Cameron Books

McFarlane's book is quite good on the topic it covers. It avoids essentializing or questing after gay identity in a politically-motivated way (although this too has led to worthwhile criticism), and remains skeptical and interested in the ways that the figure of the sodomite is constructed as a political and moral trope that captures many other "transgressions" beyond that it claims to name. Particularly relevant and enlightening are his readings of Smollet and Cleland's Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure.

Storm Rider's volume 12 is the ongoing saga of Bu-Jing-Yun (Cloud), his adopted brother Wind (Nie-Fong), and their struggles against their evil stepfather Lord Conquer.

In this issue Jien Chen and Luo Bu-Jing-Yun go to Sword Worship villa to find ultimate sword. Their quest is thwarted by Sword Greedy, Sword Demon and Lady Au. They duel together in a strange and mystical edifice called 'sword pond,' will Cloud survive the encounter?

This installment of Storm Riders was not as good as previous volumes, primarily because Nie-Fong was absent most of the time and a new character: Jien-Chen was focused on. As someone who is a fan of the original cast (Wind, Cloud and Frost), I found this somewhat disappointing. Nie-Fong is my favorite character!

Even though the plot was a little thin in this issue, Wing Shing Ma's art is beautiful and fun too look and reading issue 12 is important to understand the events in 13.

Had to read the book in one sitting. The main character, Liz, is not always a sympathetic character, but you can't help wanting to know what will happen to her next. There are many other memorable characters in the book.

I love every page of this book. I could not put it down. His characters and the places surrounding them are so vivid you can see them. His writing is excellent, great detail and suspence in each chapter. You cannot guess the end of this book unless you go to the last page. A great weekend read.

I have found this book excellent to use. It is a pretty compact book covering most areas of emergency medicine in less than 1000 pages. The only downside is that sometimes due to this the finer details are missing.... but i guess that's what those big thick reference texts are for. Also it's written by members of the Australian College of Emergency Medicine so it's great for studying for ACEM exams.

Traces Stein's career from her girlhood in California to the undergraduate years at Radcliffe, medical school, and on to her years in Europe as novelist, art collector, philosopher. Good introduction for Junior High School readers.

whenever you think you have figured out what is going to happen in this story...surprise...it doesn't work out that way. It is filled with action, lovestories, and suspense. Luke McCan is an everyday cowpoke whose life gets turn every which way as he tries to figure out his lot in life. As one meets McCan, his friends, and the love in his life, one can easily relate to the things that are happening to him. Once you have read Timbercreek, you MUST also read Fiddler and McCan. It is the second part of Luke McCan's story. I really enjoyed these two books and highly recommend them.

This is a great book which details the struggle that non-profit groups, individuals and countries undertook in order to ban landmines.

While it tells the story of the International Campaign To Ban Landmines who won a Nobel prize for their work, this book also chronicles the stories of other such as the landmines survivors whose needs were almost ignored by those trying to help them.

The other thing about this book that's interesting is that you can see the techniques these people used to pass a humanitarian law on the international level.

All in all a good read.

This book for young readers will also intrigue their parents and teachers. Though it is listed as being primarily for readers aged 4-8, I believe it is better suited for intellectually active readers between the ages of 8 and 14.

The Token Gift sets up an old legend, based on the origin of chess, but overlays a mathematical conundrum long used by math teachers who aim to give their students a glimpse of the mystery and magic of numbers.

The background of the narrative, with its historical information, is sumptuous. The illustrations, while a little too explicitly "ethnic" for my taste, add to the culturally rich tale, with original paintings in rich, jewel-like colours.

This story can be read on a variety of levels, and appreciated by adults and children alike. The mathematical charts are seen to fit comfortably into the story line, so the resulting learning is without tension. It is a book which includes a good story line, has a built-in puzzle which will intrigue those with a capacity for being astonished by numbers. There is a bit of a moral lesson embedded in the plot, which also describes a former time and a far-away place where ideas are flourishing. The Token Gift may be used by teachers, by thoughtful parents, and by young people who are intrigued by and hungry for new ways to look at mathematics, social studies, moral education and cross-cultural studies. It is truly educative. I hope that McKibbon will publish more stories of the same genre. There is a real need for books which intrigue and challenge young people.

Cameron S. White's first book, "Transforming Social Studies Education : A Critical Perspective", is one of the best titles on the academic social studies education market today. Dr. White offers the social studies educator and student a fresh perspective on creative teaching and learning in social studies education. Through a critical theory approach, "Transforming Social Studies Education : A Critical Perspective" provides insights into the transformative process of social studies education. Challenging the "Transmission" theory of social studies education that has been popularized by the "Essentialist" movement of the 1980s and 1990s (Hirsch, Bennett, et al), White offers the reader an alternative to teaching, learning and thinking about social studies education. White's perspective on social studies education offers the reader a "Constructivist" approach to teaching social studies education and a "Critical Theory" approach to analyzing the curricular concepts and content of the social studies. If you appreciate the works of Egan, Aronowitz, and Giroux, you will find Cameron S. White's "Transforming Social Studies Education : A Critical Perspective" to be an insightful and transformative read.