Cameron Books

Arabian Nights (and Days) introduces the world of the arabian fables to Fabletown. We get to see that not all worlds are under the sway of the Adversary, and that not everyone is thrilled that the arabian fables are going to cooperate with the american fables. We also get to learn a little more about the wooden soldiers, as well as get to see more of the wonderful Frau Totenkinder (easily one of the most interesting characters in the series).

While this isn't a good place to jump into the series, I'd still recommend this to anyone. Fables is easily accessible to even the greenest comic book fan or to a person who has never picked up a comic book before in their lives.

This is a welcome addition to the series. It was a little shorter than I would have liked but it left me satiated.

ARABIAN NIGHTS (AND DAYS) maintains the high quality established by all the previous volumes in Bill Willingham's award winning FABLES series. The joys of this volume are smaller compared with those that came before. Apart from the release of a djinn and Frau Totenkiller's role in reigning it in, there are no major arcs. That does not mean that the volume isn't filled with pleasures, but they are not those of a large narrative arc.

The final section of the book is a real change. A wooden soldier in the adversary's army named Rodney falls in love with June, a wooden "medic" who helps repair injured wooden troops. She reciprocates and they petition Gepetto to be made human so that they can really and truly marry. Their wish is granted with the condition that they move just outside Fabletown among the Mundys (with Rodney ironically taking a job as a butcher--meat is abhorrent to the woodens).

This series is a marvel. I've not read all the comics except for the Jack of the Fables tales (I'll get to them -- I just don't enjoy Jack all that much). I think this is with ease the best currently running graphics series and compare favorably to the best series of the past. I have several very well read friend who haven't delved into adult comics. The three people I urge them to try are Alan Moore's books, Gaiman's Sandman books, and Willingham's Fables. It really is that good.

Fables still moves ahead with speed and fury as new characters are introduces (Arabian fables) and old characters further developed. I'm rather impressed with how Charming has grown.

The premise of this wonderful series is to rewrite and expand the world of fairy tales. They characters of which has entered our world fleeing a great evil. Lost of fun, smart and witty, typical american style illustrations for the most part, but nice. Some similarities of premise to the Sand Man series, but not quite as inventive or as extensively research and deep. Start at #1 for the best read.

I picked this book up along with Hibernate Made Easy, and found booth of these books to be written in the same funny and informative manner.

Definitely a must have for portal development.

Very similar in style and format as the Hibernate and JPA book by the same author. (Hibernate Made Easy: Simplified Data Persistence with Hibernate and JPA (Java Persistence API) Annotations)

This book provides complete coverage of the JSR168 API, without going into peripheral topics such as skins, themes and third party extensions. There are sections on Struts, JSF and Ajax though, which are good.

I like the style of these books, but the informal feel might not be for everyone. Sample content is available from the book's website. I'd suggest getting a feel for the authors style first by viewing it. If you like the way the author writes, you'll learn alot from this book.

it is a good book, i read because the information, in this books help me to solve a lot of questions about portlet.

read and you will see.

i give five stars.

guillermo urdaneta

This is the right book for anyone trying to learn, or working with portal.

The book covers just about every aspect of JSR168, and it does it in a very thought out and methodical manner. The book is definitely technical, but the writing style is very laid back, making it an enjoyable read.

There's not other book on the market that does as good a job covering portlet development as effectively as this book does.

Its ok, But i won't recommend this book. The way it is summarised is not good. I mean the way they decribe the content. but concept wise it is good.

My husband gave me "Stalking Ivory" as a gift recently. I was surprised that I had not heard of the author and when I mentioned it to a friend who is an avid mystery reader she said that she had seen it. The fact that she had not bought it, left me a little wary because my friend cannot resist a good book. It was apparent that it was a series and when I searched Amazon on line, I discovered that it was the third book. I immediately ordered the first two. I find that it's always better to read books in order written if they are a series even though the stories are unrelated. The writers always add in bits to give you charater background but reading through as the characters develop is more satisfying. "Mark of the Lion" is the first in the series and takes place in post WWI Africa. I loved the characters and the story. It was an enjoyable read. Not too heavy but with substance. I was able to truthfully thank my husband for my "3 book gift" and look forward to reading more as they become available.

