Ross Books

Ross and Gloria Kinsler, during three decades as Christian mission workers in Central America, witnessed firsthand the cruel injustice of the developing new global economy. Beginning with the story of manna from heaven in Exodus 16 and continuing through the Gospels' account of Jesus and the rich young ruler, the Kinslers demonstrate clearly and covincingly how a central theme of social justice runs throughout the entire Bible. The idea of Jubilee, that everyone should have enough and no one should have too much, is at the heart of the vision of God's kingdom proclaimed by the Hebrew prophets and by Jesus. The book ends with a discussion of what this unavoidable reading of Scripture means to, and demands of, believers in the God of Abraham.

I discovered this book at my local library. It has since become a firm favourite with my little boy and me. We seem to take it out every other week. My two & a half year old asks for this book whenever he sees it. I'm thinking it's going to be better to just buy it.

The story is about a boy who makes a ball out of a ball of string so he has something to play soccer with. He "kicks it and kicks it and he kick, kick, kicks it" until the ball unravells. He imagines it is lost to him and goes searching for it. Then discovers it again after "roll, roll, rolling" it back up.

The best things about this book are the delightfully easy language and the lovely simple illustrations. My son asks for me to read it "again" every time. I don't mind when it's enjoyable for me, too.

This book is great for kindergarten students. They love the poems and gain much understanding from reading them.

The Big Red Bike is so well written I got lost in the story line and simply found myself turning page and page so I can find out how the multiple story line plot was going to end up. Even though this book is geared to a much younger age group than what I am currently at :)

The character development is wonderful and I see this being one the first book of many books that can possibly follow. Perhaps another book can be Savannah starting Junior High and then High School...or the series can continue at age 10. Regardless if another book is written, this book, The Big Red Bike, is one I would recommend for anyone to read...no matter what age.

We set up bird feeders in the little backyard of our urban condominium and watched as the birds came to feed. That was fun, but now we wanted to know more about those birds, and this book does just that. Each specie has a nice colour picture, description and a bit of advice on where and how to spot them. When we travel around the province visiting family or camping, this book is by our side with a pair of binoculars. We have given this book as a gift to a number of our family and friends.

Nebraska is known to the North American birding community almost exclusively for a single phenomenon: the spectacular spring migration of waterfowl and cranes along the Platte River in late March. The state is otherwise largely terra incognita to all but locals, who have managed to keep its ornithological riches a relative secret. But anyone who has spent time in the forests of the southeast, the wooded buttes of the northwest, or the vast prairies of the sandhills knows that here lie treasures. Few other states boast such a large and varied avifauna, its components drawn from east, west, north and south; regular breeders include Acadian Flycatcher and Cordilleran Flycatcher, Blue Jay and Pinyon Jay, Long-billed Curlew and American Woodcock, and the birder with time and a full tank of gas can find all these and many more such pairs in a single day in the field.
Finding out about these treasures has been difficult. Birding in Nebraska in most of the twentieth century was a particularist affair, meaningful communications generally oral and private. All this has changed, however, with the publication of Ross Silcock et al.'s new Birds of Nebraska, an exemplary production providing native and visitor alike with a comprehensive introduction to the state's birds. Each of the 440+ species so far recorded is treated fully, with detailed summaries of its temporal and geographic distribution, abundance, and status in the state. For out-of-staters, rudimentary bird-finding information is provided, its usefulness varying with its specificity: for some species, directions are provided to likely sites, while for others the advice consists solely in the identification of promising habitat types.
The book is handsomely and well produced by the University of Nebraska Press. Editorial slips are remarkably few for a work of this scope and detail; spelling errors ("Ulnus" for "Ulmus," for example) are nearly non-existent, and the prose is generally clear and readable. Nebraska birders, it goes without saying, will find this the most useful book on their birding bookshelf, but the rest of us too will profit from the impressive new standard set by this work.

My wife and I often go bird watching while we travel. As a result, I often feel like a beginner, not even knowing which species I can expect in the locality I'm visiting. So, we usually have two bird guides with us and one of them is the Lone Pine field guide of the area.

The Lone Pine field guides all cover roughly 300 species with one page per species. A map showing where the species can be seen within the area covered by the field guide accompanies every description.

In some cases, the drawings of the birds are more accurate than that of the more comprehensive field guides.

This is my favorite of the Lone Pine field guides because in the description it also includes best sites to see the species. For example, for Snowy Owl, Toronto's Pearson International Airport is mentioned. So, this book is not only an excellent beginner/intermediate field guide, but also and excellent basic bird finder's guide as well.

One of the most satisfying and exciting books I've read in a long time. School Superintendent Ross has captured all the conflict, tension, and humor that comes with the job of running a modern secondary school. The plot kept me turning pages and caring deeply for these people. This book might do for principals what Up the Down Staircase did for teachers.

"Blinded" by Steve Ross is an exquisitely rendered and brilliantly written graphic novel. Based on the story of Paul the Apostle, Ross uses unconventional imagery and contemporary parallels to move Paul from church basements where he has been confined between the pages of dusty, forgotten bibles, into the light of day. Highly entertaining and readable, Ross manages to humanize Paul, portraying a character who is both confused about his identity yet responding to a deeper vision and calling. Not just for "Christians" or historians, this book is simply a good read for anyone who enjoys graphic novels, literature and adventure. As the former president of Marvel Comics, Bill Jemas, comments: Ross is a "talented and insightful graphic novelist" writing about "timeless issues and ideas."

This book contains all five stories from Kate's wonderful Blood and Soul series from Changeling Press.

In Vampire Master, Melanie longs for a dominant lover and goes to Burgundy Peak to meet with Zigor, an ancient vampire and the owner of the club. It's an intense and terrific story!

Next up is, Vampire Crusader, a powerful and touching story of Charles and Marie who are separated when Charles is mortally wounded by Vampire Hunters. She meets a masked man at a ball and her hope for her future is renewed.

Then, Dechrista gets turned after a wild night and wakes up with a Vampire Guardian. Her opposite, or is he?

Fourth is Intimate Relations, about two 'intimates' (ancient vampires) who work hard to deny their smoldering attraction for each other but realized that they are meant to be together.

The last story is a wonderful Christmas story about Onan who's a character in the other stories and the tale of Elizabeth who was his love. It's a great story about healing the heart.

All wonderful stories and highly recommended!