Robertson Books

Death of a Swagman was written in the mid point of Arthur Upfields career and shows in his attention to detail and his ability to capture the feling of Australian country towns in the early part of our century. The story is a good detective novel in its own right with plenty of plots and action and red herrings. Bony's relationship with Rose Marie is used as a strong pivot point throughout the novel giving a useful viewpoint of the running of the town from a child's perspective. The advantage of this book over other bony novels is the character development of the subjects. This gives a depth and humanity which remains after the story is finished. The narrative of the swagmans lifestyle and its mythology is addressed here with great detail and provides a refreshing glimpse of a bygone era.

Lisa Robertson's Debbie: An Epic is a wonderfully original non-linear lyric poem. Although it does not produce a narrative or present consistent characters, it takes in fundamental ideas--women's position in society, contemporary attitudes toward classical authors, distrust of narrative--and spins them into a beautiful, ever-shifting lyric fabric. Although you won't emerge with a paraphrasable story in your head, you undoubtedly will have extraordinary lines and phrases and images occupying your mind for days.

The layout of the book itself is stunning, taking advantage of different font sizes and shades, white space, and margins--it's a feat of book design.

I am currently learning about California Native American History, but there are so few books out there. The ones that do exist such as Indians of CA: The Changing Image by James Rawls & Strangers In A Stolen Land by Richard Carrico are informative, but rely on newspapers and Euro-American opinion as a primary source. Albeit important, these books do not reflect Native American perspectives at all. This biography is the only text I know of that attempts to fill this gap. I especially like this book because I grew up in San Diego and to learn about what this county looked like 100 years ago moves me. Knowing the places that Delfina Cuero mentions sometimes brings me to tears. It is an invaluable piece of history, and it is an inspirational account of human resilience.

I don't read German well, but for those who do there are 10 reviews on the Amazon site in German, amazon.de, which you find with a search term of Der Apfelgarten. There are 7 five-starred and 3 four-starred. It pleases me very much that my mother's memoir is available in Germany. (It was also translated into Italian and Chinese but I know nothing about those editions.)

Please see also Measuring Time-by an hourglass, a collection of my mother's essays that I've just had published by Dog Ear Publishing, available on Amazon.com. Betsy Robertson Cramer

Also see: Measuring Time - by an hourglass

Serving as proof that even the most inauspicious of beginnings, i.e. the dreaded "viral video," can lead to great success (author Graham Robertson co-wrote and directed the hugely popular online spoof Superfriends Wassup!), Robertson's Desktop Cinema: Feature Filmmaking on a Home Computer is exactly the kind of user-friendly moviemaking guide that most directors strive to write (and read), yet rarely do.
The book is a pleasure to read and packed with all sorts of useful information (you never notice just how much you've actually learned until you've moved on to the next chapter).
Written from the perspective of someone who knows what it's like to struggle as an independent moviemaker, it's therefore chock-full of do-it-yourself tips and a handy CD-ROM that includes the first 17 minutes of Robertson's all-digital, sci-fi feature, Able Edwards, as well as storyboard templates and other forms that will definitely come in handy in your own moviemaking endeavors.

This journal has been an invaluable tool to help me pinpoint areas that need work, as well as to track my exercise, food and blood sugar testing results! I take it with me to doctor's appointments too, as she likes to be able to look at how I'm doing in all of those areas so that she can make suggestions for changes that I haven't thought of myself. I highly recommend it!

This book is a hilarious reflection of Samuel Marchbank's everyday life and travels in Canada.. Every entry has something interesting to say even if it is forced out by his admitted lack of dramatic excitement.. Some of my favourite quotes have come from this book and others in the Marchbanks series.

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I have to admit to you, the Psalms never excited me. Besides the handful key verses from Psalms (e.g. 119:11), the rest of the Psalters were too melo-dramatic for my taste (too much talk about enemies, sorrow, despair). Reading Bonhoeffer's thoughts on the glory and splendor of God, of our Savior and Messiah has been a very humbling and teaching experience.

Previously (2002) published as "My Soul Finds Rest" (identical content).

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For me, the Psalms came alive, with spiritual father Bonhoeffer. Bonhoeffer memorized, meditated, and drew a deep spiritual manna from the Psalms. Now I have a better appreciating for why the Orthodox liturgy (based on St. John Chrysostom - the gold mouth, and St. Basil) is infused with Psalm verses (Psalmody) and whole passages, and why the Psalms have been known across the centuries in the West as "the he treasury of the Church's finest prayers" (Psalters).

Now when I read, pray, and sing, the Psalms I make sure to use a Bible that has titles and notes (explanatory and devotional) for each Psalm.

This book was an excellent and entertaining story. I was drawn into it from the first few pages, and was curious to know what happened right up to the last. I was actually disappointed when I was finished. It was that enjoyable. It was very historically informative and well written. A must-read for anyone wanting more information about what our pioneer ancestors went through as they settled this country. I would like to see it required reading in middle school, and have recommended it to teachers that I know. I give this book my highest recommendation. Barbara has written an absolute treasure of a book. I thank her for it.

A classic work on the Early Architecture of Tasmania Illustrated with stunning black and white photographs. The abridged edition includes all the buildings included in the First Edition and three dwellings and two churches which did not. This edition omits the chapters which contained the 'general historical and architectural surveys relating to northern Tasmania' and abridges 'quotations from documents and other historical matter'. Nevertheless, it retains all the information about all the buildings.