While Jade del Cameron is driving an ambulance near the front lines in World War I, she sees a friend's plane shot down and runs to his aid. Her almost fiancé dies in her arms, making a last request: that she find his brother, and his father's murderer. Since David Worthy had no brother, to her knowledge, it's a tall order. David's mother refuses to even discuss the possibility her husband may have fathered an illegitimate son, so Jade's next step is to venture to Africa, where David's father, Gil Worthy, mysteriously died.

In British East Africa, Jade meets an array of colonists, almost none of whom remember Gil Worthy. She hears that he was killed by a hyena in his hotel room, and the natives believe the hyena was controlled by a witch. Jade makes new friends in coffee-farming colonists Neville and Madeline Thompson, Lord Colridge, an old aristocrat everyone defers to, and piques the interest of Harry Hascombe, a successful rancher. Jade's excuse for being in Africa is writing and taking photos for a travel magazine, so she always manages to be in the thick of things. It is Jade who kills a hyena that has been troubling a native village, earning a ceremony in her honor, and a new name, Simba Jike. A shaman paints a lion claw tattoo on her arm that won't wash off, and she is given a noxious paste to ward off witches and lions. Since the paste seems to work, she wears it always, despite the complaints of those around her.

Her dear friends, Lord Avery and Lady Beverly Dunbury, arrive for a visit just in time to go on safari with Jade, Madeline Thompson, Harry Hascombe, and his surly neighbor, Roger Forster. Lord Colridge breaks his leg and cannot go, so he sends his right-hand man, Pili, to accompany Jade. During all this time, Jade questions everyone about Gil Worthy, hoping to find who would have gained from his death, and also trying to find David's brother and fulfill his last request. Jade is in almost constant danger, which she faces fearlessly with her trusty Winchester. She makes wry observations about the foibles of the society around her, completely comfortable with being different. She's too practical to care much about fashions, but winds up setting trends when she breaks convention. She is a heroine almost without flaw, but she is also devoid of arrogance and very likeable.

It soon became obvious that Gil Worthy's killer lived in the colony, and several clues point to who it is, though suspicion is cast on others. It's not easy for Jade to find David's brother, though she manages to do that, too. The mystery solved, the book ends rather abruptly, as another Jade del Cameron story will be along.

This is a fun and refreshing series in a time and place that have not been overdone, starring an old-fashioned heroine with modern sensibilities. The mystery was a good one, but the real star was the setting of Africa, vividly and lovingly described in a way that transports the reader there. This is definitely a promising new mystery series worth reading.

Even though this book is supposed to be about the years just after World War I, it's hard to read about how much fun it is to shoot game to produced mounted heads for wall decoration. Jade doesn't seem to flinch at all about slaughtering animals. I don't think that's anything to admire her for. That was a big mark against the book for me.

I expected "Out of Africa" with a bit of mystery thrown in but I was surprised. I appreciated the period setting. I genuinely felt like I was a British ex-partiot after WWI, although the characters, including the heroine, are somewhat broadly drawn. The supernatural touches of the shape-shifters are what surprised me. I like mysteries with a touch of SF but it seemed out of place here. But most of all, the actual solving of the mystery was not that difficult - I knew half the answer a third of the way into the book. And I rarely guess "whodunnit".

Mark of the Lion is quite possibly the best debut novel I've ever read, and certainly one of the best books I've had the pleasure of reading. Others have summed up the plot quite well, so I won't try and add to that.

What I loved most about the book was its sense of atmosphere. Arruda has a way of writing that makes you feel as though you're there with the characters in Africa. It's rare to encounter a book that can convey its setting so well - from the sense of chaotic settlements (dust! everywhere!) right down to the roaring of the lions in the evening.

