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Eight medals, including six gold and two bronze. Michael Phelps used the Olympic Games in Athens as his breakout event. Already known in the swimming world for the summer of 2003 when he set seven world records in 41 days, Michael's record-tying medal haul made him a mainstream name. He's well on his way to his ambitious goal of "changing the sport of swimming," but despite Michael's pre-eminence in the pool, his story is not a swimming diary but a take of adversities overcome and redemption through persistence.
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A GREAT Read.......2007-07-21
An excellent book with an inside look at the Olympic dream.
Very well written and inspiring.
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Surprisingly good.......2006-10-16
This is one of the best sports autobiographies I've read in a long time.
Yes,it's obvious that he had help with the book,but Michael comes across
as very mature,intelligent,and articulate.He tells his story very honestly and quite eloquently.Moreover,his love and enthusiasm for his sport,as well as his desire and efforts to raise its recognition in the
United States,are evident.And yes,he discusses his DWI arrest on the last page.To his credit,Michael is honest and apologetic about it.An excellent book that everyone will enjoy.
inspiring to swimmers everywhere.......2006-07-29
As a swimmer, I truely enjoyed watching Michael Phelps compete and succeed at the Athens games. So I was pretty excited when I heard he had a book out. I LOVED it!! It only took me one day. It is a really inspirational account about dedication and always giving your all. It sheds a whole new light on the sport in general, FINALLY giving it the attention it deserves. I absolutle love how Michael promotes the sport. The really great thing is that it is honest- he shares his veiws and feelings. It also wasnt a big book of times and races he was involved in.
I absolutly, 110% LOVED it.
Big Star...not Big Read.......2006-06-09
I agree this Michael seems a bit young to have already written an autobiography. The book was not exactly a "page-turner"
Enjoyable, if a bit shallow.......2006-01-20
Beneath the Surface is the autobiography of a 19 year old. As such, it is interesting, but also shows a great deal of youthful enthusiasm, and immature writing. He skips around a lot, and never develops his topics fully. I found it very difficult to keep track of people as he jumped from name to name. I did really enjoy the insights he gave into his family, and I loved reading the descriptions of his races. Certainly, this is a book worth reading, but get it from the library unless you are a big Phelps fan. Meanwhile, I'm waiting for the book he publishes in 10 years when he has grown up some.
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A unique telling of Civil War military activity in 1861, The Glories of War focuses on the Union's invasion of Virginia from four directions; it is the first study of the four invasion corridors of the Civil War. The Union invasions mainly produced small battles and skirmishes, as well as widely celebrated heroes, that received national attention in both the North and South but are forgotten today. Major themes include combatants' romanticized visions of the "glories of war," as well as their subsequent disillusionment. Special emphasis is placed on military activity in western Virginia (modern West Virginia), which has received limited study. Extensive use of Union and Confederate newspapers, along with previously unused sources, brings new information to readers. The text is supplemented by maps depicting both overviews and details of military action.
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The Invisible Civil War.......2006-09-17
The very earliest part of the Civil War is normally treated in a cursory fashion. The battles examined in this book include only the merest handful that people are usually conversant with, such as First Manassas and Ball's Bluff. Many of the other encounters are treated by different authors in a mere handful of paragraphs before those authors move on to the major battles.
This book, though, gives a flavor of the armies in the East in 1861, as most officers and soldiers were learning their job. Most of the "Old Army" officers had never commanded anything larger than a company or, at most, a regiment. Now, all of a sudden, these were moving into commands of brigades, divisions, and corps.
This volume provides a view of units often being little more than amateur armed mobs led by amateur officers. In 1861, soldiers and officers learned their job. Later, they became more skilled. The poor officers were weeded out with time; those who were competent were more likely to rise. This book certainly introduces us to some pretty poor excuses for officers--on both sides of the War.
The author uses geography as his organizing principle, examining four "invasion corridors": the eastern invasion line, from Washington DC across the Potomac, from the south from Fort Monroe, from the West through the western part of Virginia (now West Virginia)--where George McLellan first made his name, and from the north through Harper's Ferry.
