Bruno Books

O yea, this book is great. It is an excellent primary source for my research papers. It is a little hard to understand because of the old speech, but other than that, it is excellent. It practically wrote my papers for me!

I am writing this review to make sure that people know that this is a collection of PRIMARY sources. Since there are no editorial reviews posted on Amazon, I assumed that this book was a collection of articles by contemporaries DEBATING history. In any case, although this book wasn't what I was looking for, it seems very substantive as far as primary sources go. It also seems like it is directed more at history teachers looking for teaching materials.

Contains articles (written by historical figures from John Winthrop to Thomas Jefferson to Frederick Douglass) about the original English colonization, the question of Native Americans, Puritans and religious tolerance, the Revolutionary War, the formation of the Constitution, the National Bank, Sedition Act, Jay Treaty, Louisiana Purchase, Federalism, immigration, expanding suffrage, annexation of Texas and war with Mexico, slavery, secession, and Reconstruction.

O yea, this book is great. It is an excellent primary source for my research papers. It is a little hard to understand because of the old speech, but other than that, it is excellent. It practically wrote my papers for me!

This is a gripping story of mistreatment of Indians in Mexico just prior to the Revolution of 1910. The principal character is Candido, a poor Indian whose debts lead him to become a contact laborer cutting wood in the jungles of Southern Mexico. Life in these labor camps is cruel and oppressive, and one has little chance of escaping. The Anglo-Mexicans that run the plantation (Don Felix, Don Severo, Don Acacio) demand an impossible level of work from their Indian laborers; those that fail are beaten or hanged by their wrists as punishment. Having endured their employers' unfathomable cruelty, an unintended rebellion springs up when the opportunity arises. The workers realize that in the corrupt Mexican society such a rebellion is unlikely to succeed, but they feel a level of freedom just in trying.

This is the fifth and perhaps best of the jungle books by Chicago-born author B. Traven (1890-1969). Traven had great sympathy for the oppressed Indians, leftist views, and a very engaging style. Readers should also see Traven's other novels about Mexico and oppression, the most famous of which is TRESURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE.

In Traven's fifth jungle book, The Rebellion of the Hanged, the tensions and oppression finally build up to the breaking point. We have many characters in this fifth book that were introduced to us in the earlier books. Andreas, the oxen driver from The Carretta, longs to escape from the mahogony plantation and return to his young wife. Celso, the heroic Indian man of action, again plays a central role as he did in March to the Monteria. Candido, the dirt farmer, loses his wife Marcelina to appendecitis because the drunken doctor refuses to operate without outlandish payment. Candido, his two sons and his younger sister Modesta, go to the plantation to pay back the price of Marcelina's medical and funeral expenses. Don Gabriel is back, tricking young Indian men to sell themselves into debt slavery from which there is little chance of escape. The three money hungry sadistic plantation owners, Don Felix, Don Severo, and Don Acacio are back with a vengence. Their cruelty to the Indians is hard to imagine.

Traven however is very wise in that he brings into this situation three components of successful revolution: the chance event that signals vulnerability of the oppressors, the thinker who brings reflective consciousness to the oppressed so that they begin to understand their conditions, and the catalyst event that drives the revolutionaries forward.

The chance event that signals vulnerability is when Don Acacio unjustly tries to beat and hang two Indian men for a transgression they did not commit. He lets down his guard and the two men fight back, blinding Don Acacio.

A new group of characters, revolutionists on the run, join the plantation work crews to hide. One of them, Martin Trinidad, raises the consciousness of Celso, the natural leader of the debt slaves.

Finally, Don Felix's cruel cutting off of the ears of Candido's young child, stimulates his aunt Modesta to fight back which becomes a snowball of death for the plantation owners and their foremen.

This is the fifth novel in the series. In the first novel, Government, we see the corruption at all levels of society and government in Mexico that leads to the suppression of the native Mexican Indians. In the other three novels we are introduced to the characters Andreas, Celso, and learn the terrible business of the jungle mahogony production. Finally in this fifth novel, the tide is turned and the revolution begins. The novel ends as the revolutionists emerge from the jungles and begin to march across the corrupt fincas, encouraging the peons to rebel.

this book started off intense and full of political emotion and it never backed down. if you would like a real and emotional story of who workers are, the opression they face, and the breaking point for them, then i suggest this book. i remember being outraged, shocked, disgusted throughout the book.....and then the ending...well it's full of sweet vengenace. real people, real life, real solutions....that's what this book is about.

Reviewed by Tammy Petty Conrad for Reader Views (5/06)

Jenny yearns for adventure and gets much, much more! The story begins on the eve of her fifteenth birthday in a fairy tale kingdom, but quickly turns into more than a Cinderella story. Jenny, her sister Amy, and the stable boy, James, discover a magical book and map, learning about the Seven Pipes of Enchantment that are awaiting discovery. The young friends can't wait to begin their escapade, which sounds like a clever game and much fun.