Jade is an excellent heroine, as well. I usually avoid historical mysteries because it's hard to find a realistically strong heroine - often historical heroines come off as late 20th century women in disguise. Not so for Jade. She has an excellent reason for her independance and spark.

Arruda is definitely an author to watch, and she has become an auto-buy for me.

This book is amazing!! I could not believe FINALLY someone put into words what I was feeling but could not express! (1st chapter) His suggestions are so logical. He is a wonderful dr. and I hope he is educating others in his way of thinking. This is a "must read book" for anyone with chronic pain!!

To endure life's inevitable roadblocks, we have to strive not for perfection, but contentment, and miraculously all the pain will go away -- for a while. What he calls "curing" I call "coping with." There is no cure for the hardships we all encounter along the way -- becoming a hermit is even worse, as you dwell on what's wrong.

Ultimately, all pain goes through a "receiving center" in the brain, and seratonin blocks the perception of pain and keeps it from "centralizing" in the nervous system. In his diatribute to the ability to be pain-free, he refers a lot to his former book, BRAIN LONGEVITY, on which he collaborated with the same journalist who has written for several medical magazines.

He uses many "deficits" for possible causes of chronic pain, but specifically names seratonin as the worst, depending on one's pain tolerance threshold. He says that women suffer more from chronic pain due to hormonal changes, that two-thirds of all patients at pain clinics are women with migraines. Back pain is three times more prevelant in women, according to this doctor, and chronic muscle pain is ten times more common among the female sex.

All pain signals ultimately land in the brain, where they trigger thought, emotions, memories, and a complex array of biochemical events aimed at protecting your body from further harm. With chronic pain, the alarm continues to shriek uselessly long after the physical danger has passed.

Seratonin is the body's single best pain-fighter, more important even than endorphins. Seratonin deficit is a major culprit. He emphasizes that suffering is one reaction to pain, but not the only possible reaction -- that it is possible to experience pain without suffering from it. He admits that all lives contain some pain but, when you can experience it without suffering, "your chronic, disabling pain, for all practical purposes will be 'cured'."

Pain is the most common reason people go to doctors. Dr. Scott Fishman, president of the American Academy of Pain Management feels, "We've wandered from the basic philosophy in medicine, where you cure what you can but always treat suffering, to being focused only on curing."

In the section about arthritis, he confirms that the side effects pain medications present are worse than the problem they are supposed to relieve. One example is plain aspirin which, he says destroys the cartilage, the "padding" which keeps bones from rubbing together. This is the most common type called osteoarthritis. It is thought that eighty percent have this type by the age of fifty, progressing as age does. It involves hands, spine, hips, knees and feet (primarily in overweight people), and goes back to the cavemen.

Exercise therapy is touted as a natural substitute for medicine, but I know first hand that this type can cause more pain. Rheumatoid is a disorder or malfunction of the immune system with more inflammation of the joints. He says that this is most often in women between 25 and 50, with no known cure. In this type, you have to learn to "conquer" as opposed to "cure."

He really only stresses what we all know, you just have to live with pain at varying times and in varying intensities. If you try to follow all of his suggestions, not only would you spend all your time trying to locate and consume numerous herbal supplements and expensive foods, but your money, too.

Mort Crim once remarked, "forgiving someone can't change the past but it can transform the future." Dr. Khalsa tried out this intensive program at the University of Arizona. I think he must have had all female subjects. It is not recommended to use this as a substitute for medical care, as needed, only as some suppositions. More research is needed, I feel, and I wonder how long his program lasted. I feel that traditional Pain Management, similar to what I had at Vanderbilt in Nashville is better -- but there is NO cure for pain. That's an illusion.

The `Pain Cure' is a valuable resource empowering you with tools and information for controlling your pain and regaining your life.

It covers an enormous amount of information including nutritional therapy, physical therapies, medication...as well as mind/body exercises, meditation and strength training..... A total holistic approach bringing Eastern & Western medicine together.

During times of pain it is easy to want to hide away & I found comfort & encouragement during my time of need.