There is enough detail so that the reader actually understands what happens at these smaller scale, obscure contests. But 1861 is when a lot of soldiers and officers began to learn their craft.
Soon, the scale of the Civil War would change, with Shiloh an almost incomprehensibly bloody battle as compared with those described in 1861. Forts Henry and Donelson would fall in early 1862, a major strategic victory for the north, much more profound in its effect than almost anything occurring in 1861.
Still, though the Civil War in 1861 was "small potatoes" compared with what would come later, it provides the early training ground for what came later. And this book does an excellent job of infrming the reader of this training ground.
The First Year of War in Virginia.......2005-10-14
Never before have I found a text that so thoroughly explains the first year of the Civil War in Virginia. Dr. Poland takes great pains to explain the minor actions that influenced not only the armies, but the two nations as well.
The battles are descibed in detail and set the stage for the following years of war in the Eastern Theater. Much of the information concerning western Virginia (present day West Virginia) is usually absent or diluted in most modern accounts.
Dr. Poland also examines the press accounts of this period in the war and contrasts the sentiments of the public in the North and South. The book is well footnoted and gives many examples of newspaper coverage. This is especially enlightening in the current climate of news coverage.
The division of the conflict into the four invasion corridors makes the information easier to follow and allows the reader to better visualize the conflict. This is important because the information is sometimes tedious by the nature of detailed troop movements.
While this book and its detailed description of minor, athough fierce, battles may not hold the interest of the young or casual reader, it is a must for any student or buff of the Civil War in Virginia. It is also good for those generally interest in Virginia/West Virginia history. Attention to detail is required to read this, but it is that amount of detail that makes it worth it.
Close look at Virginia/West VA battles in 1861.......2005-08-25
If you are looking for a romantic view of heroic battles, the title "The Glories of War" may mislead you. The stories in this book are dramatic but not glorious. The concluding remarks in this book make it clear that the "glories" were those imagined by soldiers when they enlisted in 1861. By the end of that year, many a soldier had learned that the harsh realities of war and army life held more misery than glory.
The American Civil War started in a country that was idealistic, more naive and less technologically-oriented than today. Dr. Poland recounts countless examples of inexperienced soldiers finding overwhelming fear, confusion, suffering, and tragedy when they met their enemy. Neither side was well-prepared for the war and the battles of 1861 were often poorly executed, chaotic, and even inconclusive.
This book is as much a collection of stories as it is a description of strategy and battles. It begins with the occupation of Alexandria, Virginia by Federal Troops and uses that story to introduce "The Eastern Invasion Corridor." This part of the book also describes the Bull Run Campaign and the Battle of Ball's Bluff. "The Southern Invasion Corridor" focuses on the Battle of Big Bethel. "The Western Invasion Corridor" details the struggle for control of western Virginia, which resulted in the creation of West Virginia as a new Union state. "The Northern Invasion Corridor" briefly covers Federal movement into Harper's Ferry and Romney.
Dr. Poland combines scholarship with a folksy style of storytelling. Humor and tragedy make their appearance regularly. I found the footnotes to be worth reading for their additional anecdotes as well as explanatory notes.
This book is suitable for Civil War buffs, researchers, and students. Those who are squeamish may prefer something else, as it does not ignore the hideous results of combat. However, carnage is only a small part of the book and is reported honestly. The book offers us a look at what soldiers went through along with clarifying descriptions of battles.
The story of Ball's Bluff is particularly detailed and well-told and the action in West Virginia is given over 200 pages. Quotes from soldiers who were there enliven the stories and help us picture the challenging geography and weather.
This reviewer has taken classes under Dr. Poland and found that he is incredibly knowledgeable about the Civil War in Virginia and West Virginia. He makes it a point to describe hardships that were suffered by soldiers and citizens so that we don't get carried away by the mythical glamour of this war.
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- Wonderful insight, but repetitive
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The title of this book is grim wordplay, referring to the author's censorship by National Public Radio's All Things Considered, which bowed to pressure from then-Senator Bob Dole to ban Mumia Abu-Jamal's radio commentaries. A death-row inmate for nearly 20 years, Abu-Jamal here offers more than six dozen essays on such topics as censorship and the failures of the court system. The author's composure, humor, and connection to the living world shine through these writings and represent a kind of victory over the “corrections” system. This edition includes 12 new essays not in the hardcover edition and a compact disc with banned radio commentaries.
