Campbell Books

The story in Pretend I'm Yours pulls you in at the beginning and doesn't let you go until the end. Most of the story takes place in Philadelphia, 1764. So yes, the politics of that time plays a large part of the tale.

Mercedes has a twin sister, Katherine. Katherine has run away from her abusive husband in Philadelphia, but has landed in an insane asylum in England. She convinces Mercedes to travel from England to Philadelphia, to get money from her husband to pay for her medical care. Once in Philadelphia, Mercedes meets Katherine's husband. In a split second decision, she decides to pretend she's Katherine. But upon meeting William, her brother-in-law, Mercedes sees he isn't the monster her sister had described. Nor, as the days advance, is anything quite like the way her sister described.

The romance, the love, and trust slowly builds between Mercedes and William. Nearly as satisfying is the love she offers his two children. But there is someone determined to kill William. And betrayal and treason are never far from mind. How the author wraps everything up for a satisfying ending is part of what makes Pretend I'm Yours such a wonderful read. I thoroughly enjoyed the story and look forward to reading more by this author. I'm sure you will, too.

Mercedes Maxwell is worried about her sister, Katherine. Committed to an insane asylum in England, Kat tells Mercedes of the horrible treatment she suffered from her brutal husband. Mercedes, determined to get monetary help from her brother-in-law, travels to Philadelphia to confront the situation in person. When she arrives though, circumstances force her to take on the identity of her twin and soon she's caught up in a web of lies. Concern for her sister drives her on though she can't believe her brother-in-law is the same man that mistreated his wife.

William Braxton is somewhat surprised and dismayed to find his self-absorbed wife is home again. The scheming woman could very well jeopardize his secret plans during the pre-days of war against England. When she begins to act nothing like the Kat he knew, he's more than suspicious. Suddenly, she's mothering his children and acting as if his touch isn't so repellant. Her mannerisms are different and soon the mere sight of her drives him mad with desire. Could she really be different now, or is it all another scheme on her part? He will have to tread carefully, for the Revolution is coming and all could be lost if he puts too much faith in his strange wife. He finds that, for once, he wants to have more than faith in her, he wants her love as well.

This was a wonderful book! I picked it up and in one day had read it straight through. Mercedes is a great character, one that brought all the different elements together as a whole and made the story work. Her plight, that of wanting to protect her seemingly innocent sister, combined with the secret machinations of Brandon's actions against the crown set the story up with multiple levels of mystery and intrigue. I found myself as caught up as Mercedes in figuring out Brandon's character and if he was really the bad man Kat made him out to be. Brandon is an exciting hero. Handsome and very hard to resist, I really enjoyed the scenes with him and Mercedes. Seeing him finally claim the woman he'd always wanted was both sweet and heart-racing erotic. Ms. Campbell writes their story with amazing skill and kept me hooked the whole book through. This is a great book to add to my keeper shelf and now I know for sure I need to seek out other works by this author.

Pretend I'm Yours is an exceptional masterpiece. This lovely story is so rich in detail and personalities that it just leaps out and grabs hold of the reader. From the moment I started reading about Mercedes and Katherine as they share their conversation, I was spellbound. Ms. Campbell carries the reader into a mirage of mystery with deceit, betrayal of the worst, and a passionate love revolving around the sisters, that makes this a whirlwind page-turner. Mercedes and William are astonishing characters that ignite the pages and allows the reader to experience all their deepening sensations. There were moments I could share in with their breathtaking romance, almost feeling the butterflies of love they emitted. This extraordinary read had me mesmerized with its ambiance, its characters and its remarkable twists and turns, making it one recommended read in my book.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It had a wonderful romance within a believable science fiction story. For the majority of futuristic romances the two just don't meld.

Aster her friends are on a boat when it is taken hostage. She awakens to find herself in the futuristic world and a refugee never being able to return home. Despite all that the Innerworld can offer and her attraction to Romulus, Aster longs for home and fears her plans to save the world from ecconomic disaster will be ruined.
Romulus Locke is the Chief Admistrator for the Innerworld vying for the position of Governor. No matter that his future position is at stake he finds himself falling in love with Aster Mackenzie, a lowly Terran and in his quest for her he finds himself willing to throw away a lifetime's work for her.

On a personal note: Actually a good read.. very believable the combination of romance and time travel is well put together.
It's Romulus not "Tomulus" as said in the Editorial review.
This is the start of the Dream series by Marilyn Campbell. In it we meet Aster, Romulus, Cherry (Stardust Dreams) and Falcon (Topaz Dreams).

I love futuristic romance - but the combo can be unworkable unless the author makes it believable. Marilyn Campbell has brought the two together and made it a love story that would work in any time frame. The Innerworld series is fantastic and just made for a vacation on a Caribbean Island - I know because I just spent a week on the beach glued to the pages of Pyramid of Dreams and its sequels - Topaz Dreams, Stardust Dreams, and Stolen Dreams. Read ALL of them and just let yourself float away.