Thankfully this combined technique is becoming a more recognizable form of treatment by doctors of today.

I would highly recommend this book for anyone who suffers from pain.

Life Is Too Short .....Regain & Enjoy Your Life!

If you or a loved one are suffering chronic pain, you owe it to yourself to read this book! It explains clearly and succinctly about how your body and brain process pain, then it offers effective strategies to regain control of your body and your life.

Before I read this book, I wanted to just close my eyes and never wake up. I've lived with chronic pain for seven years and short of getting a morphine pump implant, I've tried it all. I still have pain, but The Pain Cure gave me the information and support I needed to stop feeling victimized and look forward to living again.

This program gives a body, mind, and spiritual (soul) intensive in a sensible and interesting manner. It is delivered by the doctor who gave us Brain Longevity, and it is no wonder that it follows through with a complete and doable program aimed indeed at pain in the human body. He absolutely and logically proves that pain does not exist alone at the site of the pain, but lives within us. It is a thoughtful, and non-invasive book. I feel this book is always there for me, as a reference and a thoughtful,research-based and compassionate friend.

It's a great yarn! Facing off US naval forces against terrorists in a fascinating part of the world that's in all the headlines these days. It's fun to "travel" to the places and "meet" the characters in this tale. The people are vividly described and the personalities are fun to experience. The action made me feel like I had first hand knowledge of things I'll never need to live-out.

Very good story teller, have read all three books by this author and hope that he will write many more.

At the beginning, Mr. Cooke spends too much time convincing us he knows subs. At the page 50 mark, where I decide to stop or keep going on an action novel, it was touch and go. But then it got better. On balance, an entertaining read. It could have been better written with fewer sub details in 350 pages, though. As sub books go, it lacked the improbability of Stephen Coonts book. "America," which failed my page 50 test.

Picked up the book after enjoying Pride Runs Deep and I am now sold on R. Cameron Cooke. Very much looking forward to future books. Considering your knowledge and ability to tell a good/interesting story, please consider a modern remake of the Enemy Below or the like. Also, consider putting those Special Ops (Seals) to work next time! ;> Shocked by the dissidents, but maybe they were mistaking a true thriller for non-fiction?? Although great reads as well, you won't find this kind of action and excitement in very many military history non-fiction works....All I can say to Confederate is, from Stripes, "...lighten up Francis.."

Having spent a good deal of my career working for the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), I was hugely disappointed with "Rise to Victory." First, Cooke seems to think the command is still in Crystal City (Arlington, Va.). It's not. It was moved to the Navy Yard years ago. While a minor misstep, it shows that the author doesn't keep up with current events.

Perhaps the most disappointing aspect of his novel was his stereotyped characters. An overweight bumbling executive officer, a demented chief engineer who mumbles to himself and plots the deminse of one of his men over a captain's mast that didn't suit him. I don't know what submarines Cooke served on, but the contrived dialog alone was a show stopper. In all my career, I have NEVER heard a junior officer use the F-word in a formal setting with a superior officer and, frankly, most officers I knew didn't use that type of language, period. And those who did didn't use the F-word 3-4 times in the same sentence. But alas, the crew of USS Providence all swear like sailors, officers and enlisted alike. And when they rescue the environmentalist daughter of one of their agents, she can't go three sentences without using it either. But the obscenity does cover the canned dialog to a certain extent, so that's probably why the author used it. But he overdoes it to the point that it offends.

There are operational annoyances all over the place. Despite being under "ultra-quiet" orders the crew cheers uncontrollably when an enemy sub is hit. (Alas, cheering sub crews also is a stereotyped element in an enviornoment where silence is critical.) And no one would become so overjoyed that he would forget himself and slap the captain's back like a football player, as one crewmember did in uncontrolled joy.