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The Death Row Columnist.......2006-09-27
I'll grant that Mumia Abu Jamal is a gifted writer, and that he has plenty of important things to say. The problem is that after an hour of pontificating on a few select subjects, he starts to sound like a broken record. He's also so incredibly one-sided that his writing hasn't even a smidgen of balance to it.
These short editorials were made from his prison cell on Pennsylvania's death row, where he was then incarcerated for the alleged murder of a Philadelphia cop. His death sentence has since been overturned, but not his conviction. The recording reflects a romanticized notion of how society should be organized, combined with an inability to accept the way power operates. Mumia speaks from the extreme left, where facts and statistics account for little and where utopian ideology fails to take human selfishness into account. He harps on and on about how certain groups are victims of a callous and racist society, while never once mentioning the need for initiative and responsibility. Sure, the justice system is flawed. Sure, the poor do not get a fair break, and there is certainly a great deal of racism smoldering within American society.
All of that is tragic, to say the least. The majority of us wish things were different, but we know they never will be. On the other hand, it is possible for impoverished African-Americans to transcend their circumstances without becoming gangsters or drug dealers. People do it everyday. In fact, Abu-Jamal had done as much himself before getting caught up in his legal woes. So why is it that his writing has the subtext that poor blacks are passive victims who cannot do more for themselves? And why hasn't this equally racist view been noted and excoriated by more people? Probably because its easy to buy into.
The thing that really irks me about this collection, though, are the guest spots made by people like Martin Sheen, Alice Walker, and other left-leaning celebrities, whose involvement with poverty and justice activism border on nil. Their sole purpose is to reiterate the theme that Abu-Jamal has been imprisoned for his 'courageous voice' and for the 'danger he poses to the system.' The death of the Philadelphia police officer is merely a trumped up excuse to 'silence' the 'voice of a prophet.' There are plenty of other radical voices at work out there, so why haven't they been imprisoned? I would say it is because they haven't been involved in an outrageous murder. I do not know whether Abu-Jamal is guilty or not, and it isn't my place to say so. I hope he's innocent and I hope he one day walks. But I wasn't there, and neither were any of the mouthpieces who have turned his presumed innocence into a fashion statement.
The good news is that this audiobook is mercifully short. Abu-Jamal's editorials only run about 3 minutes each, and they are interspered with the superfluous celebrity endorsements I mentioned above. One or two of them are quite powerful, to say the least. There's a touching homage to the strong-willed mother who raised him and his siblings in poverty, and an insightful condemnation of the materialism found in modern rap. On the whole, though, its a relentless flurry of leftist ideology, based on shoddy generalizations and unsupported by any sound facts. Mercifully, the entire audiobook only lasts about an hour and a half, and its an easy listen. I suppose Mumia is recording from his prison cell, which explains the annoying echo that mars the sound quality. Overall, though, its a worthwhile listen, but it certainly is no masterpiece.
Well written, thought provoking and very Compationate.......2006-03-10
It is a very well written and thought provoking work. I truly admire what he is doing in such limited circumstances, further more appreciate his courage and strength. I was always against death penalty but after reading "all things censored" I was more aware why death penalty is such cruel and in human form of punishment. Must be abolished just like slavery!
Brilliant Writer, Mighty Suspicious Guy.......2002-09-26
Mumia Abu Jamal is undoubtedly correct with regard to his opinions about the American Judicial System, and many of the essays in this book, on everything from rap music to jail suicides, are heart rending and angering. But with regard to Jamal himself, the claims his supporters make of his innocence get more and more tenuous the harder one looks at the case. And his silence on the matter is also a bit disturbing. If an innocent man were rotting in a jail cell on death row in one of the worst prisons in the country, he would not be reminiscing about the past and the significant flaws of the system--he would write ceaselessly about the circumstances of his case, why he is innocent, what really happened that night between him and Officer Faulkner, and perhaps give us a little insight into why even his own brother would not testify on his behalf. A lucid, unsparing mind, an amazing talent, a true political activist and revolutionary, yes, all this and a vicious murderer to boot. When the smoke clears and a fair trial finally happens, some of these young kids who worship him are going to be mighty disappointed. All the lefty lawyers and goofball celebrities in the world can't cloud the actual truth, as romantic as Jamal's background may be.
