Cameron Books

Browsing thru my latest edition of New Mexico magazine, I came across the latest edition of this cookbook. Naturally I turned to Amazon for what was available and selected a 1978 editon for a couple of bucks. This is a siimple to follow cookbook that has the basics: red chile sauce, enchiladas, etc. I particularly enjoyed the references to then currant restaurants in New Mexico. An online check showed some of them still in business, but a lot of them are closed now.

If you are truly into New Mexico cooking and are willing to cook, this book is great. There is no pretense as to the recipes -- just tried and true New Mexico cooking. This book has less "fluff" than its followup cookbook.

I would highly recommend the Tennessee Frontier Trilogy series for anyone who loves historical fiction and/or is interested in Tennessee history. Mr. Judd is a native Tennessean and has a true insight into life as it must have been for early settlers. I have read these books twice and have kept them and plan to rereread them. Mr. Judd's books were recommended for male readers,I am female and thoroughly enjoyed these books.
I could imagine my ancestors living again in the pages of his books. Very well written!!

In "The Border Men," Judd's characters have the all the problems that the early settlers experienced on the frontier. Judd tells his story with the conflict between Patriots and the Tories. There on the Tennessee frontier Judd's character have to fight for survival and deal with the political conflict. They fight the British for freedom on Kings Mountain and win the battle. I liked the conflict between the Colters and the Brechts Things move a little slow at times and it doesn't keep you awake. By Ruth Thompson author of "The Bluegrass Dream" and "Natchez Above The River"

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Very poignant... follows the life of a young man stricken with AIDS, from the time he was a teenager struggling with his identity to his involvement in the homosexual lifestyle to his battle with HIV and AIDS. Very well written, brings out the fears and problems confronting troubled youth like Scott Cameron and offers solutions for families of homosexuals and society itself. The book dealt with a sensitive subject in a powerful way. Deeply moving. I would highly recommend it.

from the back cover of 'A Celebration of Poets' Edited by Don Cameron Allen: "The two books of essays brought together in this paperback edition originated as lectures delivered at The Johns Hopkins Poetry Festivals held in 1958 and 1961. Marianne Moore, Mark Van Doren, Yvor Winters, and R.P.Blackmur discuss their art in general and the works of three other poets in particular: Edwin Muir, Edith Sitwell, and Thomas Hardy. Johns Holmes, May Sarton, Richard Eberhart, Richard Wilbur, and Randall Jarrell are concerned to identify the nature of poetry, the roles of the poet and critic, and the function that poetry serves in life and society."

I did write one of the poems in this book, but I also purchased it, so I'm assuming that it's OK that I'm reviewing it both ways (besides, I wanna win 50 bucks!) This book is a wonderful read for anyone who enjoys poetry - it has all different types of poetry in it - haiku, free verse, patterned rhyming - everyone would love it!

As part of my Executive Education, I had the pleasure of attending a Senior Leadership course at the University of Michigan taught by DeGraff, Cameron, and Quinn. The class was primarily based upon the Competing Values Framework, the content found in this book. Organizations today are forced to confront change, implement competitive strategy, make a profit, develop leaders, attract and retain talent, and create value for shareholders. Leaders are continually confronted with the need to stay on the cutting edge, be innovative, articulate vision, nurture social capital, and effectively manage intangibles. Using the Competing Values Framework, this book identifies an approach and a set of strategies to address all these challenges. This book's framework can have many applications. I have used this model in leadership coaching, team building, and performance optimization, just to name a few. Anyone interested in creating financial and human capital value in their organization will find this book invaluable.

Subtitle: Creating Value in Organizations

As a doctoral candidate in business management, I have leadership books growing out of my ears. When I discovered Competing Values Leadership, I prepared myself for the worst, secretly hoping these authors would offer a unique perspective on leadership that not only offers value but also demonstrates how leadership affects the bottom line in business. Fortunately, I wasn't disappointed.

Competing Values Leadership is organized into two main parts, sub-divided into nine chapters. It includes a list of figures and tables used throughout the book to demonstrate key components of the Competing Values Leadership framework.

Part I overviews the competing values theory and explains the four-quadrant visual model underlying this theory. The authors propose that "hundreds of organizations have used the framework to diagnose and implement culture change, establish competitive strategy, motivate employees, facilitate organizational development and change, implement quality processes, (and) develop high potential leaders..." (p. 12).

Cases including Philips Electronics, Dana Corporation, Dell, General Dynamics, and SPX are provided to demonstrate value created by application of the framework which is divided into quadrants describing four value-creating leadership activities: Collaborate, Create, Compete and Control. The authors assert that balanced application of these competing values, preferences, and priorities which exist in all organizations will yield more value and better financial results.

