Land, Ecology and Resistance in Kenya, 1880-1952 (Expert Series)

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Cloth Edition. This book examines the gender and class dimensions of resistance to colonial rule in the context of struggles over the control and use of land in Murang'a (then Fort Hall) District in Kenya between 1880-1952.

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Fiona D. Mackenzie A. Fiona D. Mackenzie
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The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty: The Game, the Team, and the Cost of Greatness
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Pinpoint Control

Heavy Weighs The Mantle...

Makes an eloquent case that the Yankees are done.

Feel the Pain

A review from a Non-Yankee / Sox fan...

The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty: The Game, the Team, and the Cost of Greatness
Buster Olney
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ASIN: 0060515074
Release Date: 2005-04-26

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For an extraordinary handful of years around the turn of the millennium, the Yankees were baseball's unstoppable force. With four World Series championships in five seasons and a deep bench of legends and comers -- Clemens, Rivera, Williams, Soriano, Jeter, O'Neill -- they dominated the major leagues.

For the members of the team, though, baseball Yankees-style was a pressure cooker of anxiety, expectation, and infighting. As the spending and emotion spiraled, careers were made and broken, friendships began and ended, and a sports dynasty rose and fell.

In The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty, Buster Olney tracks the Yankees through these tumultuous seasons and into the scandals and disappointments of 2004, providing insightful portraits of the stars, the foot soldiers, the coaches, the manager, and the Boss himself. With unparalleled knowledge of the game and an insider's familiarity with the team, Olney also advances a compelling argument that the philosophy that made the Yankees great was inherently unsustainable, ultimately harmful to the sport, and led inevitably to that warm autumn night in Arizona -- the last night of the Yankee dynasty.

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For the members of the team, though, baseball Yankees-style was an almost unbearable pressure cooker of anxiety, expectation, and infighting. With owner George Steinbrenner at the wheel, the Yankees money machine spun out of control, and as the team's revenues skyrocketed, salaries were inflated unimaginably -- and smaller teams found themselves priced out of competition. True devotees of the game suffered, and so did Steinbrenner's employees. Emboldened by New York's unforgiving fans, Steinbrenner let the Yankees know loud and clear that their fat paychecks carried an equally exaggerated mandate: win now, and win all the time -- any season that doesn't end in a World Series victory is an unforgivable failure. As the spending and emotion spiraled, careers were made and broken, friendships began and ended, and a sports dynasty rose and fell.

In The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty, Buster Olney tracks the Yankees through these exciting and tumultuous seasons, providing insightful portraits of the stars, the foot soldiers, the coaches, the manager, and the Boss himself. With profound knowledge of the game and an insider's familiarity with the team, Olney also advances a compelling argument that the philosophy that made the Yankees great was inherently unsustainable, ultimately harmful to the sport, and led inevitably to that warm autumn night in Arizona -- the last night of the Yankee dynasty.

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Pinpoint Control.......2007-10-01

A recent personal project required that I read a half dozen books on baseball over the course of about as many weeks. Buster Olney's cool, lapidary prose made a nice sorbet with which to chase down the overweening lyricism of one of the game's Grand Old Men of American Lettahs, and the pomposity of a second. (I resist, with difficulty, the temptation to name names.)

The first thing to do is to set aside that contentious title. Olney, who covered the Yankees for four seasons for the New York Times, is a nonpartisan, or does a fine impression of one. His book is neither the inflammatory crowing of a Yankee hater nor the pessimistic keening of a demoralized loyalist. He uses the seventh game of the 2001 Yankees/Diamondbacks World Series as the springboard for a close analysis of the franchise's history in the years approaching and following the turn of the 21st century, and the treatment is both dispassionate and compassionate. The book's structure has a cinematic quality, with players taking their turns in focused, background-providing flashbacks generated by the inning-by-inning action on the field. Olney's narrative is not an innovation, but with his scrutiny of the decisions (good and bad) that led up to this game, and his attention to the personalities involved, he achieves something rare and tricky. He reminds us that every big game, like every snowflake, is distinct from all others, and suggests that the outcome of Game Seven was foreordained by the confluence of circumstances and people (both on the field and at the executive level) representing the clubs on this night. Put another way, a big game is never one big story; it's a significant point within dozens of smaller stories -- the stories of the uniformed people you see on the field, businesspeople you may recognize in the boxes and clubhouses, and others whose names you might never have heard. If anyone were removed from the tapestry, the whole would be altered. All the obvious slides get their time under the microscope -- Roger Clemens, Mariano Rivera, Derek Jeter, Joe Torre, George Steinbrenner, et al -- but the author also finds space, in a crisp 355 pages, for pertinent and illuminating studies of relative peripherals: the intellectually brilliant but fatally detached former Red Sox GM Dan Duquette; the obsessive-compulsive early/mid-1990s Yankee manager Buck Showalter; the gifted, infuriatingly undisciplined former Yankee pitcher David Wells, whose "bloated body camouflaged exceptional athleticism," in Olney's words.

