"[the] one book whose every page is specifically aimed at [travelling] kids... delivers exactly what it promises... derides exagerated tales of sudden death by snake-bite..." Dea Birkett in The Guardian, London (06.07.02)

"Trekking families will find Your Child's Health Abroad invaluable." The Sunday Times, London (April 14, 2002)

"a timely and relevant publication. It embraces the parental perspective providing sound practical information and advice... With the help of case stories, the authors create a personal tone without distraction from the key points... This book is an essential resource of every travelling parent." Travel Wise: newsletter of the British Travel Health Association issue 4; spring 1999

"Peace of mind has rarely been so immediate and compact." The Sunday Times, London

"Parents considering taking children to developing countries would be wise to obtain a copy of this manual as it not only offers practical advice for disease prevention and treatment based on personal experiences but also gives inspiration to parents who may have doubts about travelling with offspring abroad. Travel health advisors will also find this book a useful addition to their library of travel health literature."
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"a good point of reference for parents considering trekking with children" The Independent, London (August 7, 1999)

"detailed manual packed with common-sense, medically accurate advice." Practical Parenting (August 1999)

"The authors write that 'the secret of pleasurable travel with children is to ensure that you are within your limits of coping'. I would add a second essential: this excellent manual for travelling parents." Simon Calder of the Independent newspaper, London (1998)

"includes an impressive number of lists... the authors, both parents as well as doctors, offer practical and reassuring advice as relevant in Corfu as Kathmandu." The Times, London (Mar 28, 1998)

"adventurous parents...should pack a copy...It is packed with sensible advice about how to avoid exotic illnesses and what to do in emergencies (such as being burnt by hot buffalo milk)...it is also a delight to read." Daily Telegraph, London (Nov 10, 1998)

"compulsive reading...tips are relevant for any foreign holiday...extremely well laid out." The Guardian, London (July 18, 1998)

"offers advice on everything from keeping children occupied on flights to avoiding food poisoning..." The Express, London (July 18, 1998)

"interspersed with light hearted anecdotes which serve to reassure parents that most problems are usually minor and easily dealt with, despite how terrifying they seem at the time." Sesame, newsletter of the Scientific Exploration Society (Autumn 1998)

"straightforward advice...in an easy-to-use format." Geographical Magazine, London (June 1998)

This book is so informative and so interesting, it is absolutely mandatory for parents traveling with children in areas of the world where there are health issues beyond your experience. There is a prodigious amount of up-to-date and accessible information packed into this volume--and it's the kind of book that you want to read from cover to cover, even the parts less relevant to your needs. My husband and I recently returned from a six-month sojourn in Thailand, Laos and Burma with our four children (aged 7, 5, 3 and 1). We carried this book as part of our medical kit, and it was invaluable in preparing that medical kit and also in helping to plan our trip itinerary (i.e., the book convinced us that malaria was the one nonnegotiable health issue). Memorable anecdotes from expatriate and traveling families pepper the book. There's nothing else like this out there.

This book is full of surprises. It's zany, quirky, and very wise -- all at once. At first the flavor of it -- so different from anything else I'd read -- made me question whether or not I liked it. As I continued reading I acquired a taste for it -- an experience similar to developing a taste for olives.

Placing a saint among secular eccentrics in 1950's Chelsea leads to all sorts of irritations for the ordinary mortals. I found myself loving Valentine, the mystical postulant, whose spiritual wholeness embarrasses her convent, bewilders her pursuers, and creates quiet comedy wherever she goes.

Here are four little quotes from a scene in which Valentine, on her first morning at Mrs. Mason's, rises early and goes to the kitchen. The author tells us, "Kitchens, being necessary, were as holy as bread and water, and were at their best, in peaceful readiness, at this innocent time of day..." and, "Valentine moved like a fish through water, accomplishedly, barely stirring the silence. It was a trick nuns learned: to be very quiet in case of still small voices."

How could such innocent sweetness offend anyone? We find out when Mrs. Mason and her adult son, Kyril, enter the room.

"'Do you habitually rise before God?' enquired Kyril of Valentine, in the light clear tone that was one of the characteristics that made people want to beat him up."

"'Have a croissant, dear,' (Kyril's mother) said to Valentine, momentarily disliking her for causing Kyril to be unkind."

If any of this strikes you funny, too, you just might relish this book.

I had the great pleasure of studying Shakespeare at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1999 where Ellis Jones is Vice Principle. He is a wonderfuly funny and sincere man who has a very positive and real outlook on the Acting industry. His book 'Teach yourself Acting' is a warm and realistic look at what it takes to be an Actor today both in America and in Great Britain. He uses wit and truth to get his point across in a way that leaves you thinking and not scared. He has a great quote " If you want to ba an Actor, don't. If your going to be you will." Thankyou Ellis for this wonderful Addition to my library. Lee Wilkinson

As a public school teacher teaching classroom guitar, it very hard to find materials for use with group guitar. The Advancing Classical Guitarist is a valuable tool in my classes. It is written for students who have a working knowledge of music reading and writing, and are ready to move into some solo and/or ensemble work. The review of musical basics, guitar hand positions and types of strokes is excellent. The pages on note reading, musical terms, and circle of fifths are so good that I use them in my band classes, and my AP music theory class. The main body of the book includes Units in different keys, with 3 or 4 ways to play each scale, exercises, and trios and quartets in that key. My students enjoy these arrangements. Each Unit has a Unit plan with objectives and has a quiz to check student progress. The book also has a review of the Major Scales in 1'st position. Some techniques, such as slurring, and pizzicato effect are taught in the book. Included is a suggested list of classical recording artists for listening. For the serious students who go on is guitar, there is a list of suggested reportoire for auditioning, and tips for auditions. This book is wonderful for group guitar, but would be valuable to any guitarist serious about learning classical guitar. I highly recommend The Advancing Classical Guitarist.