I'd still recommend the book. Just remember what kind of a human being wrote it.
Wonderful insight, but repetitive.......2002-05-05
This wonderful collection of Mumia Abu-Jamal's essays is a priceless view into the life of an oppressed inner city black man. The horrible injustices done to these people are conveyed through Mumia's eloquent essays and radio commentaries.
However, some of the essays are repetitions of previous ones, such as the ones on the "drug war" and the May 13 MOVE bombing. I really appreciate Mumia's radical mindset, but I think the editors of the book could have left out some of the repetitious essays.
All in all, this is a great book with multifaceted insights into police brutality, the structure of our "democracy", and the lives of urban blacks everywhere.
Read this book before it's too late.......2001-03-02
All Things Censored
Mumia Abu-Jamal has not only a good oratory style, but also writes vividly and convincingly. Mumia has a rare perspective, as his background as a reporter and his long and unjust incarceration give him an understanding of the political economy of the media, which serves to silence dissent, and the prejudice of the trial and punishment system. This book is essential for anyone who has an interest in US politics, justice, the issue of the death penalty and Mumia's case in particular. It is also an excellent insight into modern American society - the aspect that we are discouraged from seeing by politicians and the media. Any person who has a grasp of America's recent history knows all about police brutality, the oppression of minorities and the choking conformity of censorship, but rarely has a writer conveyed all of this so clearly. If this book is inflammatory, it is only because that is the rightful response to an injustice of the magnitude Mumia has been subjected to. His case encapsulates the blatant and ruthless prejudice of the police and the courts, and their highly pervasive and authoritarian grip on mainstream media discourse. His case echoes that of Nigeria's Ken Saro-Wiwa, and it would be to America's shame if he were to pay the same price for his dissent. Don't believe the corporate-controlled mass media - reject censorship. Find out the facts of Mumia's case and then decide.
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An Ace for Ackerman.......2005-12-20
I was assigned to read this novel for an English class and was not excited to dive into a scienc book. But the depth of Ackerman's poetic words creates had changed my thought. The Moon by Whale Light not only capivates the reader's thoughts of the endless beauty of the natural world but also inhances our appreication of well-written literature. Needless to say I will be asking for another of Ackerman's poetry books for under the Christmas tree.
intriguing.......2005-11-10
Naturalist-writer Diane Ackerman writes passionately about several animals and their habitats in this collection of nature essays. In sensuous prose she captures the experiences of whale watching, alligator sexing, bat investigating, and visiting Antarctica to view penguins in the wild. Ackerman gets up close and personal with these intriguing creatures, using poetic prose to describe their habitats, habits and appearance. Not only do the animals come alive, so too do the naturalists and various people she meets in her travels.
Enchanting.......2004-02-22
I think this was the first book by a naturalist that I ever read (and it was many years ago that I first read this book) that was utterly enchanting and engaging. Most books of this nature are didactic with occasional leaps into literary writing. Ackerman, in contrast, balances fact with fancy and reality with conjecture; she balances personal experience with the universal; she asks original questions that have no known answers; she merges conversation with conservation; she gives us a sense of who she is without losing the thread of what she's writing about. Not being particular scientific, I was surprised to find myself clinging to every word, reading the book straight through in perhaps two nights of bedtime reading.
The chapters on diverse topics can be read separately as individual essays, but there's a sense of progression of Ackerman's life that lends a personal touch to the book. These wonderful essays found their first home in The New Yorker. Subjects are all over the map: bats, alligators, penguins, and of course the whales of the title, which reads like a misprint - but isn't. In the process, Ackerman underscores man's responsibility to act in the protection of the world's other creatures: we are but one among many (and we're hugely outnumbered, BTW).
