Hunt Books

Definitely one of my favourites. Hunt has created a wonderful protagonist in Willie Smith. Willie is a marvellous character, beautiful, loves make-up, warm, loving and simply irresistible.
His life as a harlot with a silver lining is touching and heart felt. The background of the story, depicting the slums, the wealthy, is richly crafted. Disappointed that the book is out of print but grateful that I have a copy. Because of Sweet Lavendar, Hunt is now one of my must-read authors.

This book read likes watching a film. A very good film. You are immediately caught up into the story and life of Willie Smith, a rascal of the first order, yet very lovable, engaging and deserving of sympathy as well as cheers. A boy who grows to young manhood in a world of secret vice and poverty who learns ultimately about himself, his desires, and his nature. Through his struggles, hardships, heartbreak, tears, laughter and triumph you will be completely immersed in a most pleasant way by Hunt's writing style, occasionally witty or ironic, but always enjoyable. The book is clearly and well written, images are vivid as are the characters, both primary and secondary, and the ending is pleasant surprise. You close the book smiling. I know I certainly did. For those who look for a good love story no matter the genders involved, this is the book to buy. I certainly will look for other books from Christ Hunt in the future.

This textbook was in the condition listed and arrived here in a decent amount of time.

In Student cultural diversity: Understanding and meeting the challenge by Eugene Garcia (2002) address the issue of linguistic and cultural diversity among students in American schools. Based on a robust amount of empirical research, the author persuades his readers to adapt new learning strategies to provide English Language Learners (ELL) students with equal educational opportunities, such as understanding the students' cultural and individual development, building partnerships between home and school, and implementing appropriate teaching methods that enhance diversity. To further persuade his readers, Garcia introduces a new perspective on education called a new pedagogy, which allows for respect and integration of the students' values, beliefs, and experiences. He stresses the importance of enhancing learning through providing instruction in a context that is socio-culturally, linguistically, and cognitively meaningful to the learner (p. 19).
The author's ideas and thoughts are well articulated. He doesn't merely offers his opinions and views, but instead, he refers to the findings of many studies in the area of linguistic and cultural diversity. Although his writing style is rather complex at the beginning of the book, as the author incorporates many sociological, psychological, anthropological and cognitive studies to elucidate individual development theories and the many aspects of culture, his writing alters to a simpler form towards the middle of the book. He incorporates studies that more directly pertain to the issue of linguistic and cultural diversity, and therefore are easier to be understood.
Furthermore, the use of tables and real life experiences are most often utilized to bolster the author's effectiveness of presenting information. Characteristics of direct instruction and instructional conversation, or schooling transformation: what is and what ought to be, are presented in a table form which ensures better visual understanding. In addition, the author also includes "becoming a responsive teacher" sections, which incorporate real life experiences of students and teachers in American schools.
Information provided through this book provides immense contributions to educating linguistically and culturally diverse students. It provides educators with teaching strategies that effectively meet the educational needs of these students, such as integrating students' culture in the curriculum or mediating instruction by using the student's native language and English for instruction. Moreover, the author stresses the importance of providing linguistically and culturally diverse students with a learning environment that addresses and enhances their differences. Factors that would contribute to creating such environment include various school practices such having a vision defined by the acceptance and valuing of diversity, treatment of classroom practitioners as fellow professionals in school development decisions, and elimination of policies that apply categories to diverse students that render their educational experiences inferior or limiting for future academic learning (p. 121).
Personally, I have found this book very informative. Garcia not only presents the challenges associated with educating linguistically diverse students, but also offers an array of solutions to effectively meet the educational needs of these students. This book also confirms my beliefs about the American system of education. As the author states: "schools practice a subtractive accumulation, often identified as assimilation, aimed at replacing the old culture with the new" (p.79).

This book is fantastic! It shows the joy of readying for the hunt and the special time created between the father and his child. Very well done!

"Stuff for the Hunt," authored by Chad Ferguson is simply a must-have for all children. Ferguson brilliantly pens the story of a child and their over-all hunting experience. Throughout the book, Ferguson's authorship is outstanding, intriguing, and will have any child spell-bound. "Stuff for the Hunt" is well-worth every penny and is guaranteed to make capture the hearts and attention every child!

I purchased two of these books for graduation gifts... for my grandson and one of his friends. The books are still in the box. I had second thoughts about giving them as gifts, since an entire chapter is devoted to alcohol, drinking games and recipes for mixed drinks. I'm not a prude, but the boys graduated from a christian academy and it didn't seem an appropriate gift. Lesson learned: Study the table of contents when the book is purchased as a gift. Somehow I missed seeing that particular chapter.

This book is the perfect gift for your husband, father, son, nephew, godson, graduation, birthday, holiday gifts for young men of any age. John Hunt has a infectious wit & charm in this funny and informative guidebook. He tells the reader how to do about everything from changing a tire to changing a diaper in a very entertaining read.
Can't wait for his next book !!!!!
Stephanie Hinton

I got this when I turned 18. I looked at my parents and wondered where the heck my new game was. That game doesn't matter now, the book does, and I'm happy I recieved it. This is hands down one of the most important books I own, including Catcher in the Rye, Catch-22, and a few others.

Since I got the book I've become a best man, I've had to tie ties and knots, practice FIRST aid, eat shushi, and many other things, which are all covered in this book very well. It's funny, informative and well done.

Here are a few of the many reasons I keep reading everything Mike Messner writes:

1) He seems to take the feminist "personal is political" slogan to heart, revealing much more of himself and his own questions and vulnerabilities than most other male writers.

2) He uses both academic and journalistic techniques to research his topics and support his theses.

