoyable. And it's FULL of research-proven techniques and strategies for dealing with the social and emotional aspects of growing up as a gifted child.

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Imagine that you're walking on the moon.

What is it like?
For thousands of years people looked up at the moon and wondered about it. Now we know what the moon is like. There is no air on the moon and nothing grows, but there are towering mountains and deep craters--and much more!

Colder than the desert, the hotter than the desert, the moon is an amazing place to explore.

Customer Reviews:

One Step.......2003-05-10

I got this book for the little boy I nanny for. We always read it. He loves it as well as outer space. If yours loves life from out of this world, go buy it. he/she will love it

Travel to the Moon.......2001-02-24

What child does not want to be an astronaut when they grow up? Traveling in space, walking on the moon: How amazing! This book allows children to explore their curiosity and excitement about the moon. It is well illustrated and the narration is interesting and keeps their attention. They are learning, yet it is fun. It is unique because the story is supplemented with short teaching times referring the child to the pictures on the page. (Even I learned a few things about the moon.) My son has always wanted to ride in a space ship... Now he wants to live on the moon! "It is so cool," he said. I highly recomend this book.

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An Enchanting Book for All Ages
An unbelievable novel from a amazing new writer!
Beautiful writing and hard to stop reading until the very end!
The aftermath of a journey.
Future Classic Alert!

What the Moon Saw
Laura Resau
Manufacturer: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
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ASIN: 0385733437
Release Date: 2006-09-12

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Clara Luna's name means "clear moon" in Spanish. But lately, her head
has felt anything but clear. One day a letter comes from Mexico, written in Spanish: Dear Clara, We invite you to our house for the summer. We will wait for you on the day of the full moon, in June, at the Oaxaca airport. Love, your grandparents.

Fourteen-year-old Clara has never met her father's parents. She knows he snuck over the border from Mexico as a teenager, but beyond that, she knows almost nothing about his childhood. When she agrees to go, she's stunned by her grandparents' life: they live in simple shacks in the mountains of southern Mexico, where most people speak not only Spanish, but an indigenous language, Mixteco.

The village of Yucuyoo holds other surprises, too-- like the spirit waterfall, which is heard but never seen. And Pedro, an intriguing young goatherder who wants to help Clara find the waterfall. Hearing her grandmother’s adventurous tales of growing up as a healer awakens Clara to the magic in Yucuyoo, and in her own soul. What The Moon Saw is an enchanting story of discovering your true self in the most unexpected place.

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An Enchanting Book for All Ages.......2007-06-13

This is one of those rare books that shows how remarkable and exciting the world we live in is. It has all the intrigue, magic, and adventure of the best fantasy books, yet it's real. Or rather, it happens in a real place, with real cultures and history presented in an enchanting way. I was swept up by the story, the characters, the beautiful writing, and the extremely well-depicted settings.

I highly recommend this book to teachers who want to expose their students to the richness of other cultures, to adults who want to recapture a sense of youthful adventure, and to teens who are looking for something to read that they won't be able to put down. But more than just a good read, this is an important, timely book that explores the issue of immigration from an unusual perspective --that of an American born girl who travels to southern Mexico to discover her heritage. It's a book that reveals the hidden magic in life while depicting the sparkling essence of humanity and the fine threads that connect us all. Reading it will remind you of all that's wonderful in the world.

An unbelievable novel from a amazing new writer!.......2007-04-27

I was lucky enough to meet Laura Resau when she came and gave a talk in my Children's Literature class in Maryland. I have to say that there isn't a thing in this book that wasn't derived from her life experiences. When she talks about the "limpia," the ritual steam baths, and lifestyles of the people in Mexico, she was there, she saw them, she experienced them. This is what makes this novel so compelling; from the beginning, the characters feel like real people and it's because they were based on real people!

Don't be detered by the seemingly young adult cover, this is a book for all ages! More than anything, this book is about a girl named Clara trying to find herself, and does so when she visits her grandparents in a small village in Mexico. The characters in this book are so real and they are so natural that you can't help but be drawn into their lives.

Clara is a typical teenage girl who needs her tv and her computer, but she finds that these things aren't nearly as important when she begins to live in Mexico. By reading this book, you not only learn more about a culture that is rarely or if ever talked about, but you may find that you learn a little about yourself and what your true passion is. If anything, you'll come away with a new appreciation for an area of the world that you know little about.