The book, as suggested above, casts a wide net, but every one of its portraits has the subtlety and finish of a fine aquarelle. Indeed, some of Olney's most eloquent passages are those devoted to men who were not on the field for the game in question, but who played important parts in seasons leading up to it. I think here particularly of the section on the gracious and articulate yet driven David Cone, a Yankee starting pitcher nearing the end of a distinguished career and attempting (sometimes successfully, other times not) to do with guile and sheer force of will what he could no longer do with velocity and power. And the chapter on substance-abusing Darryl Strawberry's many second chances, and many subsequent relapses, makes something poignant out of material grown hackneyed in both news and fiction. "[T]hrough addictions, incarcerations, and hearings, he had never lost the beautiful buggy-whip swing he'd had when the Mets picked him first in the 1980 draft," writes Olney, and that unshowy yet felicitous phrase (especially that splendid description of the swing) finds just the right note with which to begin a chapter on a man of prodigious natural gifts and abysmal judgment, a package made up of the extraordinary and the dismayingly, even tragically ordinary.

I have taken pains not to reveal my own allegiances, because they are not really at issue here. Whether one roots for or against the Yankees, this is an engrossing and educational book, a potent blend of anecdote and psychology from the perspective of an astute insider. Go along with the author or not on his central point that the seventh-game loss to the Diamondbacks in 2001 was, by itself, of epochal character; but he compellingly makes his case that this franchise, historically restless and overachieving from the top down, was in some way due for sobering disappointment, retrenchment and reevaluation. Though occasioned by a bruising postseason loss, this taking of stock need not have been an entirely bad thing. For baseball franchises, as in life in general, survival is renewal.

Likely to become a classic within its field.

Heavy Weighs The Mantle..........2006-05-22

Buster Olney, a former beat writer for the New York Times, looks at the New York Yankees' run of baseball success from 1996 to 2000 from the vantage point of the night it all came to an end, Game 7 of the 2001 World Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Published in 2004, the book's title seems overwrought. The Yankees haven't won a World Series in the last five seasons, but they have that in common with a lot of other good teams, and the Bombers remain impressive, winning the American League East every season since 1998, and well over .500 in 2006 as of this writing.

But something was lost in 2001, a spirit that departed along with Scott Brosius, Paul O'Neill, and Tino Martinez. One of the remaining Yankees, Derek Jeter, is quoted bemoaning at the end: "It's not the same team." Olney makes a convincing case for that non-quantifiable game element known as team chemistry, both its presence from 1996-2001 and its absence thereafter.

Olney seems to model his book, consciously or not, on the classic Dan Okrent book "Nine Innings," which focused on a single regular-season game in 1982, using each half-inning as an excuse to digress on different elements on the game and its players. The great thing about "Nine Innings," or one of them, was the fact the game wasn't that important, it was just another mid-season game and presented Okrent for a backdrop as he divided his focus between the two small-market clubs playing that day. Here, the game is the last one of the 2001 World Series, and all the focus is on the Yankees.

One weakness is instead of leading each chapter with the game, and then pulling the reader into the backstory, Olney starts with the story he wants to tell, whether it's about pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre fighting cancer or pitcher David Cone's ability to spin the media spotlight to the team's benefit, then throws in a half-inning's worth of business in the last few paragraphs, sometimes connecting it to the rest of the chapter, sometimes not.

While not a solidly constructed book, "Last Night" abounds with a lot of good behind-the-scenes copy, like Mariano Rivera's fatalistic locker-room speech before Game 7 and how George Steinbrenner's tirades caused his general manager, Brian Cashman, to think about wearing a mouthguard to bed, to keep him from grinding his teeth in his sleep.