The novel does cook up some tension, but the U.S. captain's attempt to take out an enemy who had established a friendship is cold blooded and unrealistic, and the internal animosities among the crew just didn't work in my opinion. In fact, I found myself overwhelmed by the stock villians and the outrageous conduct of the officers and crew. Those who read this book should remember this is only a novel and that life aboard a real nuclear submarine is a far cry removed from the "central casting" morons who wander in and out of the story's uneven tapestry.

Many people obviously like the book, but Cooke is nowhere near an Edward L. Beach or Tom Clancy. (Beach used to bemoan any submarine story where a junior officer strikes a superior officer or an enlisted man strikes an officer. "Things like that just don't happen," he said.)

To see how real submarine crews act, read Beach or Clancy, both of which are wonderful storytellers with realistic white-knuckled action elements. If you're at an airport and will settle for an action novel with little relation to the real world, you might actually like "Rise to Victory." But bring your ability to suspend disbelief. You'll need it.

The second book in the series takes off five years after the first and we find Joel and Tom still together and happy except Joel feels thier family is incomplete and he decides he wants a child. After some convincing Tom agrees. This is where Sharon comes in, the beautiful exile from across the border. She is from a tribe of German imagrants who settled in Mexico. Joel and Tom offer her a life in America and an American education so she wont have to be a begger on the streets of Mexico, after meeting an American woman who shows Sharon pictures of "the greatest city in the world" San Francisco, and her hotel room "provided by Joel and Tom" gets robbed she decides to contact the two men and takes them up on "an offer" they made her. The rest of the story is great, from Joels parents Douglas and Eva and their adopted kids Patrick, Detrick, Henry and Sally to the introduction of some great new faces such as the owner of the Red Roster Cafe, Ms. Jost. I wont mention any one else as they may suprise you. I really loved this book and highly recomend it to any fan of the first.

That was how I felt when I finished reading Common Sons and I got my wish with Blind Season. Now I'm eager to hear a little more about these wonderful boys who follow their hearts and go after the family they desire despite the obstacles.

There are new characters introduced that blend in very well with the old seasoned characters. Ronald Donaghe has done it again, spinning a wonderful story that should warm the heart of all who have a chance to read it.

I hope the Gathering comes out soon. I'm going to read Salvation Mongers for sure, and I have no doubt that it too will be fascinating. Thank you Mr. Donaghe for bringing Tom and Joel to life. I love them both and i found the story very touching and enjoyable. It was another that i couldn't put down.

Great read,could not put it down, wonderful story! Read all three so far , Common Sons, The Blind Season and The Salvation Mongers, can't wait for the final book, The Gathering when is it ever coming? Hurry Ronald we are all waiting........

Again, thank you for a splendid sequel. Their lives for the period of reading was my life and I thoroughly enjoyed being there. The compassion, forgiveness and understanding of all peoples no matter where they are in their lives came through brilliantly. Humanity is all of its forms shone brightly. Thank you.

Ron Donaghe's second installment following "Common Sons" in The Common Threads in the Life series, picks up with "The Blind Season." The story continues five years afer we've left Joel and Tom in "Common Sons." Joel, never one to accept other people's ideas of what he should or shouldn't do, or what he can or cannot have as a homosexual man living an openly homosexual life, once agains follows his heart. In the process he upsets a lot of people, shocks many more, and creates a lot of division within the town of Common, New Mexico, where he lives. Donaghe's setting for this story is once again the New Mexican desert. His vivid descriptions of the New Mexican landscape come from the heart, and his love for the the setting is evident, serving only to enhance the story.

Without giving away too many details, suffice it to say that Joel finds a way to fulfill his dream of becoming a father, raising a family, and leading a life no different from anyone else's with the man he loves.
Donaghe's story is a testament to listening to one's own heart, rather than to others' and about following one's dreams and making them reality, no matter how many people tell you "you can't." It's a statement about the rights--regrettably, rights that need to be fought for--of gay men to have what most people take for granted.
For those who first met Tom and Joel in "Common Sons," and want to know what became of them, I highly recommend "The Blind Season." Donaghe's writing style is riveting, easy on the senses, and draws the reader in from the beginning.
This book is a great follow-up to "Common Sons."