Part II discusses additional applications of the model and how behaviors of the Competing Values Leadership model can result in value creation and higher financial performance.

Since the authors are researchers and academics, Competing Values Leadership is not a book easily examined cover-to-cover. It's filled with quantitative charts and research terms like "multiple regression" and "predictive analysis" unfamiliar to the typical business audience. Yet, once readers wade through the academic jargon, they will discover that the Competing Values Leadership model offers valuable insights into the inherent paradox of leadership and why leadership is actually a balancing act among extremes rather than a simple fix for organizational challenges.

Armchair Interviews highly recommends this book for business professionals and leadership researchers interested in understanding a new approach to leading people, building organizational effectiveness, and achieving higher financial performance.

The previous reviewer is right--this story is quite imaginative, but the writing could use some polish. I've discussed this with the author, and he's said that he's planning to rewrite the book at a later date, once he's broadened his experience in the field of writing. I sincerely hope he does so, because this is one of the more imaginative YA novels I've read. With some revision, this book could easily become a bestseller.

The basic plot line is one that's familiar to all young adult readers: a young man struggles to come of age in a world that doesn't quite accept him. While learning about his secret heritage, he discovers who he really is, and saves the world in the process. The author takes this common theme and weaves it into a story that manages to be unique in spite of the cliché.

The story introduces concepts that few readers are aware of, such as synesthesia: a disorder in which a person's senses get cross-wired in the brain. Commonly, a person with synesthesia will perceive color when viewing letters and numbers. There are many other aspects to synesthesia, including the one used in this book, where a person translates sounds into colors. My only complaint in this area is that the author doesn't fully describe what the experience is like. Granted, synesthesia is different for each person who has it, but it would've been fantastic if he'd made the disorder come alive to those who can never experience what it's like. Hopefully that will be one of the changes made when he rewrites the book!

One of the truly hard things to do as an author is to be original. A writer cannot be taught to be creative or original, but a young author can, over time, hone his craft. Gary Cameron's story shows both creativity and some of the weakness of a new author.

The book is clearly aimed at young readers, but with several words and ideas that would be unfamiliar to most adolescents. However, gently expanding the mind of the reader, as Cameron does, is a good thing. Young, and not so young, readers will learn about Theremins, synesthesia and the illness tinnitus as well as real people such as Evelyn Glennie and Clara Rockmore.

The story is of a young man, Andy, who is about to graduate from high school. Andy has known for years that he has Synesthesia, but after finding a hidden room in the house and a strange musical instrument his abilities expand and take him places, both mentally and physically, he could only imagine just days before.

When I asked Cameron in an email if he had a musical background he said no, but you could not tell that from his writing. Indeed his plot is all the more creative because of his lack of background in a subject that is central to his story. However, his knowledge of outer space appears spotty. He uses phrases such as "blackness that seems to be darkening the universe," and "absolute control of the entire universe." Outer Space is black and the universe is an endless, these terms, left unqualified, strain suspension of disbelief. But, later, I enjoyed his description of the Jovian moon, Europa.

I was 150 pages into the story before I began to put the pieces together and understand where Cameron was taking me and that appears to be exactly where in the novel he wanted that understanding to come. However, this revelation is given in the form of a long narration that weakens the overall impact. I would have been more satisfied if Andy had investigated and gradually discovered most of the secrets his mother had withheld from him and tells him about when she is cured.

Often in science fiction an attack is a series of big spaceships and big explosions. I don't want to give anything away so I'll just say I think his climatic attack is very original.

One of the hardest techniques for a new author to learn is to show feelings, ideas and character growth through events in the story rather than telling them in narration. At several points Cameron tells us how a character has grown or provides background information in narration.

Recommendation: The originality of much of the plot allowed me to overlook the uneven writing and enjoy the story. I look forward to what Gary Cameron will write in the future. Earworms earns five stars for creativity, three for writing technique. Overall this novel is a four and I recommend it to teenage independent readers.

"The Reformation", by Euan Cameron is a book presenting this era religious and social upheaval. His aim is to give the background and the causes for the reformation and the perhaps even draw conclusions upon the outcome of 'modern' Europe.

Cameron's viewpoint comes from two schools, the socio-economic and the history of ideas, in forming this book. While he says that the two schools have many of their own strengths he also points out that they have their faults. In the face of this he combines the ideas and approaches of both schools in this book.