There's also some funny dish on players ("It was taken as fact in baseball circles that Albert Belle was nuts") and nice insights on how they play the game (Cone's many different release points compensate for underwhelming stuff, Jeter's unorthodox playing style is re-examined by a former teammate who was critical but now thinks Jeter is right). If Olney comes across a little too kind to the Yankees' most vicious player, Roger Clemens, he is repaid by Clemens with some good quotes and worthwhile insights.

Overall, Olney is a sympathetic if not uncritical observer, and those expecting to read "The Bronx Zoo" may be disappointed. I'm not a Yankee fan, and I enjoyed it; I can only imagine how interesting it will be for those who bleed pinstripes and think five years without winning the World Series makes for some kind of drought.

Makes an eloquent case that the Yankees are done........2006-05-01

I admired Olney's attention to detail, the way he explains the game, and how he gives an in-depth account of every key figure for the Yankees during their latest dynasty run.

I especially like the way he writes about Mariano Rivera, the centerpiece of the dynasty. He comes off as a very decent man, as well as very humble, considering how good he is.

I do not like to nitpick, but Olney did use a fair amount of cuss words, which I do not like. Even when he was quoting players who were using such language, he could have used indirect discourse.

Nonetheless, an excellent account of the team by a man with a great baseball mind, as well as one who came to know the Yankee team of 1996-2001, its glorious run, and the internicine feuds that often divided members of that unforgettably dominant team.

Feel the Pain.......2006-04-07

For Yankees fans, this book makes you re-live the pain of the final inning of Game 7 of the 2001 World Series. Why would you want to do a thing like that? It also happens to be a good read on how the Yankees teams of 1996-2001 were built, perhaps providing an excellent roadmap for how the current Yankees can get back on the path to postseason glory. Here's a hint: While adding expensive, Hall of Fame bound free agents every winter may create the appearance of guaranteeing World Series rings, the results show the exact opposite effect. Where have you gone Gene Michael, our (Yankees) nation turned it's lonely eyes to you...

A review from a Non-Yankee / Sox fan..........2006-02-23

I presonally am a San Fransisco Giants fan so I have neither great hatred or great love for the Yankees. The only reason that I bought this book is because I recently drove cross country so I needed something to fill the time when I wasn't driving, and I also really enjoy Buster Onley's writing. That being said I thought this book was phenominally informative and unlike some of the other reviewers I really enjoyed Olney using game 7 as the driving force behind this book. It really sheds light on why the Yankees were able to win 3 consecutive championships and how that team was able to essentially save itself from Steinbrenner during the '90s. The epilouge was also outstanding as the book was able to describe some of the differences between the current Yankees and the Championship Yankees.

The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty : The Game, the Team, and the Cost of Greatness

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The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty : The Game, the Team, and the Cost of Greatness
Buster Olney
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Delaying The Real World
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catalyst

An Inspiring, Varied and Specific Guide.

Just what I was expecting

Inspiring

Not so great

Delaying The Real World
Colleen Kinder
Manufacturer: Running Press Book Publishers
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ASIN: 0762421894
Release Date: 2005-01-04

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For the new college graduate who's not quite ready to join the ranks of the entry-level, here's a guide to help them "think outside the cubicle" as it presents a wide range of job and travel opportunities for the free-spirited twentysomething who yearns to create a long- or short-term adventure. By highlighting job opportunities appropriate for young people because of the time, energy, and commitment (or lack thereof) involved, this is specifically targeted to the post-college crowd. In fact, this practical, inspirational guide written in a light, edgy tone is a What Color is Your Parachute? for the new generation-definitely not your father's career guide. Offering nuts-and-bolts guidance, Delaying the Real World presents hundreds of options for traveling the world, along with helpful direction and information on websites, scholarships, and specific action steps for making one's dreams a reality-and in the process, maybe even making the world a better place. There's sound advice on pursuing unique opportunities around the world, and encouragement for college grads to temporarily step out of the traditional career path and create enriching, valuable, even life-changing experiences. These experiences might include teaching English in Thailand, working on a sheep farm in New Zealand, becoming a river raft guide in Colorado, or creating a service project in New Guinea.

Illustrated.

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catalyst.......2007-09-25

This book serves as a catalyst for big ideas. Not everything is about "delaying the real world," much of the book revolves around readers identifying their own talents and putting them into action. It jump started my own thinking on how to make the best out of my twenties and beyond.

An Inspiring, Varied and Specific Guide........2007-09-16

I picked this up while on a sleepy Canadian vacation with my family, and it really got my mind racing and open to new posssibilities.

