Maui has always been my favorite Hawaiian island, so when I came across this book on a recent trip to Hawaii, I bought it immediately. The photographs are as gorgeous as the island itself. The text is interesting, too. A great coffee table book.

Wish I'd reviewed this one right after I read it, shortly after I bought the book from Amazon last year.

The author passed away on July 3rd, 2003, just a few days ago.

I enjoyed the book, written by a civilized man with a great insights into American literature, popular culture, and the human condition historically and at large.

Some chapters of the above book, such as the ones on THE WILD BUNCH and GERONIMO, are exclusively on movies. The chapters on books include:

William Faulkner's Ike McCaslin in GO DOWN, MOSES.

L. D. Clark's A BRIGHT TRAGIC THING: A TALE OF CIVIL WAR IN TEXAS, about the Great Hanging in Gainesville, Texas in 1862.

Gore Vidal's BILLY THE KID.

Jan Candia Coleman's I, PEARL HART, based upon a true story and perhaps the most interesting essay here. "About female self-assertion in a cruel, male dominated world."

Montserrat Fontes's DREAMS OF THE CENTAUR.

David Morrell's LAST REVEILLE, another fine essay that made me think I might want to read the book after all.

Mariana Azuela's LOS DE ABADJO, "a classic about the Mexican Revolution which features a band of mavericks who drift into and along with the Revolution without any clear sense of purpose."

Other essays are entitled: "The Feminizing of Freedom and Fulfillment: Como Agua Para Chocolate," "Mirrors, Dreams, and Memory: Gringo Viejo," and "Crossing Into Fascism in Bisbee 17."

Doublas Canfield earned a bachelor's degree magna cum laude from the University of Notre Dame in 1963, master's degrees from Yale and the Johns Hopkins Universities in 1964 and 1966, respectively, and a Ph.D. from the University of Florida in 1969, where he was a United States Steel Foundation Fellow and where he earned election to Phi Beta Kappa. He taught at UCLA before coming to the University of Arizona in 1974, where he became Regents Professor in 1994.

Besides the book above, Canfield was the author of several scholarly books and articles in the two fields of Restoration and early eighteenth-century British literature (particularly the drama) and comparative literature and culture of the Southwest borderlands. In the spring of 2001, he was invited to Italy, to the University of Florence to lecture in this latter field and to the University of Tuscia to lecture in the former, where a series of translations of Restoration comedies into Italian has begun in his honor.

An expert on the Restoration, he was a Renaissance Man in every sense of the word. He won several fellowships for his scholarship, the most recent from the National Endowment for the Humanities in 2000-2001. He was also the winner of several teaching awards, including 1993 Arizona Professor of the Year. He was especially proud of his service to the University of Arizona as chairman of President Manuel Pacheco's Task Force on Undergraduate Education in 1991-1992.

According to Rick Wallach, president of the Cormac McCarthy Society, Canfield was also a third degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and a national referee with AYSO. He coached his sons in several sports from the early 1970s until the mid-1990s, and co-coached and refereed a soccer team with his son Colin as recently as the fall 2002. His other hobbies were hunting and writing poetry, of which he has two books published. He has also authored a poetic drama on John Charles Fremont.

Rick Wallach, in a tribute to him at the McCarthy Society from which much of this review is garnered, said, "All of us who knew Doug were aware of his passionate commitment to social justice, and his favorite course to teach was "The Ideology of Human Rights," His last wish was for world peace with justice. . ."

"Doug's wonderful long essay on Cormac McCarthy's Suttree, which he read at the Society's annual conference in Tucson last year, will be published sometime in the (we hope) near future..."

Buettner and Mason hit the mark with this beautifully illustrated and well written narrative of their journey through the Mayan lands. This is a must have for all children and adults who have an interest in anthropology or who have ever dreamt of traveling through foreign lands.

Two Thumbs Up, Boys!

Hello,

I hope that you will consider A-4 Skyhawk for your collection. This is the most comprehensive book on the market on this wonderful aircraft, and there are many interesting, and some previously unpublished, photos of the Scooter. I have included interviews with pilots who flew the A-4 in Vietnam and have included a discussion of each Skyhawk variant. I know the book is pricey, but if you flew the Skyhawk, this is a must.

Brad

Another excellent airliner book from Airways Magazine. Buy it..!

This book gives you the basic information about the F/A-18 & very nice pictures. What I am impress is the pictures are in color, it is very difficult to find this kind of pictures. The information provided are very basic but it will satisfied you. This book will be a valuable aset to fans of the F/A-18 because it has very amazing pictures & very basic but complete information about the F/A-18 Hornet.

In the world of the MCSE 2000 the first step to certification success is the 70-210 exam. With everything out there it is hard to decide what is good and what is not so good. Having spent three days reading this book I think you'll find that it certainly does its intended job.

Overall this 730 page manual covers every objective in detail. The author(s) have made certain they give you enough work to do with an abundance of hands-on step-by-step exercises. They have also included exam review questions and "Apply Your Knowledge" sections at the end of each chapter.

Part I is the exam prep, which like I said covers each objective in a clear yet detail manner. I like the fact that the authors have kept the technical language to level that allows everyone to comprehend the material. Part II is the final review, which allows the reader to prepare for the actual exam.

Included with the book is a cd with practice questions, engineered by Prep Logic. I found this software to both refreshing; in that QUE has sought to bring a new player to the certification table, and also to be very challenging. Also you can purchase more exams from the Prep Logic website which has several other MCSE exams.

Overall the book is good, the software if excellent and I think you'll find that QUE Publishing is certainly making headway in the production of high quality certification manuals - well done.

This is the only book in its field, the first edition was introduced in 1962. This completely rewritten fourth edition gives a comprehensive review of basis principles in insurance and disability medicine and whilst primarily written from a life insurance background, gives valuable information to all practising doctors who want a numerical basis for outcomes of diseases and disorders in their patients. Thus it follows Hipocrates basic tenants on the importance of expected outcomes in diseases. The book has been widely accepted in Medico-legal circles.

For readers concerned with the current debates about boys' education and gender justice, this is the best guide available. Bob Lingard and Peter Douglas have written a book that is judicious, very well informed, carefully argued and creative. It combines a commitment to equality with a practical concern for good schooling. R.W. CONNELL, UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

Lingard and Douglas have produced a brilliant contribution to the tradition of men's pro-feminist theory and politics. This is that rare treat: a theoretically sophisticated and politically balanced intervention into an important and contentious public issue. Especially useful for teachers and educational theorists is their account of how men's negotiations with various conflicting feminist theoretical agendas play out for issues about educational policies and practices. SANDRA HARDING, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES

"Men Engaging Feminisms" is a most engaging book, challenging both men and women to consider afresh their political commitments and practices. It argues against those who would resist such considerations about changing gender politics and it openly commits to a pro-feminist stance which is robustly argued. It is a must for all interested in issues of social justice and is particularly important for those concerned with issues of gender equity in schools. MIRIAM DAVID, INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION, LONDON UNIVERSITY

This is one of those projects that should almost never be attempted - one thinks of the sequel for Gone with the Wind for a crass example, and yet Doug Low will surprise you. Not speculation or conjecture, but a thoughtful, well developed thesis based on a wide body of relevant writings, research and analysis. If Merleau-Ponty is in your pantheon of great 20th century philosophers, this is essential reading.