For me, the test of a knitting book is whether I immediately want to begin work on one or two of its projects. Knitting Classic Style more than meets my criteria. First there's the Corset Cover (who could resist the name and the garment?) and the Strawberry Lace Wrap Cardigan in which I imagine myself snuggling while watching my favorite costume drama.Then there's the charming Little Girls' A- Line Jacket (with hood), the His and Her Llama Cardigan which is one of the best men's projects I have seen, and the Child's Nautical Pullover, a disarmingly sweet French-style garment with a discreet lace pattern. My husband is lining up for the Argyle Vest but first, I might have to treat myself to a glamorous Mohair Portrait Scarf and the ingenious Layered Skater's Top, a two-for-one treasure with a subtle, delicate cable pullover under a cute short sleeve mohair t-shirt. The Tabi socks are just the thing for wearing with my flip flops now that I have banned shoes from my wood floors and the artful Warm Shawl begs the question, "what fab color combination can I use?" This subtly beautiful book is a satisfying feast of even more stylish, varied, do-able projects than there is space to write about: hats, socks, mittens, jackets, vests. Its timeless projects will never go out of style.

I just got this book as a Christmas gift and I couldn't put it down. I wanted to CO all the patterns on each page. I can't wait to start! I will tweak some of the sweater patterns to fit closer to my style but I truly love the book with the variety of snitches and patterns. This is the only book I've found so far that contains everything from hats to socks which I like from start to finish.

Just got this book. I'm a knitting book addict so the fact that I bought this doesn't mean much. However, at first read I saw 10 designs I'd make. That's twice as many as most knitwear books. The directions are for a wide variety of sizes, which makes the book vastly more useful.

I like the use of yarns and the conservative men's patterns. On showing the one shawl collared sweater to my husband, he said: "hey, I'd wear that!" which is a first in 20 years.

I didn't need wrist warmer or corset cover patterns but there was enough here that I can ignore those. I'd prefer some clearer photos, esp of the second "under" layer of the 2 layered sweater. I hate not being able to clearly see every design.

All in all, a hit.

I love the patterns in the book - I'd love to make a few. I plunged into making Layered Skater's top - a lacy top using Kidsilk haze. It is knitted with circular knitting needles. I got all the way to the yoke, and having hell of time following directions. I wish the directions were more clear. I don't know if I can finish this project which is a shame since I knitted 2/3rds of it! Bummer.

I'm extremely underwhemled. I read the rave reviews, and a few of the pans, and I decided that the raves won. For me, I should have paid more attention to the pans.
This book does not showcase all the elements that I have come to admire in Avery's work. Nothing inspired me to pick up the needles and cast on. There didn't appear anything truly innovative. Many of the patterns were done in a large yarn and needle gauge, so that they appeared coarse to me, though others may find that the interesting part. For me, I wish I had had the chance to see the book first, because there is nothing in here that interests me at all. The texture work was coarse, and so was the color work. Everything meant for those who might have shorter attention spans, but nothing that seems elegant, as so much of Avery's work has been in the past.

First off, this is nothing new. If you've read any of Cameron's other books, you're not going to find much new here. How many more books does the author need to sell convincing us to "do morning pages?"

As you read along thinking you might come across something worth your time, something helpful and encouraging for your writing process, the reader encounters laughable prose. For example, on page 223 : "As a young writer I wrote a novel that no one wanted to read. It sat, UNMOLESTED, on a living room table..." That line alone required more than just a doubletake. It was absolutely ridiculous and, and real, GOOD writers would have edited that out in spite of their inner screaming 12 year old editor of 1975 who felt it was "cool and original, man."

Also included are comparisons appropriate for middle schoolers; phrases reminiscent of "pretty as a picture." On page 68 : "The season is as beautiful as a young girl turning into a woman." Rather than keep my attention on the subject at hand, I burst into laughter, recalling the terrible comparisons I once used as a young writer. But Cameron was not attempting humor here.

