Asian Cultural Traditions
 Author: Carolyn Heinz Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 950 EAN: 9781577660439 ISBN: 1577660439 Number Of Pages: 416 Publication Date: 1998-12 [... more]
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A Cry of Stone
a great read!: Enjoyed this book very much. Felt as though I had lost a good friend when the book ended. Michael O'Brien is gifted at creating his characters. I got a little bogged down in the middle with all the art philosophy, but it did not detract me [... more]
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The Egyptian Cinderella
Racist? Step-sisters? Read the book!: I'm surprised to hear this book described as racist. The inaccuracies in that review leave me to wonder whether the poster actually read the book. The heroine's name, Rhodopis, referenced her sunburned skin. A real [... more]
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Far from the Madding Crowd
Forget the infamous "love triangle"...: In Far from the Madding Crowd, Thomas Hardy introduces us to the precarious "love square". At the core of all the turmoil is beautiful farm girl, Bathsheba Everdene - spirited, vain, intelligent [... more]
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Lonely Planet World Food Ireland
A Very Informative Book: This is a really great book. It covers not only the subject of Irish food, but also gives information on the culture and a brief history of Ireland. The book is packed with information, maps and beautiful photographs. It is a [... more]
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Tarahumara
Hauntingly beautiful: In the northwestern portion of Mexico, in the mountains known as the Sierra Madre Occidental live the legendary Tarahumara. This is an indigeneous group who have been one of the most successful to resist the onslought of western [... more]
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Ecuador
helpful for the businessman maybe ...: Having bought this book in anticipation of a trip to Ecuador, I am having second thoughts based on the negative impression with which I'm left after reading this book. Although he relates fond memories and favorite [... more]
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Christmas in America: A History
Serious students of the Holidays phenomenon take note:: Restad knows her stuff and doesn't hesitate to engage controversial aspects of the season. This is part of an ongoing conversation, and should be read in dialogue with the (in my mind) better book, [... more]
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A Million Truths: A Decade in China
an excellent book!: It's a shame the publisher hasn't bothered to provide a short description. The author is a reporter with an excellent grasp of conditions in China in the late 90's. Because of her friendships with a number of Chinese people and [... more]
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The Complete Tales of Uncle Remus
The best folktales.: These animal stories were banned in the late sixties from many schools and libraries for being racist (the storyteller in the book, Uncle Remus, is a slave and uses the "n" word). But it seems that it's now ok to like these [... more]
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Dreams: A Reader On The Religious, Cultural, And ...
If you can only get one book on dreams -- make it this one!: (Right up front, I should say I am one of the authors of this book. So, I won't discuss my article.) But the rest of the book presents such a vast range of information -- the biology of [... more]
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Way Of The Explorer
A NEW SYNTHESYS FOR AN OLD DILLEMMA: Dr. Mitchell asks the same questions as all seekers, and rightly connects the search for knowledge about self with the search for an understanding of the universe. He begins his book with a short personal history, [... more]
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