I tend to concur with the comments of reviewer from Homewood, IL USA. As an ethnic minority from Down Under, the obvious under-representation of Aboriginal [homosexual] writing is noticeable, and in some ways, embarrassing! For an introductory account to Australian issues about homosexuality, this may be an okay starter, but there certainly need to be more theoretical discussions to make it an important reading for the scholarly community.

Jackson and his colleague have amassed essays from homosexual men and lesbians of non-English descent down under. Few books have discussed ethnic and racial differences in Australia and this is truly an important intervention. It is great for a comparison of race and sexuality between Australia and the United States. However, the absence of Aboriginal [homosexual] writing is noticeable. If this book is accurate, minority [homosexuals] in Australia are decades behind their counterparts in the United States in terms of activism, publishing, and a host of other topics; the editors fail to acknowledge this either. Also, the editing is a bit haphazard. The authors say one Asian [homosexual] contributor got a fact wrong. Well, why not edit his article correctly rather than make him look stupid? The submissions are pretty evenly divided between men and women. Those who collect [homosexual] Judaic studies texts may especially be interested in this book. There are American books that are soooooo much better; but this could be a valuable tool for comparative ethnic studies scholars.

We bought this book for a trip we took to Chile and tossed it...by the first week. Their recommendations are substandard and the information contained in the book is very limited. I am wondering if they ever visited Chile before they printed this book. If you are looking for a very comprehensive guide book on Chile check out "Chile Experience Travel Guide" ISBN 956-7264-79-1

This book caused us many problems during our visit to Argentina. First of all, it is out of date........by years. Restaurants no longer exist in one case we were told at least 5 years. Hotels completely changed ownership and management, again many years ago. The monetary system completely changed.

Bad Harvest? condemns the international timber trade and advocates a new strategy for the sustainable management of the world's forests. It is, therefore, of relevance to environmental and development economists, foresters and timber traders alike.

Bad Harvest? attempts to debunk the accepted view that slash-and-burn cultivation is the major cause of global deforestation. It argues that the timber trade is the primary threat to the world's forests and examines the role that the timber trade has played in global deforestation. However, many countries-and not just those in the Third World-clear vast tracts of forest to make way for agricultural food production. While global demand for wood is increasing, there are plainly other factors at work.

Bad Harvest? is just another addition to the body of alarmist literature churned out by environmental NGOs. Alarmist tactics, unfortunately, drive consumers away from wood, one of the most environmentally-friendly products available, to substitutes such as aluminium, plastic, glass, iron or steel. In their production, these substitutes require more energy than wood, and more carbon dioxide is emitted into the atmosphere, thus contributing to global warming. It would be lamentable if this book unwittingly revives the boycott of wood, which in recent years has led to a partial boycott of tropical timber imports in a number of OECD countries. This has had the negative economic consequences of devaluing wood, and accelerating the conversion of forests to other land use in tropical countries. It is vital that in trying to solve the problem of the world's forests, the authors do not inadvertently contribute to the creation of a whole new set of economic and social problems.

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Two words aptly describe this work - "boring" and "slanted." The authors have chosen to write a biography of a relatively obscure person from history, Margherita Sarfatti who was a prominent art critic in Italy during the 20's and 30's and who also happened to be one of Benito Mussolini's many mistresses. All other biographies of Italy's Il Duce barely devote a sentence or two to Sarfatti but this one paints her as the mastermind behind Mussolini's creation of fascism and his rise to power. Unfortunately, the documentation provided to support this thesis is virtually nonexistant. Mussolini is portrayed as a pure brute with no mind of his own, hell-bent on the aquistion of power and the elimination of civil liberties. No mention is made of the score of public works that Italian fascism enacted and that resulted in the substantial increase of pre-war Italian standard of living. Instead, an inordinate and excessive amount of pages are devoted to Sarfatti's relationship to the futurist painters of early 20th century Italy. What is not apparent is the reason for selecting Sarfatti as the protagonist of this book. Perhaps the authors find irony in her Jewish ancestry and Mussolini's later anti-semitic laws once the Axis with Germany was formed. I wound recommend this book only for those interested in the history of 20th century Italian artists. Those interested in an accurate and objective account of the socio-political factors leading up to and involving Fascist Italy are advised to look elsewhere.

I have used (and liked) "Jane's Chem-Bio Handbook" for the past four years.

This book, however, is another story. What little information presented is poorly organized. Information is scattered throughout the book. Some of it is duplicated. Information that is presented as being targeted towards a particular section (such as Hospitals, Utilities, Entertainment Facilities, etc.) is most often of a nature that should have been presented as base data. As a result, the targeted sections loose their "punch".

The book is very good at telling you that you need do something, but often doesn't tell you how to do that thing...So we have a document that manages to fall short as a checklist (for those that have a knowledge of the basics), and which also fails to provide much in the way of fundamentals (the discussion of explosives hidden in the Utilities section fails to mention ANFO (ammonium nitrate/fuel oil).

A good idea for a book, but wait until Jane's revises it.

I bought this book because it was recently published, but the quality was terrible.
The book reads more like something from the tourist office than an objective guide and so it's hard to tell what things are really like. I get the impression that the author does not really know the islands very well.

I only went to Martinique, so I have only read half the book. But here are some things that surprised me:
There is no mention of the hot springs on the trail near Precheur, even though these are a splendidly unusual attraction.
The maps in the book are woefully feeble. A map with all the beaches and major attractions on it would be a great help to anyone planning a vacation.
The book says that award-wiining French chef Paul Bocuse presides in the kitchen of the Novotel Carayou in Trois-Ilets. Yet at the hotel they have never heard of the great man. I would expect an extraordinary claim such as this to be checked before publication.
If you're going to the Frecnh carribean, buy a different guide.

I thought this was a book about the actress Maureen O'Sullivan with pictures and stories. This is just a biblography of movies which can easily be looked up on the internet. it stinks. Wait until David Fury comes out with his Maureen O'Sullivan book before you buy anything about her.

This so called "book" is nothing more than anything you can find in the sports pages of the newspapers. It is nothing more than a pamphlet with a hard cover! It is so flat that you can slip it under the door of your home and still have daylight showing above it. As for "inside"information., there is none. Save your money and your time. You can read the whole thing during a commercial of a televised game. BEWARE you have been warned!

This book formed the basis for an honours seminar course in politics. Whilst there are a huge variety of topics in contemporary political theory covered, unfortunately the impression one gets is of serious space limitations placed upon each contributing author. The weakenss in many of the contributions is the continual reference to theorists and authors that, unless the reader were deeply schooled in political theory, serve only to confuse the reader and leave the the reader struggling to make sense of the author's argument. The feeling of space limitations arises from the way many of the contributors assume the reader is already familiar with many of the theorists and authors mentioned and the failure to provide even more than a rudimentary background sketch of the theoretical 'schools' referred to.

Undoubtedly the contributors to the volume are knowledgeable in their field, but the going is very hard in much of the book for even a relatively half-interested reader. In many instances, the reader struggles to gain a 'big-picture' overview of the subject, and is left feeling led into the by-ways and country lanes of political theory. This book is strictly for those dedicated to modern political theory at honours level or above. Pity the student forced to read this book for a university course.