Overall, this is an unputdownable book and deserves the attention of everyone! If you are lucky enough to have Laura Resau coming to your area, go see her and listen to her talk about her experiences and where she gets her inspiration from! It will definitly inspire you.

Beautiful writing and hard to stop reading until the very end!.......2007-02-18

Resau's writing has the feel of someone who has spent years perfecting her art so that now she can tell a compelling story with richness and color and depth, writing that speaks on many levels and conveys a whole culture, another way of life. The writing is taut, without excess, but at the same time full and sensuous, erecting edifices with a flick of a word or two. Her sentences themselves are like questing vines, with curlicues in their interior!

I like how Resau brings out the wider reverberations of events as they rumble by. For instance, right at the beginning, Clara sneaks out of her house at night and submerges herself under the water in the nearby stream. It's a baptism into the other world, a world far from her suburban upbringing, an intimation of the spirit world she'll enter more fully later in the story. It's so powerful, the type of iconic image that keeps returning to one's mind after reading passages like this.

As the chapters progress the tension and drama grows. It got my heart pounding, totally worried about what was going to happen. I didn't want to stop reading and it kept getting better as I saw more and more of the connections between the stories of the grandmother and grandchild.

I really like how Resau weaves multiple occurrences of events/actions/people through the novel and then joins them so that the different pieces all slide smoothly one into another. She's created a page-turner, but one where you savor the individual pages with their evocative and vivid experiences.

And it feels like Resau is honoring some of the people she's met on her travels, transferring some essence of them into the characters in the book, spreading their determination and way of being out to others in the world.

On one level, this story is about a girl becoming aware of her ancestry and powers, and her acceptance of these. On another level, it's about getting all of us to listen to the messages sent by the natural and spiritual world. But, most simply, it's a wonderful read, a satisfying story for readers of all ages.

The aftermath of a journey........2006-12-10

One Mexican American family decides to cross the border, leaving behind friends and family in the search for a better life: their experiences are told through the eyes of teen Clara, who has never met her father's parents and doesn't know much about her Mexican heritage. An invitation to visit them introduces her to a new world - and new decisions - in this story of the aftermath of a journey.

Future Classic Alert!.......2006-10-20

This is a fantastic book. The literature says it is for 10 and above, but as an adult I had no problem reading it. The language is beautiful - almost lyrical. This book is a great jumping off point to get kids talking about pride and heritage. I'm sure this book is going to find its way into classrooms very quickly.

Buy it, buy it, buy it!

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A Charming Book, Dearly Recalled From A 1940s Childhood
Try K'tonton instead

What the Moon Brought
Sadie Rose Weilerstein
Manufacturer: Jewish Pubn Society
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A Charming Book, Dearly Recalled From A 1940s Childhood.......2004-04-20

An 8 year-old boy with no sisters, I never did figure out how this book found its way to my parents' bookshelf, but I did know that I didn't want to read it. I was searching for books about boys like myself, not tales about girls. Still, I had a sense that there was lots in =What the Moon Brought= that I wouldn't ever be able to understand, and so I respected and feared the book in ways I couldn't then explain. However, I did enjoy the illustrations, and the portrayals of close relationships the two girls had with each other as well as with their mother.
The unconscious symbolism of the moon as something particularly relevant and precious to the minds and bodies of women simply enhanced my regard for the book as something mysterious and,perhaps, forbidden for a manchild like myself.
As my wife and I haven't had any daughters, I hadn't the chance to revisit the tales when raising my own family; yet--a half-century later--I still have a sense of wonder about some powerful and magical force residing in =What the Moon Brought=, a force that continues to totally eclipse whatever cynicism I may hold for "dated" books, as another reviewer has described this one.

Try K'tonton instead.......2002-07-04

The 17 stories in this 1968 book feature Ruth and Debbie--two sisters who were not quite twins, and both had pointy chins, from always looking up at the moon. Once a month, their mother let them stay up to look at the new moon that was like a silver cradle. Sometimes it sailed out of a cloud, rose from behind tall buildings or peeked from behind the branches of a tree. And once it rose out of the sea. But wherever the new moon came from, it brought the Jewish holidays, and the sisters greeted it with "Shalom aleichem!" (Peace welcome!)