Aside from the laughable prose, the name-dropping is obnoxious. As a reader of a book on creativity, I resent being sold-to. Because it's not just name-dropping, it is also unnecessary, irrelevent detail about the books her friends have written.

I found this book at the library. If you're really curious and want to give it a try, I suggest you do the same.

If you have read _The Artist's Way_, you will recognize many of the exercises in this book. That's not necessarily a bad thing; it may inspire you to try them again in a new context, but if you are expecting all-new material from Julia Cameron, you won't get it. That said, her essays written over the course of a year take you on the path of creativity with her. Because it is a journey, if you sit down and read this book in a week, you'll have a good picture of the author's journey, but if you want to gain as an artist, that's not the way to use this book. Read a little, try some of the suggested exercises, take what you can use at this time in your life.

If you've never read any of Julia Cameron's work before, I don't recommend this as an introduction; read _The Artist's Way_ first. In this book, she does not explore in depth some of the concepts that she assumes the reader will take for granted (such as a belief in God -- in _Artist's Way_, she better explains how she views the concept of "God" in a way that even an atheist might buy into).

I enjoyed reading the author's thoughts, but never having lived in NYC or ever wanting to, sometimes I had trouble relating to her perspective in the way she illustrated those thoughts. Still, the exercises allow you to relate the ideas she brings up to your own experience, and that makes the book an interesting tool in one's own creative journey.

I'm more of a moderate fan than other reviewers here. As one reviewer points out, much of it is already in "The Artist's Way," though I liked how she described the basic tools (morning pages, artist's date, walks) much more concisely.

The focus of the book is vague but taken together, many of the exercises are a hodge-podge of lifetime goal-setting, overcoming procrastination, self-analysis, and finding creative outlets.

Some exercises, though, appear aimless - more like "busy work" - and their purpose remained unexplained throughout the book. For example, why am I making "a collage of the present moment?" Moment meaning this day? This hour? This 'place' in my life? What will I do with it? What will I do with it tomorrow or should I make another one then? Another example: listing 25 things that represent success and sophistication to you. Why? Am I to analyze this list, realize it, or revise it?

This book is fine if you're seeking journaling material or ways to add a little fun in your life in general. But in that sense, it's just one of many (such as Charlotte Davis Kasl's "Finding Joy," or most anything by Sark) and doesn't really stand out.

As for procrastination or goal-setting, I'd recommend a more focused book than this - perhaps one by Barbara Sher, Marsha Sinetar, Eric Maisel, Jeff Davidson, or even one of the books by Ron Rubin and Stuart Avery Gold.

Cameron is one of the most intimate informal writing mentors for people at any stage of artistic recovery and reclaiming. The Sound of Paper brings the journey to a level of essence - if your essence is to write then Cameron shares her experiences of the highs and lows. An addition to any tool kit in the creativity box of artistic living. Another great find is The Artist's Way Kit... jammed with ideas of how to date yourself, conceive, and give birth to your stories.

This book came at a great time for me, hitting me where I live and reminding me why I so appreciate (and am grateful to) Julia Cameron. The short essays in this book make for easy inspirational reading whenever you need it -- you can pick it up and start almost anywhere, which is handy. But don't let the short length of the essays diminish the great things this book as a whole is capable of conveying to writers who are suffering creative blocks. There's also a great deal of wisdom here for professional writers who are feeling uprooted and/or unappreciated after months of bleeding on their pages. A must for writers who've been on the path a while and are thirsty for companionship and understanding.

I was really hoping that this would cover his technical and engineering realted articles that he does so well and gives the reader so much insight into the technology of motorcycling. This book is mostly concerned with people and personalities such as riders and mechanics and even manufactuers such as Mr. Honda. All well writen and very informative. But as I said there are not really any of the technical articles here.

If you were an avid motorcyclist in the 1960s to 1980's and followed the races you will enjoy the time capsule perspective of Kevin Cameron. It will bring back happy memories.
If you're from the recent era it provides a great perspective on how different things were yet how the same in the attitudes and tribulations of racers.
Hopefully it will make you want to look at more of Kevin's modern thoughts.
He has perhaps one of the most insightful minds in the motorcycle world.