When you were a kid, did you ever run through the yard shooting bad guys and ducking under bullets and blades by the skin of your teeth? Did you rescue the girl in the end? Did you dream of being a famous wing walker, a hard-boiled detective, or maybe even a man of Bronze? Were you born and raised on the pulps of old where larger then life men and women duke it out with truly villainous villains?

This is the game of those times, those dreams, and the very desire for Adventure! Within its pages you will find everything you need to know in order to play your favorite pulp hero or heroin. Make up your own "men of action" or build from literature. It's your choice, your "Adventure!"

This is one of White Wolf's best games to date and captures the feel of the pulps accurately and entertainingly. This is the final book in the Aeon Trinity Games by White Wolf (Trinity, Aberrant, and now Adventure!).

I can't recommend it highly enough to anyone who has role played before or to those who have never pretended to be someone they were not.

Now is the time for Adventure!

Ellis Peters has made the medieval mystery novel what it is today, setting high standards not only for historical accuracy but for believable characters, well-thought-out plots, and exquisite writing. Unfortunately, she doesn't always live up to these standards herself.
This package comprises some of the high points of the series: Monk's Hood, St. Peter's Fair (which has a far more satisfying conclusion than the rather simplistic TV movie), The Heretic's Apprentice, and especially The Potter's Field, which begins quietly but turns into a powerful tale of youthful idealism and middle-aged passion.
The Summer of the Danes has memorable characters and a beautifully described excursion outside the confines of Shrewsbury, and Peters cleverly links the fortunes of Cadfael et al. to significant events in Welsh history (which she has also made into a series of novels). But, a couple of chapters into the story, the author forgets that Brother Mark can't speak Welsh and Cadfael is supposed to be there as his interpreter (well, maybe it's a miracle, but in that case she forgot to credit St. Winifrid!).
Likewise, in Brother Cadfael's Penance, our hero unravels a murder using physical evidence plus a fishy explanation offered by the perpetrator; later on he discovers that the murder was avenged by someone who identified the murderer without access to any of the evidence! Again, the characters and the setting are vivid, the "real" history is an integral part of the story, and Brother Cadfael's conflict between his duties as a monk and as a father makes for an engaging tale -- but the implausibility of the "payoff" seriously weakens the novel.
I feel that, in general, this has the highest consistent quality of any contemporary mystery series. All the novels are worth reading, but some require tongue placed firmly in cheek first.

Ellis presents the American Revolution in six "bite size" stories. This structure allows the reader to enjoy American History without wadding through hundreds of pages of text. The six short stories presented by Ellis don't make conclusions, but present, in very simple terms, what occurred and presents options as to how the event may be interpreted. A real easy read, especially if you are an American History buff, and a great review on the American Revolution.

My favorite story was where Ellis presents the dinner meeting between Jefferson, Madison and Hamiliton on the subject of the federal assumption of the states' debt. Here, Ellis tells us why the Capitol is in Washington, D.C and not Philidelphia. Without elaboration, it was a deal struck between the two Virginians, Jefferson and Madison, in exchange for assumption of states' debts by the larger federal government. Assumption of state debt assisted the northern colonies (Hamilton was from New York and a great financial mind) who had larger debt; moving the Capitol from the north to the new District of Columbia allowed Virgina to have closer access to the nation's Capitol (travel was difficult in these times and, right after the war, there was concern with having a government so far away) as well as an economic boost. The story is conveyed effortlessly and well and leaves the reader felling as though he or she were sitting like a fly on the wall listening to these intellectual giants discuss this deal.

I would recommend this book strongly and, read together with John Adams by David McCullough, providers a great backround in the American Revolution. If the reader decides to read only one of these, the Founding Fathers is really a short and great priemer on the American Revolution. Thanks go to Ellis for providing such a good read on the American Revolution.

An excellent text comprising of an economic review of the main policies(Price, marketing, input, credit, mechanisation, land reform, research, irrigation, gender and food security) that have been introduced into the agricultural sector in developing countries. The text flows very well and offers good references to other texts. A good and comprehensive starting point for anyone studying agricultural or rural policy. Main themes are explored and a balanced review of arguements epoused.

This is the up-to-date scholarly treatment of Alcibiades, an aristocratic rogue widely considered a traitor by the democrats of Athens. His prettiness and flim-flammery were highly attractive to certain elements less committed people's justice.
This is the most readable account since Plato, and quite a bit more truthful.

This was such an inspiring book about how the simple gestures one does in their life can have so much affect on someone else's life. I liked the book because of its geniune experiences, and the constant reminder that we should focus on "the seeds we plant" in our own lives as well as the live's of others we come in contact. There were many wonderful quotes and simple meanings throughout the book. It was a breath of fresh air and would make a wonderful gift to almost anyone.