The book's beginning and its end, unfortunately, are much brighter than the middle. There are certainly some other highlights in these Jewish stories, but as a whole, they have not aged well. In the third, for example, the main character is Dvorah Bee, who lived in a hive with her aunts and cousins and wanted to make honey. She flies out and meets a sick flower. The dialogue is as saccharin as the concept. Devorah alighted on a pink petunia. "Good morning, Flower," she said. ""Good morning Bee." And so on. The whole point of this ridiculousness is to make honey for Debbie and Ruthie's Rosh Hashonah. Oy.

In the fourth more realistic tale, albeit still somewhat dated, Ruth and Debbie argued and, in the spirit of Yom Kippur, made up. For Sukkot, Ruthie and Debbie meet some new friends and invite them to build a Sukkah and join them there fore a meal. There's a story for Simchat Torah, four for Shabbat, one for Hanukkah, one for Tu'BeShevat (birthday of the trees), one for Purim, two for Pessach, two for Lag Ba'Omer and (including one about Rabbi Simon bar Yochai, who lived in ancient Israel) and one for Shavuot.

But while these stories all convey central Jewish ideas, they are dated and not nearly as compelling as Weilerstein's better-known K'tonton tales. If you had these stories as a child, perhaps you will appreciate them. Otherwise, they're camp. I recommend K'tonton instead. Alyssa A. Lappen

Esquire Presents: What It Feels Like: *To Walk on the Moon*To Be Gored by a Bull*To Survive an Avalanche *To Swallow Swords*To Go Over Niagara Falls in a Barrel*To Be Shot in the Head*To Win the L
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Now that I know what it feels like;maybe I'll avoid it.

Enjoyed it so much, bought 5 more to give to friends!

Brilliant!

Betcha can't read just one!

If this is your idea of humor, you're definitely sick

Esquire Presents: What It Feels Like: *To Walk on the Moon*To Be Gored by a Bull*To Survive an Avalanche *To Swallow Swords*To Go Over Niagara Falls in a Barrel*To Be Shot in the Head*To Win the L

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Release Date: 2003-09-23

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Have you ever wondered what it feels like:

to be stuck in a tornado?

“[It] is exactly the feel of a freight train approaching—that low, ever-louder howl and the shuddering ground.”

to participate in an orgy?

“And all the while, the thought that keeps going through your mind (and through the cab ride home, and into breakfast the next day): ‘I’m at an orgy! I’m at an orgy!’”

to have a severe stutter?

“The thing is, there’s a disconnect thing between my mind and my tongue. My mind’s processing a thousand words a minute, and the tongue is only squeezing out ten or twelve.”

to be a mob hitman?

“It’s nerve-racking. Don’t let anyone tell you any different. Anybody who’s any good at this is concentrating with every nerve in their body, trying to get it done right and trying not to get caught.”

to be 105 years old?

“I was born in 1897 and I’ve seen a lot in the world. I’ve seen everything there is to see. You look back and tell yourself, ‘What have I been doing all these years?’”

If these tidbits whet your appetite for real, first-person accounts of some of life’s most exhilarating, harrowing, or downright strange experiences, then you’ll be sucked in by Esquire Presents: What It Feels Like. Collected by the ever-curious editors of Esquire magazine, here are more than fifty gripping tales—straight from the mouths of the people who’ve lived them.

Customer Reviews:

Now that I know what it feels like;maybe I'll avoid it........2006-10-19

We all know about the kinds of things you'll find in this little book.Fortunately,most of us have not actually experienced them....at least not yet.
Being gored by a bull,shot in the head,caught in a volcano,attacked by a Grizzly bear,attacked by Killer bees,do Heroin,be an Albino,be really short,change from a man to a woman,live to 105,go on a hunger strike,get hit by lightning, be buried in an avalance and survive; along with over 40 more experiences are all described by people who actually experienced them.I think the one that surprised me most was the enjoyable experience with death and return. Then ,the person who told of this experience was a spiritual consultant ;could there be a conflict of interest here? We'll all get to experience this one sometime, but I doubt if anyone is in a big hurry! Being a man,I guess I'll have to take the woman's word for how it feels to give birth.
I would, however, like to try the experience of winning a Lottery;not for the money,mind you ,just the experience. If you believe that,maybe you'll believe I'd like to experience an exorcism.
A fun book to kill an hour or so.

Enjoyed it so much, bought 5 more to give to friends!.......2006-06-25

Everything all the previous reviews said were true of my reading experience, "Bon Bon Journalism", with the exception of "If this is your idea of humor, you're definitely sick, June 27, 2004 Reviewer: A reader".

