A wonderful ananlysis of a much-neglected topic.

In this excellent novel for young teenagers, Carter opens up aworld almost totally foreign to contemporary Americans, even though itis less than a century removed from us. Jeremy, his widowed father, and his father's uncle, along with all their neighbors in the north woods, are witnessing the end of a way of life-- the last cutting of one of the great forests of the northern Midwest and thus the last great logroll down the river to the mills-- along with the growth of a newer aspect of factory and working class life, the spread of the unions. Though Jeremy's father is a sales representative, he sympathizes with the needs and concerns of the lumberjacks and mill-workers, as does his uncle, whose way of life is also dying: he carves wooden displays for shopkeepers-- a wooden hat for a haberdasher, and so forth-- but knows that soon all those shopkeepers will be using words and not images to convey their messages. So Uncle Mac, with the help of two native Americans, turns his hand to one last great carving-- a full-body "Indian" maiden-- as a sort of apology for the cigar store Indians that demeaned native Americans. Jeremy is the focal point around which Carter casts these various themes, the maturing and sensitive youth who is ready to have his ideas of the world expanded.

Criminal Justice Technology for the 21st Century. A book that was used as principle text for a graduate class at International College. It should be required reading for all senior staff, Sheriff's, Chief's, and Police Officer Standards administrators. Most justice agencies are not up to speed or close to industry standards in the way they compile and distribute meaningful information. The text gives good examples and explains in detail successful projects that we can all benefit from. Highly recommended. Lt. Gary L. Hoffman, Dir. of Training, Education and Spl. Projects Charlotte County Sheriff's Office, Punta Gorda, Fl. 33882 6 May, 2001 snookman@ccso.org

I write a review for almost ever book I purchase from Amazon, almost all of them being in the Sci-fi or Fantasy genre. Out of about twenty some odd books I have reviewed only three of them have received my 5 STAR approval. This happens to be one of them. I decided to take a break from the writers I had been reading and decided to basically pull a needle out of a haystack. Luckily for me that needle happened to be Crusaders Of The Machine. Every time I was sure I knew how the plot was going to unfold before me in a cookie cutting fashion, I was totally knocked over by 360% main and subplot turns. I refuse to give away any spoilers, but the book obviously borrows from classic stories by Tolkien mixed with what I would call a modern RPG video game style. I found the book interesting, refreshing and a great adventure on an epic scale. My only gripe is that the author doesn't focus on the Delvilgers (Badness) enough, but that's easily overlooked by a very likable and sometimes funny group of rogues. The last three chapters was extremely entertaining and left me wanting more. Over all I thought it was deep, well written and a shot in the arm to a fading genre. 5 out of 5 STARS. Grab it!

The goal of the Sourcebooks on Colonial America series is to make available to the student many of the original visual documents preserved in the Library of Congress that record our past. This includes the reproductions of the many prints, broadsides, maps, and other original works included in this examination of "Daily Life" in the American colonies from 1490-1799. This volume, edited by Carter Smith, is divided into two main sections. The first looks at Life and Work on the Colonial Frontier while the second considers Daily Life in the Towns and Cities. In the front of the book there is A Timeline of Major Events with parallel tracks considering World History, American History: Government, and American History: Society and Industry.

While all of the pictures in this book are about Colonial American, not all of them are originally from that time period; the book includes several maps and illustrations from the 18th-century depicting the early days of the nation (e.g., an early Howard Pyle illustration of the women arriving at Jamestown). There are numerous early engravings of Native Americans and interesting diagrams of various occupations such as cheese-making and pottery from Diderot's "Encyclopedie." One of the tantalizing aspects of this series is that they will reproduce the first page of a book, leaving you curious to read the rest. This time around the key book in question is "The Farmers Wife, or, The Complete Country Housewife," which contains everything you need to know about breeding fowl, making wines and butter, managing bees, and every other important topic.

Most of these illustrations are in black & white, although some are tinted (I think it is salmon), which means that teachers can use their magic photocopy machine to make copies for bulleting board displays while students can scan images into their computers to have illustrations for their papers and reports. The "Daily Life" volume is particularly useful because it gets into some of the specific aspects of day to day living that are never really covered in American history textbooks. Other titles in the Sourcebooks on Colonial America series deal with Governing and Teaching, The Explorers and Settlers, Battles in a New Land, The Revolutionary War, and The Arts and Sciences. The Library of Congress has similar and equally valuable series on the American West, the Civil War, and the U.S. Presidency. Even in the computer age history teachers should find these books quite useful.

This is the only book I needed to start my small micro lab. It is complete and easy to follow. This is an excellent choice if you are a veterinarian (especially large animal) and want the basics of culturing, media prep, and diagnostic techniques. A must in every clinic!

Vampire fiction is much more than Bram Stoker's Dracula and Anne Rice's Chronicles. Stoker focused on the supernatural evil of the vampire as personified by Count Dracula. Many modern writers also give the vampire supernatural status, but there are other authors who depict the vampire as another species, an alien, and this is the focus of Margaret Carters' fascinating study. The book, though academic in approach, will appeal to anyone interested in a readable analysis of literature.

I suggest you correct the title of this book you got it as "Digital Designing in the Programmable Logic Device". Shame on you. I am just starting to read this book so you should here from me.

Salam

When God speaks to us we never know what form it will be in. I believe God led me to read "Distant Partner" by Christian based author, Dr. Les Carter. Distant Partner taught me how to communicate with my spouse. Not only did the book teach me how to be a better communicator, but it showed me how to be secure in myself and not rely solely on my spouse for my inner-security and happiness. I highly recommend this AWESOME book! This book changed my life.

A wonderfully woven tale of intrigue, tragedy, suspense, romance and humor. Once you start, be prepared to stay up until you finish. A master storyteller, Suzanne Carter's writing style is light, humorous and fast paced. She's in the caliber of great writers like James Patterson, Jonathan Kellerman, Patricia Daniels Cornwell and Thomas Harris. I can't wait until her next book appears...