`The Reformation' by Cameron starts with an introduction of the popular piety during the late middles ages. Two positions, that the period before the Reformation was characterised by an increased secularisation of society and that religion was an important factor in the lives of the people -due to their respect for the church are then discussed. He draws the best points of both arguments and concludes the first chapter with a new thesis somewhat combining the old and also bringing in new aspects.

This is the process which Cameron proceeds throughout the book, taking opposing views to create a comprehensive narrative. He starts with the background of the reformation; society, economy, etc. Then Reformers and their messages are discussed with the same counter-argumentation scheme. In his third section he presents the establishment of the Reformation churches concerning the coalition between the politicians and theologians. And finally he conculudes with a discussion of the frustration of late reformers and the second generation of reformers.

What can be seen in this book is that the reformation is a complex and involved event. There seems to be no single approach which will solve all the questions. It is rather a conglomerate mixture.

Cameron's book is a good compilation of the ideas and arguments of the reformation. It provides a good summary of the events and peoples. His style is fluid and easy to follow. A very enlightening and useful read.

"The Reformation", by Euan Cameron is a book presenting his thesis for the start of this period of religious and social upheaval. His aim is to give the background and the causes for the reformation and the perhaps even draw conclusions upon the outcome of 'modern' Europe.

Cameron claims the backing of two schools, the socio-economic and the history ideas in forming this book. While he says that the two seperate have many of their own strengths he also points out that they have their faults. In the face of this he combines the ideas and approaches of both schools in this book.

The Reformation by starts with a classical introduction of the popular piety during the late middles ages. The two positions, that the period before the Reformation was characterised by an increased secularisation of society. That religion was an important factor in the lives of the people and that they actually great in their respect for the church. He draws the best points of both arguments and concludes the first chapter with a new thesis somewhat combining the old and also bringing in new aspects.

This is the process which Cameron proceeds throughout the book. Taking opposing views and resolving them to make the picture fit within his story. He starts with the background of the reformation, society, history, etc. Then Reformers and their messages are discussed with the same counter-argumentation scheme. In his third section he presents the establishment of the reformation churches, again with arguments by different historians concerning the coalition between the politicians and theologians. And finally he conculudes with a discussion of the frustration of late reformers and the second generation of reformers.

What can be seen in this book is that the reformation is a complex and involved event. There seems to be no one correct approach which will solve all the questions. It is rather a conglomerated mixture. With particulars unique to this time, special in the criticisms that it raised and the history that is sprung from.

Cameron's book is a good compilation of the ideas and arguments of the reformation. It provides a good summary of the events and peoples. His style is fluid and easy to follow. A very enlightening and useful read.

I purchased this book to help me and my fiance determined where we could cut costs in planning our wedding. The information was extremely helpful.
I received the book with 5 days of purchase. I would order from this party again.

I really enjoyed reading this book. It had a lot of helpful and realistic tips for brides on a budget. The author even made me smile a few times with her humor. I hate reading anything that's too stuffy, so I like the fact she provides moments of light heartedness in her writing. I do wish there had been a checklist included, but other than that this is probably one of the best books for weddings I have purchased to date!

This book is slightly better than average, but if you're seriously thinking of climbing any of California's 14,000 peaks, this book won't especially help. If you're only interested in Mt. Whitney, there are many superior and more detailed books on the highest peak in the lower 48 states. In addition, there are only two other 14,000 peaks in California which can be easily accessed and are class 1 hikes which don't require ropes, pulleys or specialized gear.

A main problem with this book is that the authors don't adequately describe the trailhead and driving to each one. They don't tell you the crucial information that in many instances, you need a four-wheel drive vehicle to get to the trailhead and you must drive 15 miles over miserably bumpy roads to even begin your hike. This is an unforgivable omission.

I would recommend this book to people who have an interest in peaks besides Whitney and you have four-wheel vehicles and are sufficiently skilled to complete class three hikes. If you're not in this league, I would pass on this book.

I haven't read this book yet, but it appears to have a 5-star cover. I hope to use this book to climb to the highest point in California, although I won't take the book along becuase it is dead weight. I highly recommend this book to anyone wishing to climb all 14 piques.

Any text like this should employ a panel of those who have actually had cardiac surgery. I felt it missed a bit of that point of view that would help smooth out the patient care, such as the customary protocol of quickly pulling out lead wires 7 days after surgery when tissue has had time to secure them to the heart tissue. The peritoneal tube removal is not even that bad. Something's just not right about some of the things, although I appreciate the detailed clinical view and have great confidence in those procedures to keep the patient well and alive.

This book has rich amount of protocols,which lead you correct therapy.As Johns Hopkins is one of the leaders of Cardiac surgery,you can touch knowledge of them