If "A reader" thinks the book is "sick" then maybe they read a couple of the accounts just after eating: Which one would know by reading the title that you would not read them right before or right after a meal if you're you have a sensitive stomach. (Same idea if you like Medical Miracle, ER, X-files, Law&Order - You probably don't eat your dinner watching those shows.)

It is catogorized in Humour, and I did find this book in the Humour section of a Barnes and Noble, but it's not likely that many people would have come across this engaging little book, including me, if it had been catagorized differently.

I bought 5 more of these books, and everyone that received the book thought it was just as fun too.

Brilliant!.......2004-10-13

The author starts from the clever premise of asking people to describe interesting situations--being struck by lightning, being in a tornado, being shot in the head--and they tell him how it feels and he tells us! It's a quick read but don't let the ease of reading fool you--the book actually teaches us more of what it means to be human, and finally we learn of the bond that links us all, no matter what our experiences.

Betcha can't read just one!.......2004-07-02

This is what I call bon-bon journalism. The pieces are all under a thousand words, some are under three hundred. They are pithy, quickly sketched and to the point, written in the first person as told to some of the writers at Esquire. I call it bon-bon journalism because the book is like a box of chocolates: you pop one into your mouth and then another and before you know it you've read the whole thing!

There are sixty-one of these little tales taken from the pages of the magazine. I wouldn't be able to pick a best one, but I liked Buzz Aldrin's reprise of what it feels like to walk on the moon: "powdery dust...the sky velvety black...surreal..." Naturally he was super focused on the task and aware that "if we made a mistake, we would regret it for quite a while."

I also liked "Going over Niagara Falls in a Barrel." It was a lot more high tech than you'd think. It took them almost a year and a half to construct the barrel. "Geoffrey Petkovich, 39, self-employed" who did it with a pal got roughed up a bit. His mouthpiece "got driven, hard" into his gums. He had two cans of beer and a pack of smokes in the barrel and two hours worth of oxygen in tanks in case the barrel sank.

Good too was "What It Feels Like to Have an Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder." This guy, "Craig Strobeck, 24, actor" has to take two and a half hour showers. He runs out of hot water but doesn't stop. He has to clean every inch of his body about a thousand times. Sometimes he has to get back in the shower because one area just doesn't feel clean enough.

I was surprised to learn that when giving birth all that pushing that you have to do not only pushes the baby out, but also empties the bowels, etc. leaving a clean up detail that I never heard about before. But the endorphin rush is tremendous, so says "Dee McManamy, 43, housewife."

You get the picture. I think this would be a perfect book to take on a cross country flight, just enough light reading to keep you distracted, but you might want to skip the "What It Feels Like to Be in a Plane Crash." Then again "Ellen Hassman, 55, retired advertising executive" walked away from the detached section of the plane's tail while more than thirty other people died...

As a writer, I admired the crisp way the pieces were edited: tell the story and stop.

If this is your idea of humor, you're definitely sick.......2004-06-28

I saw this book in the humor section of a bookstore. The first "chapter" talks about what it feels like to be struck by lightning. My sister was killed by lightning, so obviously I don't see any humor in that. Other "chapters" talk about being shot in the head, being gored by a bull and having leprosy. Do people find these things to be funny? There might be a place for this book in a bookstore (and on Amazon), but the humor section is not the place.

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What Rhymes With Moon
Jane Yolen
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Secrets Of The Space Age: The Sacrifices and Struggles To Get To The Moon; The Aftermath: What Happened After Lunar Mission, Intrigue and United States Space Heros Betrayed

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Troubling Secrets indeed!
Pat J. Buchannan & Edgar Mitchell Review Book plus many others.

Secrets Of The Space Age: The Sacrifices and Struggles To Get To The Moon; The Aftermath: What Happened After Lunar Mission, Intrigue and United States Space Heros Betrayed
William E., Sr. Winterstein
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This unique and intriguing book is an excellent account of what really happened before and after Man walked on the moon. Behind the scenes accounts from insiders reveal events that fill in the gaps about the history of space exploration. No matter how skilled the writers of history, you are always getting the story secondhand. SECRETS OF THE SPACE AGE offers readers the opportunity to go right to the source. These men were there! This book may shock readers, but it will also enhance the appreciation of the glories of this great human adventure.