Delaying the Real World is really quite motivating and helpful. It does not carry the typical, overused "you can do anything you set your mind to, gentle reader" dogma. The direct approach presented here is realistic, and, more important to aspiring globetrotters and thrillseekers, DOABLE. For every association mentioned there is a website. Every program has the coordinator's information, and every agency has a manager's email address included. Truly informative and an eye-opening guide to making the most of life.

While some would argue that it makes sense to stay on a steady and continuous career path in your hometown, I beg to differ. There is a lot to be said for life experience and an expanded view of the world. Some aspects of living can not be gleaned from a haughty magazine, from sitting in a prestigious university lecture hall, or from a 5x5 cubicle in corporate America, but only from traveling.

I would highly recommend this guide to anyone considering adding "weighty, credible experiences" to their life, especially if moving or traveling abroad short- or long-term. Even if one of the presented programs does not fit exactly, it certainly opens one's eyes to possibilities beyond what most of the young adult population is choosing to do with their youthful existence.

Overall, I found the author's tone somewhat over-peppy, like the one girl in the front row of a 10th grade English class always trilling on about the candy sale to support the football team. Also, she sometimes sounds like she is belittling her vocabulary so as to pander to a "young, hip, with-it" audience. Tone notwithstanding, every suggestion for adventure included practical measures to take beforehand.

I am so happy with my copy of Delaying the Real World, and would definitely advise buying it so my dozens of highlighted pages and margin notes will be within easy reach!!!

Just what I was expecting.......2007-08-17

This book offers a lot of advise and ideas regarding the gap year between college and work or grad school. It not only provides info on things to do internationally, but provides options for people that would like to stay local. I loved this book and shared it with many of my friends.

Inspiring.......2007-06-03

This book was just what I needed during my job search my senior year of college. It helped me keep my goals of traveling in focus and gave me plenty of ideas of how to make it work and testimonials of other young 20-somethings who have done the same thing. I loaned it out to a few of my friends who were also inspired to put of a corporate job to be river guides, climb the patagonias, teach english abroad, and work for music festivals nation-wide! I would suggest this to anyone feeling pressured to go into a corporate job right after school who is seeking something more than a cubicle...it can wait.

Not so great.......2006-10-04

While the author does share some good resources and helpful hints, there was nothing eye-opening about this book. Basically it's just some advice from young people who share their stories and tidbits on venturing out on your own.

It gives many motivational first hand account "stories" told by various twenty-something year olds of experiences they've had abroad or in a new city.

Based on their "voices", positions they are in,(desirable internships, research grants, etc.) most of them seem to come from priviledged backgrounds as does the author, (it seemed she didn't venture too far from home for the interviews!) so this advice is slightly biased.

The tone of the book is cheerleader like designed to rally the confidence of the reader and while, yes, it is positive and possibly encouraging I found it to be a bit on the overly optimistic side as well as slightly pretentious.

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A young West African girl must look to the courageous missionary, Mary Slessor, as the only one who can rescue her mother from the dreaded trial by poison bean. Ages 8-12.

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The story of the innocent hooker
mcbain is good as always, but some rescripting of willis
Wothwhile reading.

Poison: An 87th Precinct Novel
Ed McBain
Manufacturer: Arbor House Pub Co
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Binding: Hardcover

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The story of the innocent hooker.......2005-05-03

I heard the audio book, and it held my interest. The reader was generally good but his Spanish was really sorry (sorry!). There appeared to be at least one mis-translation from Spanish to English, but this is not the reader's fault, of course.

That aside, the plot line is pretty interesting, but it was reminiscent, to me at least, of Terry Southern's "Candy." This poor woman, a mere teenager when she first gets "turned out," ends up in a Mexican prison, goes from there to a "high-class" Brazilian brothel, where at least one of the so-called "gentlemen" gets turned on by defecating on the young lady's face.

Is that we they call "anal eroticism"? Or just sexual perversion?

Before all is said and done, according to the story, she's made carnal acquaintance with about 6,000 men (and had her uterus scraped in the process, leaving her barren).

Would a woman like this be capable of murder? It sure seems like it, as the story proceeds. In fact, she admits to murder, but in another country, and with just cause.

And another question, would any man, even a cop like Hal Willis, consider attempting to bond with this woman on a monogamous basis?

Well, these are the interesting, and sometimes titillating, questions that unfold in this little mystery.

This is the first McBain book I've read, and I understand that McBain is a pen name for Evan Hunter?