3) He lacks the arrogance of many experts, retaining an open mind as he delibertely attempts to look at things in original ways.

4) The topic of this book -- and several of his others -- continues to fascinate me. By looking at how we "do gender" in a sporting context, we come to understand so much about how and why any and all women and men behave as we do.

Highly recommended. -- Mariah Burton Nelson

USC Sociologist Michael Messner, who has spent the majority of his academic career studying issues of sport, masculinity, and power has written a truly significant book with Taking the Field: Women, Men, and Sports. The book finds a place for much of his previous research, as well as the research of other gender and sport scholars, to elicit the mechanisms in which gender is produced, reproduced, and contested in sport.

The premise of the book holds that gender is a product of structure, culture, and an individual's interactions within culture. This serves as the launching point for a deft discussion of the affects of sport in America. Messner has a talent for seeing the larger picture in seemingly "normal" events, and in Taking the Field he analyzes the affect that "normal" interactions in sport has on the subjugation of women and gay men, and the real and symbolic violence committed against both women and men by men.

Messner's work is important to scholars of both sport and gender, but is particularly important to gender scholars who too frequently fail to recognize the power sport, and sport media, has in shaping current gender relations, particularly the institutionalization of manhood. But Taking the Field is also highly recommend for anybody who has an interest in understanding the larger implications of American sport, beyond winning and losing. It is a must read for coaches, parents, and educators who have anything to do with sport.

To help us understand how theory hits the road, Messner highlights familiar news events such as the Columbine Massacre, or the 1999 Women's World Cup Championships, and analyzes them from a social-feminist perspective. In such he clearly elucidates the perils of the way we do sport in America and shows us that the concepts and theories he speaks of are not just found on the pages of books - that they are real, with real life application, and have a very real affect on people's lives.

Taking the Field is also important because it brings both homophobia and the mediea into the center of analysis. Whereas much attention has been given to the media's role in gender relations, I have been wholly discouraged by the absence of homophobia from much sport literature, and from sport in gender literature. Taking the Field shows the significance homophobia plays in sport, shaping and maintaining athletics as a masculine and heterosexual institution, and how important sport is in the production of gender

In the end Dr. Messner suggests that resistance to the system is possible (perhaps even inevitable). The masculinist center of sport has a soft underbelly and it is currently challenged by individual sports, female athleticism, the growing presence of gay male athleticism, and progressive individual men who are no longer willing to allow the system to function in a homophobic and misogynistic manner. But while these challenges to a hegemonic masculinity have threatened sport's ability to be openly sexist and homophobic, we must understand how sport attempts to reproduce itself covertly, so that we can continue to progress toward a culture of equality...

The clarity and color of the reproductions of marine paintings in this book are nothing less than superb. While the individual styles and, to some extent, the specific subject matter of the five artists vary, I find it impossible to single out any one of them as being "better" than the others. Each is a highly talented artist who brings the past to life in a most convincing manner. While men-of-war are probably the most frequent subject of the paintings in this book, merchant vessels and ships of exploration and even of pleasure are not neglected. It is pure joy to just leaf through this volume and gaze at the wealth of images. Anyone who is fascinated by the sea and sailing ships cannot fail to be enchanted by this book.

This is the greatest book I ever found about ancient ship painting. It took me such a long time to find this kind of wonderful book. It is a must buy for a marine painting lover or artist

This is a very funny book! Also check out Everything Texans Need To Know About The Other 49 States (Brook & Julie Syers).

One of the funniest books about sayings used in Texas that I have ever read. It is priceless!

This is a pre-Internet book, but also a classic in the job hunting field, giving generally good advice on most aspects of the job search process in a thoughtful, organized manner. Includes career decision making, resumes, interviewing, search techniques and salary negotiations, but does not include anything on progress measurements in search. An excellent book for learning most of the basics of job search in one place. Even though it's a bit old, it's well worth reading and will help you be more effective in job search.

At first the exercises felt hokey, but after I sat down and got to work it helped me get started with the overwhelming task of getting my job search in gear. From start to finish you need to do the work, but if you are not sure where to start, or if what you are doing isn't generating results this is the book for you.

Goodbye Harry Potter, hello Timothy Hunt!! This is a great story. From the first page to the last it is very engaging, flows evenly and well and wraps up with a great twist at the end. I could really see this book turned into a movie, with all the imagery contained within these pages. Well done D.Lawrence McCorvie. I'm looking forward to your next release.

My children and I love this book. D. Lawrence McCorvie is an amazing author who really knows how to bring a smile to a child's face. We can't wait for the next book from DLM.

It is funny, extremely interesting, and makes you want to read more about some of its subjects. The author has a knack for setting up the story so that you, as the reader, will understand the in's and out's of small town life 80 to 100 years ago. Things that we do not give a second thought about, since dogs are now vacinated again rabies, the author details with serious humor. (I'm still laughing about the stampede story.) As I read the book the descriptions of people and places became an image in my mind similar to the school I attended as a child and the people I knew, not the mention the close encounters I also had with snakes.

Take this book on vacation and kick back and enjoy.

One of only two books that I have ever read that have made me laugh out loud. The setting is the little town of Clio, Alabama, in the 1930's--hometown of the author and of Alabama Governor George Wallace. The content is a compilation of stories, really "Tall Stories," about real people and real and imagined events. The reader will get a great feel for the small-town South of the period, will learn lessons from the text, but most of all will enjoy the hilarious tales so well portrayed by the author. You will learn how to "tame" both husbands and wives, how not to have a big bulldog attack a little monkey, everything you need to know about "hoop snakes," and many more "useful" things. The book is one that people of all ages will enjoy. I've now read it three times, and still laugh at the stories!