The book contains the little known history of the early years of man's desire to travel into space, and reveals the events that took place after the Americans walked on the moon, including: the true story about what caused the breakup of the German rocket team, as told by Werhner von Braun to his personal secretary; details the practices of a sinister group within the U.S. Justice Department; and, most importantly, the humiliation actively brought to bear against the very people who struggled to put Americans on the moon.

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Troubling Secrets indeed!.......2005-09-17

Lt. Colonel William Winterstein should be commended for his courage in exposing the deep secrets of the Space Program. Upon finishing this book I came away with two impressions. The first being how suppressed the history is of the fact that it was the German Scientist who propelled the U.S. into space and on to the moon. It's amazing how neglected and hidden this fact is, as if it would be an embarrassment to our country.

The other of course is the much more troubling fact; that these great scientist were targeted by the DOJ's Office of Special Investigations for obviously nothing more than vengeful political gain. Now, years after his prosecution, Arthur Rudolph's story is one of our nations greatest tragedies. The conduct of the OSI, from the Directors Rosenbaum & Sher, on down to the prosecuting attorney's is a story of government sanctioned terrorism. There's no other way to state it, sheer, appalling unjust reign of terror.

The fact that despite the clear and wrongful conduct of Neal Sher as Director of OSI (who has since been disbarred for his actions in steeling from WJC's
Holocaust victims relief funds), that he goes un-prosecuted for his crimes continues to be a great mystery. It demonstrates that some people are above
the laws and some groups have the powers to control the judicial system of our government.

Perhaps herein lies the interesting fact that while the book was published in August, Amazon has book sellers selling used books for $12. Is this to give an impression the book and its contents are worthless? Look at who endorsed the book and what they have said! Clearly, some people have much to hide. This book should be required reading by Aviation Historians
as well as any and everyone interested in knowing just how corrupt and 'sold out' our government can be!

Heinz Bartesch
San Rafael, CA

Pat J. Buchannan & Edgar Mitchell Review Book plus many others........2005-09-10

Edgar Mitchell was the Lunar Command pilot of Apollo 14.

"Secrets of The Space Age" is an important addition to U.S. history and to the record of U.S. efforts in space.
Edgar Mitchell, Sc.D.
Capt USN (Ret.) Apollo Astronaut

Col. Winterstein is a courageous patriot and pioneer of America's space program from its birth with the testing of the captured German V-2 rockets to the landings on the moon. He has a great, but sometimes dark, story to tell about America's advance into space and about what became of the men who took us there.
Patrick J Buchanan

Winterstein's book is a must read historical milestone. It begins with the advent of the space age of America. He was custodian of the German rocket team led by Dr. Wernher von Braun, who were invited to come to this country by President Truman immediately after WWII in 1945. He convinced von Braun to keep his team intact. This led to America's space victory in 1969, when von Braun and his team launched humankind into the space age by placing U.S. astronauts on the moon. Thus von Braun's dreams came true for opening up the new frontier for the peaceful use of all humankind. The final days of America's greatest space hero are also revealed in most interesting detail.
Dr. Carol Rosin, President, Institute for Cooperation in Space

Dear Bill:
I found your book interesting and was impressed by the facts concerning the history of the von Braun Team who contributed to our missile activities.
A major goal was established in the early 1960's by President Kennedy, who transferred the Army Ballistic Missile team, (led by von Braun), to Marshall Space Flight Center of NASA, except for Dr. Arthur Rudolph, who was kept by the Army to finish the design of the Pershing missile, then he joined the MSFC team at a key management and technical responsibility for our Space Program in the early 1960's.
Joseph C. Moquin (Former CEO of Brown Engineering when Brown was a contractor supporting the Apollo Program)

Immigrants working together in harmony and peace have made America the great nation it is! Lt. Colonel William E. Winterstein Sr.'s story of Arthur Rudolph is one such story. Rudolph designed the Pershing missile and he was directly responsible for designing and building the huge Saturn launch vehicle, which put man on the moon. This great feat put America into the lead during the Cold War.
However after Rudolph had dedicated his life to the US space effort, he was wrongly robbed of his honor and citizenship and exiled by the OSI, an agency within our government. This true and "unbelievable" story may be a forecast of things to come for US citizens? Read "SECRETS OF THE SPACE AGE" and be forewarned.
Martin Hollmann, President of Scientists and Friends