Although this book is from 1979, and would appear to be replaced by the recent book Shadish, Cook, and Campbell, _Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs_ (2002), it is actually not redundant with the newer book as it explains a number of issues clearly that are omitted in SCC.

"Quasi-Experimentation" carries on the work begun by Campbell and Stanley in "Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs for Research." Beginning with a discussion of the positivist origins of science and evaluation research, it details a range of quasi-experimental approaches suitable to "real world" research, together with statistical techniques applicable to each. The book includes a realistic assessment of the barriers to randomization in natural settings, including the observation that true randomization is rarely used unless there is a marked power differential between the researcher and the subjects. The book is thoughtful, well-written, and invaluable.

This is a "must-have" book for anyone engaged in field research or a student of field research methods. The approach is to maximize validity of research findings based on a number of considerations in the design of field research. Examines the pit-falls made by most new and inexperienced field researchers and evaluators. Before you conduct your next program evaluation, design an applied research study, or start to collect dissertation data, read this book!

My daughter (4 yrs) and I first took this book out from the library. Since we kept renewing it, I decided to buy a copy for ourselves. The book sends a wonderful message about taking care of others but also taking care of yourself. This book can also teach counting as well as the days of the week. I can hear my daughter counting all the things that Queenie does for her daughters and herself when she reads it to herself and when we read it together she always wants to count everything. An excellent book for girls.

My daugther and I checked this book out of the library on a whim. What a great book. While some of it is impossible (On the day Queenie gave birth to 15 daughters...), the story is very sweet. It shows that you can do really nice things for your family but at the same time be able to do things for yourself. What is really nice is that my daugther likes to count all the things that Queenie does for her daughters from making birthday cakes, to building beds, to planning weddings for all fifteen girls. However the best is for the end since Queenie always gave her daughters everything that she could, she finally can do what she wants.

This is a wonderful book! The cadence and illustrations are fabulous!

The pictures alone were worth the price of the book - such a rich history we have here in B.C., I learnt many things I had not known before. The recipes were also great. Definitely a five star review.

The pictures alone were worth the price of the book - such a rich history we have here in B.C., I learnt many things I had not known before. The recipes were also great. Definitely a five star review.

The pictures alone were worth the price of the book - such a rich history we have here in B.C., I learnt many things I had not known before. The recipes were also great. Definitely a five star review.

This title in the Osprey fortress series examines the fortified camps of the Roman legionaries, many of which gradually evolved into complete townships. It covers the Roman era from the foundation of the Empire to the Battle of Adrianople (378), but it suffers the typical tendency of overlooking the 3rd and 4th Centuries, focusing largely on the era between Augustus and Domitian.

Like all titles in this series, this book is very powerful visually. In addition to 7 fine color plates by Brian Delf, it also contains several maps and numerous photographs, some of which, unusually for Osprey, are actually in color.

The book is opened with a useful chronology of the Roman Legions from the Augustan era to the beginning of the 3rd Century. The next section is 'The deisgn and development of legionary fortresses', which examines what the forts under individual emperors 27 BC-AD 217 were like in layout. After this is 'The elements of a legionary fortress', which, discussing the various buildings within the fortress, may well be the most useful and interesting section of the book. The last major section, 'living in a legionary fortress' is similar. The book is closed with a brief, 5-page summary of the forts of the last two centuries of this era.

Overall it is a solid resource on the forts of Rome's elite soldiers, and a useful addition to one's Roman military library.

I read this wonderful book! A fine addition to the others they publish. Well written and accurate in art, a must for the serious reader and for young adults. The entire collection of Osprey Publishing is worth having for the entire family. Such colorful illustrations, with the original and restored pieces, are additions to our scope of the past.

Roman Legionary Fortresses 27 BC-AD 378, by Duncan B Campbell, Illustrated by Brian Delf is recently published by the folks at 'Osprey' as a part of their "Fortress" series. ISBN 1-84176-895-2. There are 27 B&W photos, 16 color photos, 14 line drawings and 6 color plates and 2 color maps, not including the covers.

This is a good starter for people wanting to know about the Roman fortresses of the legions. Not only are there many different locations, with some nice photos, but there is a wealth of information about different positions, time periods, and legion deployments contained in this work. I enjoy the idea that it is not Anglo-centric, and covers Roman Fortresses from Scotland to Egypt, with a good deal of mention being given to the forces and forts in the Danube region.

I didn't see anything outstandingly controversial, or even 'jump in your face' new, but the work brings together a lot of different material from various sources in a concise and well written primer on Roman Fortresses. Unlike many of the modern speculative works so popular in recent publications, we have facts and a brief bibliography, and actual references are given in the body of the work.

Even though this is published by 'Osprey' it weighs in as a must add to my collection, and is informative and enjoyable to the serious student of the topic, as well as the dilettante.

