This is an excellent, well researched examination of sex education and the ways in which discourses of sex and sexuality have been simultaniously decried and utilized by the right. Irvine displays an extensive knowledge of sex education debates and provides an important historical accounting for the current state of affairs. The history presented in her book is fundamental for understanding sexuality, education, speech, and particularly, the interweaving of the three and its implication for battles over sex ed. Bravo. This is an important and timely book which deserves a wide audience.

This execellent and accesssible book explains how and why sex ed has been such a hot button issue. More importantly, it explains how the Christian Right has used sex ed to mobilize politically, how scare tactics are constructed, and why they are effective.

It takes great courage to stand up for comprehensive sexuality education. This book will help to more deeply root proponents in thier own history and offers a clear description of the historic modus operandi of the opposition.

It may be helpful to read this book in tandem with standard books about the religious right; notably Eternal Hostility: The Struggle Between Theocracy and Democracy, by Frederick Clarkson; and With God on Our Side, by William Martin.

This is a truly stunning book. If you have any way of getting it, Go for it. You will not regret reading this.

Irvine Welsh's classic first novel which spawned a play and a critically acclaimed film is now available in the US in hardback, with a great non-film oriented dust jacket. If you have read Trainspotting then you know what I'm talking about, but this book is (to put it plain and simple) one hell of a funny and interesting journey.

The whole gang is here; Renton, Sick Boy, Spud, and Begbie along with some other great voices that went unheard in the film version. If all you know of Trainspotting is the film, then you owe it to yourself to read this book. The perspective changes chapter to chapter and the voices are distinct and hilarious. This is a literary tour de force with Welsh pulling out all the stops and stopping at nothing to shock, inspire, and warn.

I have never been able to read a novel that is the basis for a film after seeing the film. Trainspotting is so inventive, complex, and fresh that this was not the case. The novel and the film are both distinct and wonderful pieces of work, enjoyable for many different ways.

The language is a little hard to get for the first few chapters, but fighting through it is well worth it and lends to a great reading experience. The language is original and fresh, recalling the distinct narrative of "A Clockwork Orange". A modern classic.

I have used this book in my acoustics class and it provides an excellent presentation of acoustics that is simultaneously geared toward the architectural student and the practicing architect. In addition to many examples of acoustical phenomena, the book contains numerous graphs and tables which will serve the student extremely well upon entering professional practice.
The book combines the academic perspective gleaned from Mr. Irvine's 40 year teaching career at the University of Utah Graduate School of Architecture with the professional experience of both Mr. Irvine and Mr. Richards. Together, their combined experience in theory and practice provide a resource that is at once both engaging to the student and useful to the practitioner.

What is the greatest boondoggle/stumbling block to the run ofthe mill avid Brambly Hedge aficionado/collector?
Hands down, ithas to be a lack of information.

Whether you are speaking of pieces ever done, dates of release, or countries availabe, it's all here in Louise Irvine's outstanding work. The photographs are well worth the price of the book, but on top of those is the documenting of the very complex and phenomenal merchandizing tale which is so indicative of not only the tremendous enthusiasm which exists for Jill Barklem's world of characters/stories/artwork, but this day in age in which it is occurring....ie the tail end of the 20th century.

In America, when it comes to obtaining Brambly Hedge merchandise, we are at a big disadvantage compared to most of the other markets, that is the UK, Europe, Canada, Australia and Japan. In those places when you ask after Brambly Hedge Items at a gift or china shop there is instant product recognition. Here you are more likely to get a response like: "That's those little bunnies, right?" Louise's book somewhat levels the playing field for us poor Yanks with previously unavailable information.

Louise Irvine has taken on the daunting task of identifying and photo cataloguing every item of major significance related to the community of English mice, known as the Brambly Hedge. These critters first appeared on the literary scene in 1980, in the form of the first four books by authoress, Jill Barklem. Since the introduction of the Spring; Summer; Autumn; and Winter "Stories" there have been no fewer than 2 dozen companies from all over the world with lines of merchandise with everything from China plates, figures in china, resin, and pewter, to stationery and even cosmetics in which to feature the mice made famous in Ms. Barklem's extremely eloquent and exquistitely illustrated children's books.

The Collector's Book has an introduction of the general story of Jill and how she came to write and illustrate her stories. The chapters are then listed in descending order of the most prolific of the Brambly Hedge Licensees....32 pages devoted to Royal Doulton, with pictures of everything ever available from them, followed by a 27 page chapter devoted to Border Fine Arts and Enesco, on down the list to a final chapter of "Useful addresses". Included with each book is a very helpful price guide insert.

Thank you, Mrs. Barklem, for your creativity and magnificent artistry captured in your eight wonderfully illustrated children's books. Thank you Louise, for the dogged persuit needed to put this fantastically documented and illustrated volume out there for the the consuming Brambly Hedge public to 'devour', as I am sure that they will. Best of luck and fortune to you and the Publishers of this volume. From a devoted "Brambly Hedger", Jo Ann Travis, USA

Murray Douglas is a scholar of historical design. She is keenly aware of the importance of using contempory trends to compliment culturally historic design. The book becomes a resource not only of the history of Brunschwig & Fils and its textiles, trims and wall coverings, but of how well-known designers have integrated the Brunschwig line with their own flair and client's needs. She gives a useful history of the manufacture and use of textiles, trims and wallpapers. Douglas and Irvine tell the story of McLean's photographs as they create a pallette of comfort and style with color and sophistication. I use the book as a text and photo resource for all of my design projects!

My children and I truly enjoyed Buzz. The story is a very sweet look at daily happenings that children can directly relate to and the illustrations are very beautiful--both my three year old and five year old are drawn to them. This book is a wonderful addition to our family's daily reading repertoire. I highly recommend it.

This book was a much anticipated addition to my library. As a webmaster of a Apollo website, I'm often asked questions about space models. This book has it all with great descriptions and color images of space model kits. The table of scales of each type available is very useful for collectors.

Irvine's basic thesis in this book is that the issue of Croatian statehood and Croatia's position in the former Yugoslavia (in both its pre-WW2 royalist and post-WW2 socialist incarnations) were crucial factors in that country's political development. During the 1918-1941 period, Serb-Croat relations were often the main preoccupation of most national-level politicians, and even the (then) marginal Yugoslav Communist Party spent an inordinate amount of time deliberating on the 'national question,' primarily as it related to tensions between the Serbs and Croats. Irvine focuses on the World War II period, and particularly the problems faced by the Communist Partisans in organizing resistance and administering liberated territories in Croatia. As such, this is one of the few books in any language that contains some balanced, in-depth discussion of Croat Communist leader Andrija Hebrang and the territorial antifascist liberation council in Croatia (known by its Croatian acronym ZAVNOH). Irvine correctly points out that ZAVNOH's legacy as a provisional government in Croatia during the war would be important for later political events in Yugoslavia, particularly as the country became increasingly federalized (indeed, even the preamble to the current Croatian constitution refers to ZAVNOH as an important precedent in Croatian state-building). Generally this is a very important, and readable, contribution to the study of the national question in Croatia and Yugoslavia.

This is an utterly stunning work that should be required reading for all midwives, obstetrician-gynecologists, feminists of all persuasions--anybody involved in the health care of women. Not only does it take the wind out of the sails of those who believe childbirth is without consequences (part of the natural history of natural childbirth is maternal death), but it demonstrates how the industrialized world dropped its maternal mortality ratios nearly 100-fold in a century. This has important policy implications for international health work--providing that the international community can persuade developing countries to take women's health care needs seriously. Highly recommended.