He's a craftsman, but this book may not become a classic, and, as I said, McBain seems to be recycling some of the plot lines, about the young and beautiful woman taken advantage of by countless men, who fights back (Thelma and Louise? How about Lorena Bobbitt?). She has her revenge, in a sense.

Nor does McBain endeavor to be a classic writer or particularly creative or original. He's good enough as he is.

Diximus.

mcbain is good as always, but some rescripting of willis.......2002-06-23

As always, McBain is entertaining. My only complaint is his changing of Willis's character. In the prior 38 87th precinct books to Poison, Willis was portrayed as a ladies man...tall women were always attracted to him. Also he was a judo expert from his military career. In Poison, he's only had a few girl friends, women don't like him because he's short. And he took judo lessons because he was self-conscious of his height. I liked Willis much better before this book.

Wothwhile reading........2001-07-25

The only shortcoming this novel has is its predictability. And at that, it still delivers a surprise in the end. The only reason I even say it is predictable is with all the evidence pointing to the lovely, if not pure, lady the reader has to know she will be proven innocent....or where is the mystery? McBain succeeds in pulling off a couple of surprises and the characters are developed enough to be interesting, if not always believable.

This novel is no longer in print but if you can find a copy of it somewhere, as long as the price is reasonable, it is worth the investment. It is a fast, fun read with enough twists and turns to keep you on your toes.

Song of La Selva: A Story of a Costa Rican Rain Forest (The Nature Conservancy)
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My 6 year old son's favorite book!

Song of La Selva

Song of La Selva: A Story of a Costa Rican Rain Forest (The Nature Conservancy)
Joan Banks
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Release Date: 1998-09-01

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My 6 year old son's favorite book!.......2005-11-15

He reads this book over and over again. Beautiful illustrations and lots of detailed information about the Brazilian rainforest.

Song of La Selva.......2001-02-01

This book is a wonderful introduction to the rain forest and poison dart frogs for children. The story takes you through the life of a strawberry poison dart frog (my daughter Jessie's favorite frog) from egg to adult. The story is excellent and the pictures are fantastic! I have been to La Selva twice so I can say that the story and pictures are realistic. A picture quiz at the end of the book will keep your eyes open for other rain forest wildlife living in the pictures of this wonderful book. I instruct environmental education programs and use this book often. Enjoy!

A Puree of Poison: A Hemlock Falls Mystery

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Puree of Bleh
Civil War reenactors and mysterious deaths
PLEASE - pass the puree!!!
One of the Better Ones of this Series

A Puree of Poison: A Hemlock Falls Mystery
Claudia Bishop
Manufacturer: Wheeler Publishing
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The 133rd anniversary of the Battle of Hemlock Falls is fast approaching - and everyone in town is ready to party. Everyone, that is, except Meg Quilliam. Her sister is busy preparing the Inn for the celebrations, but Meg has other things to worry about - like her fiance. The poor man just had three patients pass away under his care. Surprising, but not necessarily suspicious - until he discovers that all three dined at the Inn before dying.

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Puree of Bleh.......2005-08-20

It is rare that I find a book which I cannot finish.
Well this one takes the cake!!

Fifty pages and three weeks into it I realized it was just not going to happen. I was thinking up of any excuse, including housework and going to sleep early or staring through the window on the bus way home, anything but reading this horrid book.

I think it had too many characters, they sounded forced and fabricated, it was dragging on, and when I flipped through it to read random paragraphs it all read so lukewarm. I felt like I was eating stale bread, and I like juicy good books, so this one went back on the shelf.

Too bad, I liked the concept, and the recipe on the back was better than the book itself.

Major disappointment there, don't know if I would tackle Bishop's other books.

Civil War reenactors and mysterious deaths.......2005-01-12

Everyone is getting ready for the 133rd anniversary of the Battle of Hemlock Falls. Quill is getting the Inn ready, but her sister, Meg, is more concerned about her fiancé, Dr. Andy Bishop.

Recently three people died at the hospital. He was their physician. All three were sick, but what brought them to the hospital should not have killed them. Meg is quite concerned about Andy and how he is taking all of this. Then it is discovered that all three dined at the Inn before going to the hospital.

Quill interviews the families of the three dead people to try to determine what each person ate, who they interacted with, and what they did while they were at the Inn. She is trying to keep the fact that they dined at the Inn before dying away from her sister Meg. She knows she would not take this news well.

There is also controversy about who really won the Battle of Hemlock Falls. This puts the town in turmoil. The Chamber of Commerce, of which Quill is the secretary, tries to iron things out with the reenactors.

