Ohio Books

Very good and detailed map - a great help if you're learning the city or just want to keep it in your car for the times you need it

Very thorough, but I wish the pages were a bit heavier. The laminated covers and spiral binding help.

I have been using the Rand McNally maps for years (also marketed in some areas as Thomas Brothers maps). The Columbus street guide includes all the cities in the metro area, so it is a great help to me being new to the area. I wish they would just combine this one and the Ohio state road atlas though.

This dictionary contains most of the terms that are related to Sikhism. Although not really an introductory course, by reading the definitions of so many words in the Sikh vocabulary, one gets an idea of what the religion is all about, including its relation to Islam and Hinduism, the two related faiths of India. The book lists the major figures in Sikhism, an outline of the history of the religion, a list of the sacred books, theology and a general overview of the philosophy, both in the introduction and in the definitions itself. A great aid for those interested in the faith.

buy this book if you want to know the "Real World" of employee ownership and not just what you read in the papers!

This book was like spending a wonderful afternoon with my grandma and my mom. I loved every story and all of the poems.

I don't know when I have enjoyed a novel more than my recent reading of Stephen Roos' brilliant new book RECYCLING GEORGE. Like Mr. Roos' previous book, THE GYPSIES NEVER CAME, he writes with a terse style and abundant wit that make the sensitive issue of a child's abandonment all the more keenly felt and understood. The character of George is so believably complex: plucky and unlucky, passive and angrily defiant, brave and scared all at the same time. George trying his hardest to make the best out of the terrifying moment when he returns to his trailer park home to discover that his family has abandoned him and taken the trailer with them. How young George comes to terms with this abandonment reminds one of the resilience and humor of the young hero of J.D. Salinger's Catcher In The Rye. Like Salinger, Roos understands a boy's heart and knows how to reveal this heart to us through humor and searing honesty. Roos' writing style only continues to grow in power and simplicity with each new undertaking he attempts-making him one of the truly great authors writing about and for adolescents today."

This book is an interesting two-parter. The first is by the Vietnamese patriot Phan Boi Chau, writing from prison in 1914 for his efforts to overturn French rule and return the Vietnamese monarchy to the throne. Next, we read some pretty good poetry that Ho Chi Minh wrote while in jail in the early 40s for his revolutionary activities. This is a good way to become familiar with the history of the struggle for Vietnamese independence.

Accomando's book examines the what, where, why and who created the "facts" of slavery - and how modern-day readers can experience a more conscious examination of its stories. And this isn't just for university types - this intriguing work will appeal to all readers, academic or not. While she starts with a discussion of fact versus fiction, Accomando does much more than pose the age-old question of what is "truth." She identifies the term facticity as "the property of being factual" -- what counts as fact (compared to what actually is fact). Accomando is not making the argument that truth cannot be found. Rather, she gives us an examination of the procedures that "place certain details in the realm of facticity while omitting others." The allegedly factual history of slavery is actually comprised of fictions - both literary as well as legal.

The skill we learn from this book is how to examine legal, political and literary framings (or constructions) of race, gender and slavery. Accomando focuses on Sojourner Truth, best known as an orator and suffragist, but who was so much more. Accomando argues that Truth was completely aware of her rhetorical choices, her own political currency and her ability to be a successful legal actor. Despite the fact that Truth did not write and was born a slave, she initiated three successful court cases, petitioned the federal government and attempted to vote half a century before it was legal.

Truth is a particularly salient choice of study because as an orator, all of Truth's work was transcribed by others. Her words are inherently mediated by others with differing agendas - often privileged white women- who put their own spin on the message. Truth's ingenious use of framing herself and her understanding and articulation of the laws' hypocrisies were essential to her successful political action.

Accomando shows us that Truth's story is much more empowering than typically found in "factual" historical works. But with sufficient analytical tools proposed by Accomando, we can discover a richer, more authentic and multidimensional view of many aspects of slave law and its legal and literary actors. This accessible book is a must read for all readers who care about the story of slavery and its legacies.

I NEEDED THIS BOOK FOR A CLASS ON THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD IN INDIANA. I BECAME SO ENGROSSED IN THE SUBJECT I HAVE CONTINUED READING ON THIS SUBJECT.