Besides being a perfect melding of animal lore, objective study, and conservation, The Moon by Whalelight is an example of nonfiction storytelling at its best.
Nature writer vs. naturalist who writes.......2001-11-20
Basically, as stories about animals we don't have much contact
with, this is a pretty good book. As science, well... Two sentences that floored me read, "How could anything that heavy float? But doesn't the moon float?" Uh, Ms. Ackerman, the moon is outside the earth's gravitational pull and ships float. What exactly was your point?
The Light is Clear.......2001-10-29
Here is an author I would like to call and thank. Not only is she articulate, poetic and interesting, but her fascination with and love for her subjects shines in every essay she writes.
Here is the very special world of a woman who sees with the clarity of a scientist and writes with the perception of a poet. Moreover, she writes from her own experiences hanging out in front of bat caves, tackling 500 pound alligators and cuddling baby penguins in refrigerated nurseries. Nothing stops her and not much phases her, but a lot of what she sees and experiences makes her stop and think. It is the thinking that attracts me as much as her stories. She is hard at work on her own vision of the world and the place human beings occupy in it. It is a vision worth considering.
Expect to be drawn with lyrical, insightful writing into the worlds of the creatures Ackerman studies, but expect to find yourself looking down the throat of some tough questions as well. I always come away from one of her books with some new thoughts to chew on. This book shouldn't be missed.
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How can we understand the language of whales? How will the evolving composition of seawater affect life on earth? Why do whales sing?
Roger Payne has listened to the whales' haunting songs for most of his adult life and taught us to listen too. He's swum with them. He's fought for them. He's studied them and become the world's foremost cetacean biologist.
Sharing his scientific observations in spellbinding detail, Payne brings vividly to life the awesome presence of these great, noble -- and desperately threatened -- creatures. A work of biology, of philosophy, and most certainly of literature,
Among Whales is more than a book about whales. It is also a journey of the heart, a journey of discovery about the larger questions of life on earth.
Passionate in his love, Roger Payne is also passionate in his outrage at the whalers who slaughter whales for profit and at the pollutants that are destroying our oceans. His words shimmer with truth; his ideas strike powerfully at our consciences. Destined to become a classic,
Among Whales is a book of great beauty -- a cautionary tale every one of us who cares about our planet must read.
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Did you like the cetology chapters in Moby Dick? .......2005-07-28
Satisfy your literary and scientific interest in whales--and it is a select few who have both--with Payne's fantastic and sadly out-of-print book.
By way of a deeper wrinkle, it should also be pointed out that Payne is (allegedly) a good friend of Cormac McCarthy, whose novel "Blood Meridian" has been characterized as the twentieth century's answer to "Moby Dick." At some point in the last twenty-five years, McCarthy wrote a (still unpublished) screenplay called "Whales and Men," which includes a character believed to be based on Payne. (McCarthy is credited in "Among Whales.") So, two literary strands, Melville and McCarthy, and one scientific one, cetology, are smoothly wound in Payne's book. Used copies abound.
Among whales........2002-07-24
This was a marvelous read although its flaws were sometimes predictable. I will try to minimize references to the flaws because the book was generally a joy to read. Payne has spent his passion on whales and presents a treasure trove of information, about the behavior, history, plight, and politics of the great cetaceans. Where he sticks to empirical science (which fortunately is most of the book), the eminent whale biologist takes the reader along on a wonder-filled journey beneath the waves. Accounts of his personal life fit nicely with accounts of his work. The reader comes to feel that, in some sense, he knows right whales and humpbacks, and knows Mr. Payne. The insights into the psychology, economics and politics of whaling are fascinating and troubling and are issues with which more people should have some familiarity.