The many characters that live in Hemlock Falls are so well constructed. I feel as if I know each one. I enjoy the books in this series and always look forward to reading the next book.

Quill always finds a way to get herself in the middle of the murder investigations. She often finds herself in danger, and many times brings her sister or a friend along with her.

Hemlock Falls is the type of town you'd like to vacation in and the Inn at Hemlock Falls is a place you'd want to stay, except for all the murders! Even so, I'd vacation there in a heartbeat if I could.

I highly recommend this book.

PLEASE - pass the puree!!!.......2004-03-20

My Mystery Book group read A Puree of Poison for our January selection and everyone hated it! In a word, it was just silly! We thought that Meg had a case of arrested development with all the tantrums she threw.The other quirky characters seemed more annoying than engaging. We all agreed that Dina, the receptionist, had a big mouth and major attitude problem which no employer in his right mind would have tolerated. I kept hoping for The Donald to pop up and say "You're fired!!!"

I had read the first three books in the series and had really enjoyed them, but Puree was a big disappointment.Also, I think that Claudia Bishop may have lifted the Civil War idea from the TV show "Ed." This season "Ed" had a similar episode about the reenactment of a Civil War battle which Stuckeyville had supposedly won but actually had lost. Coincidence? Who knows? Just save your time and money and pass on this puree.

One of the Better Ones of this Series.......2004-02-27

I was impressed with this entry in the long-running Hemlock Falls series. There were some interesting subplots: Meg, the chef sister, sometimes comes off as a caricature but not in this book; Miles may be disappearing for about a year on a secret mission...
I was also surprised to see some quite current relevant mentions in this book; e.g., Enron, Iraq.
A group of Civil War reenactors swarm into the inn at Hemlock Falls ready to reenact the 133rd anniversary of the Battle of Hemlock. Meanwhile, three of Meg's boyfriend's (Andy, a doctor) patients have died mysteriously and he asks Quill to help find out what happened. The two plots are interwoven quite nicely and also wrapped up quite satisfactorily.
I hope to see more of this series as I find it one of the more enjoyable ones out there (with the exception of just one or two earlier episodes).

Forensics - True Crime Scene Investigations

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Very well written and easy to read

Forensics - True Crime Scene Investigations

Manufacturer: Barnes and Noble
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0760740771

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Very well written and easy to read.......2004-11-15

Dr. Erzinclioglu is very talented as an informative writer. The topics covered in this book are pretty basic - it is a great intro to forensic science book. He covers things such as time of death, cause of death, the method of poisoning, fire investigation - in the context of explaining the methods used to investigate each one. He cites many investigations as examples, and most of them are the more obscure that we have not heard about already, (at least if you leave in the US and not Britain), unlike a lot of other basic forensic texts that use cases we all may know about.

One of the more interesting cases discussed in this book under the chapter "Words and Images" is the Shroud of Turin. I recently watched a show on DSC not too long ago on this same topic, but the author brings up quite a bit of evidence that was never even touched on in the show.

This is one of those texts that just makes you feel smarter and more informed after reading it, and those who are seriously considering a career in this field will probably feel drawn to the author in the sense that this is a person you would like to meet and train under. I look forward to reading their other works.

In short, I highly recommend this book to anyone who would like to begin researching forensic science without throwing themselves into it headfirst. This will give you the basic principles and ideas that you need, as well as a basic understanding of different techniques used by investigators. It is a good foundation to build from in your learning process.

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Wonderfuly Written!

The Poison Place
Mary E. Lyons
Manufacturer: Atheneum
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0689811462

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Could it be that famous portraitist Charles Willson Peale had a dark side? He was known nationally for his fine paintings and for starting his own museum in Philadelphia with art and taxidermy.

Written in the riveting first-person voice of Moses Williams, Peale's former slave, we hear about this great man and his family. Yet it is a sad story of ambition, domination, and eventually death. Respected author Mary E. Lyons takes us from room to room in the famous Peale Museum as her story unfolds -- a story of post-Revolutionary America you'll never forget.

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Wonderfuly Written!.......2000-01-24

I would highly recommend The Posion Place by Mary E. Lyons. It is truly a gem of a book. A fasinating story, told in the words of a formor slave, makes it come alive, and keeps you wondering, 'What happens next?' If you don't like historical fiction books, you should still try this novel. It's difinetly one in a class of it's own!

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