It isn't long before they discover the seriousness of their quest. They are joined by the Prince and their annoying cousin, Maple, and a few others along the way forming an unusual family. A fairy gives them clues in the form of poems to find each pipe. Each task and opponent is more difficult and dangerous. Centaurs, ogres, and dragons are sprinkled throughout the tale. The band of travelers learns to work as a team, counting on each member in life and death situations.
Although this is set in an imaginary kingdom in the past, its heroine is anything but a boring maiden who can't help herself. Jenny and her sisters are liberated and their male traveling companions appreciate their skills. It is refreshing to read a book where the girl isn't only interested in boys.

Each chapter brings a new twist and complications abound. Sixteen years old at the time, the author, Danielle Bruno, crafted such a fast paced story that I found myself eagerly turning pages to find out what happened next. The villain, Evel Ness, is truly horrific and the atrocities he performs outrage all. Every step of the journey he is in the shadows, somehow waiting to spoil their attempts at success. But this team of young heroes uses their heads to try to outwit him and save the world from the ruin he intends. Lessons are learned each step of the way. You must read to the very end to unravel all the threads and find out who is victorious.

I cannot wait for this book. I LOVE YOU DANIELLE! It looks like it's going to be really great. I read a sample somewhere and it was really thrilling. Everyone should buy this book. I know I'm getting a copy really soon.

hey, loved the book! The best part is at the end, but it was fun reading and it inspired me to start writing my own book! Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is a lusciously drawn graphic novel about two friends and lovers. The story is interesting enough, but I find that, in the end, the author is more interested in deopicting sex scenes than in developing the story.Not that I'm complaining: the sex scenes are hot!

Side by Side by Mioki is a very sweet story with all the zeal of young love. Mioki's comic style allows him to explore every side of the passionate love story of title characters, Rick and Evan. The artwork is bright and clean, with exceptional attention on the backgrounds as well as the men who's lives inhabit this story. The detail really drives home how much the two main characters love, need, and want each other. It's an intense passion that we all want in our own lives. Like a feel good movie or a great novel, Mioki draws you in, so you can experience all the rapture that this simple, yet amazing story has to tell.

Mioki. "Side By Side: The Journal of a Small Town Boy", Bruno Gmunder, 2008.

Evan and Rick

Amos Lassen

Mioki has been drawing comics for a long time and in "Side By Side" he gives us a new kind of graphic novel--one that is very gay and very, very bold.
"Side by Side" is the story of Evan and Rick who have been best friends since kindergarten days. They live in a small town and one rarely sees one without the other. Rick is gay and lusts after Evan who thinks he is straight. Evan moves to an unnamed big city and shortly afterwards Rick follows him there and they boys realize that they deeply love another. Evan and Rick meet Billie and Charlie and the four become the closest of friends who party and sleep together.
"Side by Side" is a look at gay life with the ups and downs, the sadnesses and the joys. But this is a book that is all visual and leaves nothing to the imagination. I am sure that some may consider it porn but it is more than that. The drawings are very graphic and Mioki shows many sex scenes but the book never loses its charm and heart.

Spartacus is a useful tool if you are planning a holiday where you intend to do a lot of "gay' things, or surround yourself in all things gay. However it is heavily focussed on 'nightime' activities rather than sightseeing and the local culture. Given that, it does its niche very well and used in conjunction with a mainstream travel guide for the given area would make for a good trip.

I've used Spartacus guides for several years as I've traveled Europe and Japan. I found this guide comprehensive, all inclusive, and accurate. It's is well worth the price.

I travel often and around the globe. Spartacus will bump out underware (or anything else for that matter) from my suitcase if needed. The previous review of only 4 stars is strange....this is the guide which all others are rated against. It's 5 out of 5 for global usage. Spartacus is truely the only guide you'll need. And at around 20 bux, why are we even talking about it? The cost is under 2 drinks at a bar cost-wise. This is one of my annual purchases. Buy it and you'll not regret it.

This book is the best and easiest to follow book on strength training I have ever used. It was referred to me by my certified strength training coach. Not only for basketball but for any sports program and especially for young people getting started. Careful guidance on how to begin, how to set up your own program, and how to adjust the program as needed. Very straightforward and well-written. The basics have never been so well presented...and these basics will have profound and safe results for anyone who follows the program as presented. Absolutely excellent!

This is an excellent book for strength training. The book gives you a 12 month program that lays out the exercises and amount of weight to use every day. The amount of weight is determined by testing that is part of the program. The program is 4 different phases..offseason 1, offseason 2, pre-season, and season. My high school age son has been using the program from the book for only 5 weeks and I can already see the results.

This Was a really good Book

This is one of the most important works of Nettle. He discuss the interesting issues which sculpture the ethnomusicology in his time.

This book is an overview and introduction to the field of ethnomusicology. In the introduction, Nettl mentions that the book could be used as an introduction to ethnomusicology for graduate students. However, the text is quite accessible and the terminology and concepts are easily comprehensible to the general reader. The book consists of essays by Nettl on numerous topics that cover the field of ethnomusicology. Many of the essays have catchy titles that address commonly-held beliefs about ethnomusicology directly, such as "The Non-Universal Language", or "Music Hath Charms". The book is very well referenced, and it provides a succinct introduction to the ethnomusicology literature. If you want to know what ethnomusicologists do (or think about), this book will be quite useful.