My 9-month old loves looking at the illustrations and discovering the animals that Pip meets on his travels. This book is totally adorable and never gets old.

I received all four of the Pip books from a fellow teacher. Our infant daughter loved them. We would bring them everywhere. On several occasions we would be able to quiet her crying spell by opening a Pip book. She is now 15 months old and she still loves them. These books are brightly colored and simple with a flap on each page for the little one to practice flipping too!

Most children's books fail to combine the simple with the complex. The illustrations are based on great basic line drawings and the stories paint adventures that are really engaging even for adults. Hollywood if you are listening, "The Adventures of Pip" would make a great animated series or movie!

Pip like Tucker is really, really good stuff.

What's better than a sun-filled, fun-filled day at the beach. Hearing the sea gulls squawk and playing in the sand. Making a new friend and building a giant sand castle together. You can put seashells on your toes and seaweed in your hair, play in the waves and get sand everywhere. It's fun to eat a picnic lunch on your towel, play catch with a big beach ball, wave at faraway boats and explore the rocks and tidal pools finding starfish and minnows..... Patricia Hubbell has captured those wonderful carefree childhood days in her terrific new picture book and youngsters 3-7 will delight in all the glorious summer fun. Told in lilting rhyme, her joyful text is enhanced by Lisa Campbell Ernst's soft, sun-shiny, expressive illustrations that will transport you to the beach on a perfect summer day even if the snow is falling outside your window. Sea, Sand, Me! is a wonderful addition to your home library and a book children will beg to read again and again.

The narrator is a small girl whose mom is packing the car for a day at the beach. When the car is packed, they drive off to the beach, where there's another kid to play with, sand castles to build, and seaweed to wear. The story is cute and presented in rhyme. It has about 200 words.

I first purchased this book to familiarize my three year old son about the beach. The more I read this book, the more I liked it. The illustrations are incredible. The author has such a beautiful flow of words. I even used this book to do a lesson presentation in one of my graduate classes. I absolutely cannot wait for the authors next book to be available.

"The Sleeper Must Awaken is a beautiful blend of science and pertinent spiritual Truth. Jean's work is perfect for anyone seeking a better way of being, living and leaving a thriving legacy for our children and beyond. His expertise in integrative thinking is truly a gift to our generation and generations to come!

"Jean reveals a unique journey exploring the depths of human possibility on many levels! He unites powerful parallels between the intricacies of our daily living and the larger impact of global mindsets. Jean moves the reader into the heart of global ills and offers such down to earth solutions the reader is left empowered, uplifted and more connected to their own human potential!"

Laurel Inman, CTACC
www.laurelinman.com
Professional Life Coach and Author

The Sleeper Must Awaken is a wakeup call to the world, Dr. Erasmus takes us into the puzzle of life and helps us to see where we as humans, fit in the larger scheme of things. His insights appeal to your deeper sense of logic as he masterfully puts the pieces into place. He writes in such a manner that anyone can understand, it's pure genius.
His book can help you to understand why things are so chaotic today and what we as individuals working towards the same goal need and can do to bring about balance, before its to late.
I highly recommend this book.

An excellent written 'in a nutshell' book on post, present and future states of Being and purpose. Quite a thought provoking journey, taking you from M-Theory to David Bohm and ancient mysticism to current world events.

'The Sleeper Must Awaken' has really changed a lot of my views, answered a lot my questions and put the world and my place in it, into more perspective. As an added bonus, it also contains very valueble condensed information on physical as well as mental wellbeing and improving your relationships!

I highly recommend this book to those who have delved through countless ammounts of books looking for 'the answer', but can't seem to find it.

Aileen Campbells Wee Scot Book is one that kids from 1 to 100 years old will enjoy. As you read the ancient Doric script (along with the English translation), your immediately wisked away to the Highlands of Scotland. The tape on which she reads her poems and other verses as well as sings with accompanyists on the bagpipes and dulcimer, is perfect to listen to as you enjoy her warm and beautiful watercolors that illustrate the words. A must have for anyone who enjoys a touch of good old fashioned nursery rhymes whether your a Scot or not!

The Wee Scot is a beautiful book that, with its lilting poens and comforting illustrations, really captures the heart of Scotland.It really made me fall in love with the country and my Scottish heritage. I would reccomend it for anybody who wishes to learn about their heritage, or who wishes to visit Scotland but can't. This book is the next best thing.

Aileen Campbell, a native of Aberdeen, Scotland has collected and illustrated, as only she could, many familiar poems and stories with deep roots in Scottish heritage. "Wee Willy Winky" and the like, put down with love and care by her hand will live as long children need bedtime stories. This item is highly recommended for young parents and "young" grandparents alike who want to pass along to their prodigy the favorite stories of their childhood. If you want to really get crazy, check out her cassette version of the book...her beautiful, lilting Scottish brogue will aboslutely melt your heart