Kevin Cameron writes in a uniquely odd manner but if you're a gear head or just interested in learning WHY some stuff gets done, eventually, you'll like the book. I had been reading his stuff in magazines for a long time and wondered when an all encompassing compendium of his work might surface. This would be it.

Can you read the whole thing at once? I doubt it. It's not that kind of book. You need to read it, attempt to understand what he just said, and then move on. Can't do that in one sitting for sure.

Overall, I enjoyed the read as much as the "ride" it takes you on.

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There is so much to learn from this great collection of Cameron's writings. I really enjoyed reading this book.

Kevin's knowledge, insights and memories make for a great read and you will learn something about great bikes and the men that rode and made them. I learned more about my heroes and racers that have become great friends to me. I guess all I could ask for is TDC- 2, the sequel.

As you would expect from the "Above Blank" city series, this is an updated version of "Above Paris". It is slightly larger in format than the previous version, and includes the Pyramid entrance to the Louve, and all the new sites like La Bastille opera house. If you have ever been to Paris, this is a MUST. If you are thinking of going, you will buy it when you return!

Every time i open this book, it draws me in. The clarity of the photos is amazing! The superb images are shot from the perfect height so that they provide a panoramic view, while still allowing you to glimpse tiny architectural details like balconies and awnings. This beautiful, unique book is the perfect preparation for a trip to Paris, as it will help you create a mental map of the city - but it's a wonderful post-trip souvenir, too. If you have even a passing interest in Paris, this book is a must-buy!

Really, it is rather rare and pleasant to come across the books devoted to aerial photos of Paris. I have only one more. And it is twice pleasant to have such a solid and interesting book. Besides it contains good and well done photos, this book is intersting because you have the chance to compare Paris of 80-s and present Paris if you have been there. If not - no way, it will help you to get more about Paris when you'll have the chance.

All I can say is Wow, Mr. Cameron is such a talent, people just have no idea the skill it takes to get photographs of this quality, much less hanging out of a helicopter. I love Paris and this book lets you see the hidden gardens and the wonderful lay out of this singular city. Paris has NEVER looked so good, and eventhough this book was first published in the late 80's the photographs still capture the present city, after all Paris, thank heaven, does not change that much, that is a big part of her charm. Though she ages she never really shows her age, she is truly eternal. I highly recommend this book, it is just quite frankly unparalleled.

This is a stellar exploration of Paris and its environs via aerial photographs. Armed with a map and this book, you can take a wonderful tour of Paris from a bird's-eye perspective, becoming familiar with the layout of the city, the location of the most famous spots in relation to other structures, and a feel for how the city is built around the various physical landmarks, including hills and the waterways. There is also a wealth of photographs from the surrounding areas of Paris.

The photographs are of the greatest imaginable clarity, with a wealth of detail in every picture. Although it is possible to flip through the book, the best approach is to take it and carefully study each picture, teasing out all the details that each one can reveal. I will confess that I have never been to Paris, but thanks to studying this as well as other books enabling one to study the layout of the city, I honestly believe that I could negotiate between the landmarks if I were suddenly plopped down in the center of the city.

I have only two complaints with the book. First, the first section of the book features both historical and modern views of the same areas. I would have liked to see a lot more of that. For me, these were by far the most interesting photos in the book, and I wouldn't have minded if this constituted the bulk of the book. Second, while the pictures are of the highest imaginable quality, most were taken from approximately the same elevation. If one compares the photographs here to those in Jan Morris's OVER EUROPE, you will find in the latter a much greater variation in elevation. In the Morris book, they were able to many instances to use a remote control balloon with a camera to get much, much lower than Cameron was in this volume. Pierre Salinger's intro details some of the difficulties they had in getting permission for low-level photographs. Minor quibbles, but I do believe that more variety in the book would have increased its attractiveness and value.