Col. William E. Winterstein, the author, merits great commendation for his superb chronicle of the outstanding American rocketry and space travel legacy of Dr. Arthur Rudolph. As stated in the text, the OSI produced no evidence of wrongdoing by Dr. Rudolph pursuant to our request for evidence under the Freedom of Information Act.
Robert Sellers Smith Lawyer involved with Arthur Rudolph's Appeal

Every American who cares about justice and historical truth owes a debt of gratitude to William Winterstein for this first-hand look at the US space program, which he reinforces with valuable research and illuminating insights. The author is a World War II hero and internationally known rocket specialist who rose to the rank of US Army Lt. Colonel. He supervised security involving the 118 German rocket scientists, headed by Dr. Wernher von Braun, who came to the US after the war to help build America's guided missile program. From 1945 through the 1960s, Winterstein worked closely with von Braun and his team.
In perhaps the book's most important section, Winterstein takes a close and courageous look at the US government's persecution of Arthur Rudolph. Few men contributed more to mankind's first landing on the moon than Dr. Rudolph, a German-born scientist who capped a brilliant career as production manager of the giant Saturn V rocket that in 1969 carried three American astronauts to the lunar surface. Praised as one of this country's greatest scientists, he was awarded numerous high honors, including NASA's Distinguished Service Medal.
In 1982, more than a decade after his retirement, the "Office of Special Investigations" -- a US government agency set up under Jewish-Zionist pressure to serve narrow, un-American interests -- began a campaign to brand Rudolph a Nazi war criminal for his role in Germany's wartime V2 rocket program. Rudolph was stripped of his US citizenship, and forced to return to Germany. A German government investigation found no grounds for bringing charges against the elderly man, who died in early 1996.
Winterstein untangles the complexities of this politically-loaded case, marshals facts that exonerate Rudolph, and delivers a stern but persuasive indictment of US government injustice.
Mark Weber Director Institute for Historical Review

1) In 1993 the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeal held that OSI attorneys (in the Demjanjuk case) had acted with reckless disregard for their duty to the court and that they had committed "fraud on the court". Yet no one was fired and the OSI is still in operation. Years of observing its activities have convinced me that their approach is fundamentally flawed and incompatible with international human rights standards. In my opinion the OSI is un-American, undemocratic, unnecessary and a waste of taxpayers money.
2) The German rocket team served the people of America with loyalty and distinction. The American people and all humanity owe them respect and gratitude for their significant contribution to the space program. The uses of science are in the hands of good and bad politicians. Science and technology are apolitical.
Alfred de Zayas an historian who authored numerous books including Nemesis at Potsdam. (Göttingen)
American educated lawyer (Harvard) and former Secretary of the United Nations Human Rights Committee and currently professor of international law.
He is President of the United Nations Society of Writers & Secretary-General of the PEN Club in Geneva, Switzerland.

The author, who worked closely with members of the Wernher von Braun Rocket Team for many years, is highly qualified to present the historical events in the USA. Like many high ranking army officers, who had a direct knowledge of the Team's work during WWII he disagrees with the discrimination and railroad attempts of the Office of Special Investigations that started in 1982. Supported by extensive documentation and logical conclusions he hopes that the injustice will be corrected.
Dr. Walter Haeussermann

The author studied a huge amount of "Rudolph case" documents. He discussed this topic over many years with Rocket Team members and other interested persons. Based on his military and juristic background he concluded that the United States Justice Department has done to its citizen Arthur Rudolph a grave injustice by lying and distorting facts, which led to his expulsion from this country. The book updates the public on the shameful mistreatment that this outstanding scientist received from the country, which he had chosen, as his post-war home and for which he had contributed major advances in technology and management. These unlawful "Justice" Department actions have disgusted thousands of his former coworkers in Government and Industry and they want these illegal actions revoked and the distorted space history corrected.
Konrad Dannenberg

Confirmation of Dr. von Braun's remark about Bill Winterstein

Ernst Stuhlinger
September 13, 2002.
Colonel William E. Winterstein
Dear Bill,
Thank you for your letters of September 9 and 10. - I would like to make three comments:
(1) my remark to Constance of May 2000 In Huntsville should be expanded some¬what, as indicated in my letter to Constance (enclosed).
(2) there were 5 members of the von Braun team who left the team (for greener pastures: Magnus von Braun, joining the Chrysler Corporation; Martin Schilling, joining the Raytheon Corporation, Theodor Buchhold, joining General Electric; Adolf Thiel, joining Thompson-Ramo-Wooldridge; and Hugo Woerdemann, starting his own company.
3). In the summer of 1969, after the three astronauts of Apollo 11 (Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Mike Collins) had returned safely to Earth, I remarked to von Braun that it was really fortunate that he decided in Fort Bliss during the late 1940s not to accept one of the lucrative offers from industry, but to stay with his team and the American Government, and to wait patiently for better times. "Yes', he said. ` The credit belongs to Bill Winterstein. He persuaded me, and I believed him!"
Bill, I hope this will be useful to you. Best of luck for your project!
Sincerest wishes Dr. Ernst Stuhlinger