The book is so good that I almost hate to offer any detracting comments, but in the interest of truth I must: (1.) Payne assigns a kind of well-intended and hopeful 'happy face' to zoological and marine parks. Yes, zoos and marine parks do educate the public, but that education is primarily this -- that wild animals make excellent and profitable corporate merchandise. For compelling counterpoint read Jack Turner's The Abstract Wild. (2.) Payne's metaphysical musings are too typical of a large number of biologists. Gaia is not science; it is a philosophy of aesthetics similar to aboriginal pantheism. The concept of "collectively immortal" biology presents the conclusion that, as Payne says, Life is god. It makes for a pleasant enough concept until it is subjected to critical analysis. Some priests of biology should (collectively?) think a little deeper. One needn't adopt a Star Trek religion or a form of shamanism to respect bio-diversity. Assailing Christianity because it was the claimed practice of "God fearing" and blood thirsty sea captains is as logically dubious as attacking biological science because it was the claimed practice of a Dr. Josef Mengele, is the claimed practice of the Japanese "scientific" whaling industry, and is in fact the practice of developers of biological warfare agents. The evil besetting nature is not theism, it is holy capitalism, saint self-interest, a god called greed, and hard-hearted indifference. In short, small minded selfishness. Most scientists, including Payne, are at their best when they stick with science (although the mathematical sciences have lent the world some excellent philosophers).
All nay-saying aside, this is a book well worth reading.
Touched By Whales.......2001-10-29
I am astonished that this book is out of print. How can this be? Why aren't people using it as a textbook in writing, psychology, ethics and marine biology classes? Why aren't high schools and universities clamouring to have Roger Payne speak at their commencement exercises? Why isn't he being interviewed by Oprah and Good Morning America? Why isn't the name Roger Payne as familiar to us as Jacques Cousteau or Keiko the whale? Believe me, it should be.
Roger Payne is a cetacean scientist - that is to say he studies whales - however that doesn't begin to tell you about what he really does or who he really is. You see, Roger Payne swims up to Right Whales and looks them in the eye. He hangs upside down next to Humpback whales in order to experience their bone shaking songs up close. He spends hundredsd of hours a year on boats watching and recording the movements, behaviors and songs of whales. Best of all, Roger Payne has stories to tell about another world that exists beyond land. He knows and can prove, for example, that Humpback whales sing. Yes sing. Not simply make sounds but create rhythm, patterns and notes in sequences that put some of our greatest composers to shame. He has stories to tell of his encounters with whales that make it abundantly clear that they think, feel and communicate. In short Roger Payne has something to teach us about our relationship to another species on this planet, and we should be listening.
But if you're not the sort to read a book just because it would be good for you, read it because Payne is a fine writer whose stories are well told and fascinating, and whose scientific explanations are so clear that even the most scientifically-challenged person can follow. Read it because it will enchant you with its descriptions of whales at play and captivate you with its studies of why whales do what they do. Read it because it will challenge your mind and touch your heart. It's that good.
a great book for an aspirering ceteacean biologist.......1999-09-01
Roger Payne brings up issuses that this world is going to have to deal with in the years to come. His passion for cetaceans shows through in every page, I encourage everyone to read this masterpeice!
Outstanding!!!.......1999-04-30
If you have wondered about the beauty of these mammals, then you must read this book. Roger Payne shares the wonders of the graceful aminals. If you care for them at all, then you are foolish not to read this book. It has really bought me closer to who they really are.
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Drifting Among The Whales
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- Ghosts of Spain: Travels Through Spain and Its Secret Past
- Blackbird House: A Novel
- Creativity: Theories and Themes: Research, Development, and Practice
- Bible Road: Signs of Faith in the American Landscape
- Chemical Principles: The Quest for Insight
- Edith Stein: A Biography/the Untold Story of the Philosopher and Mystic Who Lost Her Life in the Dea
- Society of Illustrators 46: The 46th Annual of American Illustration
- Awe for the Tiger, Love for the Lamb: A Chronicle of Sensibility to Animals
- Organization of Prokaryotic Cell Membranes
Michael Phelps (Amazing Athletes)
Golden Girl: How Natalie Coughlin Fought Back, Challenged Conventional Wisdom, and Became America's Olympic Champion
Gold in the Water: The True Story of Ordinary Men and Their Extraordinary Dream of Olympic Glory
Fast Lane to Victory: The Story of Jenny Thompson (Anything You Can Do... New Sports Heroes for Girls)
Amazing Pace