As a linguist, I was struck when reading this book by how relevant much of linguistic theory and research could be for the field of ethnomusicology. The methods of historical linguistics could be quite useful for researchers studying the spread of instruments or musical forms. Formal theories of syntax and phonology could also be applied to intervals in scales and rhythms. Nettl considers many of these possibilities, and reviews published research in these areas. One important area that could receive even more focus is the association of form and meaning, a concept that is at the foundation of linguistic research, but doesn't seem to be a central issue for ethnomusicologists, at least as discussed in these essays.

The Study of Ethnomusicology is very usefull book to a person who's mother tongue is not English.The way Mr. Nettl uses English in his book is very colourfull and understandable,and it is NOT boring!To describe my experieces of this book shortly is; a stranger became a friend. The Study of Ethnomusicology is not only for ethnomusic researchers, but for all kind of music studies. Why 8? Well, nobodys perfict.

My 2 year old loves this story she calls it, the bunny's friend book. She enjoys this story more than Peter Rabbit. I think that the story is more eventful than Peter Rabit; and it is nice that the bunnies get to finish their adventure. I have read hundreds of stories to my daughter and we both find this one enjoyable my 5 month old also seems to enjoy it. She likes the colorful pictures. I guess you could say that everyone is happy when this story is chosen. If you like Peter Rabbit you'll like Benjamin Bunny.

My son thoroughly enjoys this series. "The Tale of Benjamin Bunny" is a particularly good story to read after the child becomes familiar with "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," which sets up this story of Benjamin Bunny and Peter Rabbit's visit to Mr. McGreggor's garden. The story itself is told in the same charming prose, using appropriate words that many of today's readers tend to avoid because they appear "too difficult." The series published by Frederick Warne, in particular, had the vision to size the book perfectly for small hands, allowing even the youngest "readers" to enjoy the story, whether it is read, or whether one studies the many delightful, detailed images that fit the text so well. I highly recommend this book, as well as the rest of the Beatrix Potter series published by Frederick Warne.

This book is very easy to like and it makes yo want to read more. It talks about how he lost his clothes and much more if you wat to find out then you better read it.

The item arrived and was just as I expected it to be. The information about the product enabled me to purchase it and it has the content and appearance I expected

The Tale of Tom Kitten is Beatrix Potter at her best. It is certainly one of our family favorites. This is the story of three kittens all dressed in their best clothes and set out to play. They struggle to keep their clothes on only to lose them. They meet three ducks along the way who waddle off with the poorly fitted clothes. When the kittens return home their mother sends them upstairs while she hosts a tea party. Of course they cause a ruckus disturbing the "dignity and repose" of the party. The book ends with the ducks still searching for the clothes at the bottom of a pond. What makes Beatrix Potter so wonderful is her delightful vocablary that stretches a childs intellect. There is a mutual respect between Potter and the reader. Having drawn and painted animals and plant life since a child she is a master of anthropomorphisim, the giving of human qualities to animals or objects. Her delicate watercolors are perfectly suited to the playfullness of the story. This is a classic that should be a part of every child's library.

'The Tale Of Tom Kitten' sees Beatrix Potter at her most fey. Three young kittens muck about in the garden, tormenting their neighbouring creatures, and generally being boisterous-but-nice kids. Their class-conscious mother (very few fathers in Potter's world) is having relatives around for tea, and gives her children unwelcome baths and brushings down, before making them wear the most appallingly naff Sundaywear. Unfortunately, Tom's been eating one too many pork pies, and bursts out of his pale blue two-piece, looking rather seedy.

The charm of this story lies in the infectious playfulness of the children, their universally-understandable indifference to their elders' desire for 'respectability', and the quaint evocation of an Edwardian farmstead.

Michael Andrew is a talented Australian photographer who has elected to present his collection of the young lads of St. Petersburg, Bratislava, Berlin, and Vienna as an appreciation of the Eastern European 'look' in male models. He has been able to capture a healthy group of lithe young men in various stages of undress, sharing with the viewer the natural beauty of these 'ideal body' types.

Andrew seems less interested in creating stories with his models than in simply allowing them to act natural with the camera. The quality of color photography is excellent and the varied model types show a spectrum of masculine streaming that will find the viewer retuning to particular models for second looks and comparisons. Yes, the book is erotic, but it manages to allow the eroticism to remain grounded in the suggestion of the models rather than pushing toward the edge that some may find suggestive. It is a fine selection of beautiful youths worthy of many library collections! Grady Harp, June 08

I received the book, All about the Boys, by Michael Andrew in the mail today. It is an incredible book filled with photos of beautiful young men in casual poses that look so natural. The photos were taken in such a way that they radiate erotic heat while not appearing pornographic. Going through the book, page by page, left me feeling as though I know these boys and would love to get to know them much, much better.

Great book filled with excellent photos of beautiful boys.