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What the Sun Sees, What the Moon Sees
Nancy Tafuri
Manufacturer: Greenwillow Books
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Binding: Library Binding

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ASIN: 0688144942

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Here is a beautiful and unique picture book in turn-around format about the concept of day and night. Open the book, and the sun rises to reveal blue skies, crowded barnyards, and bustling streets. Turn the book over, and the moon comes up to the hush of night with its bright stars, hooting owls, and sleeping children. Young audiences will delight in the experience of going from morning to night -- and back again -- in this stunning creation from the Caldecott Honor -- winning author-artist of Have You Seen My Duckling?

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Beautiful illustrations.......2007-05-18

I love this book. We first encountered this at the public library, and had to have it for my daughter's home library. Beautiful, vivid illustrations. Simply language. My 18-month-old daughter and I enjoy this book. I love the format, too, where you flip the book over half way through to do the opposite point of view. There was a book "I am My Mommy / I am My Daddy" just like this that I loved when I was little, but couldn't find that one anywhere.

We like this book.......2001-06-04

My four-year-old loves this imaginative book, and so do his father and I. We are fond of Nancy Tafuri's style of illustration and have some of her other books, all of which we enjoy. I think flipping the book over to read about the sun/moon fascinates our son. The comparison of what goes on in the daytime and nighttime stimulates imagining of what our "daytime" places are like at night. The book is short and simple, but sometimes that's what we want -- especially when we want a short bedtime book! Overall, this book is pleasant and soothing, not spectacular but attractive, fun, and definitely worth reading.

Just ok.......2000-09-15

I thought this book was rather pricy for such a short book. Each page contains only 1 sentance and the art work was just ok. It didn't capture my childs attention at all. The idea was good but the story lacked any climax. It was nothing to get excited about. The only high point in this book was the price.

Keeps the interest of the Children!.......2000-06-01

This book was read in my class, by me to 4 and 5 year olds. They liked the large size and colorful pictures. When the book is over, just flip it over and find out what the moon sees. Two books in one! A great deal.

Moon Spells: How to Use the Phases of the Moon to Get What You Want

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Finally A Spell Book for Every Day People
Different! Non-denominational and so well done.

Moon Spells: How to Use the Phases of the Moon to Get What You Want
Diane Ahlquist
Manufacturer: Adams Media Corporation
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Finally A Spell Book for Every Day People.......2005-08-05

I love Diane's book. It's one of the few spell books that offers ritual and ceremony work using tools that are easily accessible. Most of the tools I already have in my posession. The author is gifted with a user-friendly wording style. Just reading the book was a healing in itself. If you enjoy working with candles, incense, and crystals and you are interested in moon cycle work, this book is a must have. She constantly reminds you to make adjustments if something's not comfortable for you. The book is emeshed with health, love and spirtuality. The author offers step by step directions for those new to the art of spell casting. It's the kind of book whereby you don't mind sharing spells with family and friends. Ahlquist covers everything from A-Z and provides a host of positive information.

Different! Non-denominational and so well done........2002-06-25

I love spell books and if you are the same way, this is a must have for your collection. It has it all: The days of the week best to perform a spell, the phase of the moon, magickal tools,directions to face, formations to cast etc. It is your cookbook type of publication which makes it easy to figure out. The affirmations before each spell are beautiful. They make you think and are good advice. Diane stays non-denominational and combines belief systems. I have heard you should not combine systems and then I have heard whatever works for you is best.
Well, the way she takes you through these rituals is perfect for me. This book is different because it is not based on astrology, just the basic moon phases. I loved her other book "White Light The Complete Guide to Spells and Rituals for Psychic Protection" but for me this book is more fun and something you use time after time...

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What Moon Drove Me to This?
Joy Harjo
Manufacturer: Reed Cannon & Johnson Pub
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