Nova Books

One of the most descriptive books I've read on lighthouses. Complete information about the history of the lighthouses, as well as the land/distance directions to get to each specific location. Rather small book, not as fancy as some more expensive titles, but cost vs full information makes it worth the purchase price.

This was the assigned text for my sophomore social science seminar and I really enjoyed the book (as well as the class!) The author expresses himself extremely well and I hope more people are reading this book than just those in my SOC class.

Perhaps the title is written to attract future historians? The text covers various key aspects of the European economy circa 2000-1. One is how transparent should the national banks be, when giving forecasts of economic performance, or when explaining their actions. Another is the different employment strategies used by different countries. How effective are these? Especially now that some subsidies are forbidden, as these might amount to a subsidising of companies that then compete against other countries' companies who lack such subsidies.

The text shows that Europe still has a long ways to go on regional integration. Even leaving aside the new members of the EU, which the book really does not discuss.

I found this book a very good primer on Latino history. The question-and-answer format is a little gimmicky, but the section breaks make it easy to find relevant information. Some of the information will quickly turn out of date (like information about Latino baseball players), and some of the "facts" are in debate, as a quick check of Wikipedia will indicate. But this is probably inevitable in such an ambitious work.

There is some hostility to Anglos, especially in comparison to native peoples (i.e. any Anglo violence is described as "unfortunte" or "brutal" while any native violence, including massive human sacrifice, is described matter-of-fact with no qualifying adjectives). But there is also hostility to some Latinos, including Fidel Castro. For the most part, it seems quite impartial.

Overall rating: very good. I read the book cover-to-cover and found it engaging throughout. It also includes helpful tidbits of non-Latino history, like US and world history, for context.

Mancke takes a different approach to explaining the cultural and attitudinal differences between Canada and the United States. She took as case studies two regions, in Nova Scotia and Massachusetts, and followed them in the years 1760 to 1830. We see the governing structures imposed by British rule, along with the efforts by locals to have some self rule.

There is analysis of the economies of the regions, and of their religious compositions. All these factors are shown to have differences. In the end, Mancke ties these up and attributes from their sums the main reasons for the different attitudes of Canadians and Americans towards government.

I was first introduced to this text in a college Black American Studies class, but I fell in love with the language and variety in a single volume. I find myself re-reading the poetry because of the truths it reveals about me -- a midwestern white woman -- as much as it does about black Nova Scotians. I find myself teaching the stories and essays within it to challenge my students to see that people don't fit into neat categories.

As with any anthology, some authors you love, some you like, and some you skip. What is particularly refreshing about this anthology though is that for every author you may read between three and twelve separate pieces. Sometimes the pieces are related -- such as a poem and essay on the same topic, taking two different roads to very similar ends -- or sometimes they're dissimilar -- one the tale of a slave woman watching her beloved die while another is a young girl in the '40s-'50s wishing for her mother to quit pulling her hair into braids.

I recommend this for any lover of poetry, social justice fiction or history.

this is a great tool for working on my car... Highly recommend for anyone who wants to do their own auto repair.

This guide was extremely helpful in the Boston area. Use of the guide helped us maximize our time. We we able to do a great many things in a limited period of time with the assistance of this book. Well worth the investment.

This book was great to have when I went to Canada. It gave me a lot of information on the places I wanted to see and places I did not know about. The authors sure know their way around.

If you want to read a very good book of Nova Scotia's history, this is an excellent book to start with. I find it is a easy read and the chapters are layed out well making it a breeze to follow. As an American citizen, good history books a hard to find in the states on Canadian History. Nova Scotia history is very interesting. Excellent READ.