This is a wonderful book. The technique of editing Tchaikovsky's actual and voluminous correspondence into one coherent stream makes for fascinating and tasty reading. Tchaikovsky's intelligence is made obvious, as is his exquisite sensitivity, keen perception, expressivity, and personal charm. I was reading a standard biography at the same time I was reading this, and the comparison did not flatter the standard format. There is no substitute for the "real deal". We are lucky to have this first person record of his "in the moment" thoughts. It is sad that letter writing is a dead practice because it disciplines the writer's mind and reveals much to the lucky reader. This book has given me extraordinary pleasure.

Sustainability is a very important idea. It is perhaps the most signifiicant response to our emergent environmental crisis yet. But the term is in danger of becoming so broad in meaning that it stops having any real meaning at all, and this is why this new book is so relevant. Davison reviews the short history of sustainability, and the genesis of the key ideas. He takes a hard look at what is happening to the concept, and in particular how it is being coopted by the same people who brought us the problems in the first place. In doing this he directly confronts the ambiguous role of technology, which he sees as one way in which we create our world. He analyses key ideas, and is so lucid in this endeavour that even Heidegger begins to make sense. But more interestingly, Davison tries to determne what meaningful sustainability is, and how the idea can be translated into a personal experience as well as a cultural concept.
This is intellectually a very challenging and pointed work, but it is also very human and immediate. Davison has attempted in this book the rare thing of reintegrating hard science, philosophy, and day to day life. In my view, he succeeds in his set task.
Oh, and he can write, too.

This book talks about the world view of an American Indian child - talking about their house, their yard, their pets, their world. The watercolors are colorful and light. The book is beautifully printed and is a precious item to own. For parents interested in introducing their children to various points of view this is perfect.

If you would like to prepare Laos food like that you would find in Luang Prabang, on the Banks of the Mekong, Pakse, etc, this is the book. Great recipes that include both the classics and obscure recipes. Good luck finding some of the ingrediants outside of South East Asia though. A very thoughtful approach from a Master Chef.

This is a valuable and practical book. It describes a daily process based on A Course In Miracles but stripped of religious overtones. It has a solid foundation as Todd Davidson, Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia Hospital (Milwaukee) tested the program on his patients and staff before writing the book.

I have personally found the book to be wonderful for my own development and I have recommended it to friends and family.

Try it! You'll like it and benefit if you stick with it.

The book was a very good book. It keep you wandering what was real and what was not.If you were the one that was seeing the things in the pages or if you was reading it right.And you wanted to know what happen next.And the ending was what you would want to happen.

Graeme Davison draws upon his experience and expertise as an historian and commentator on national celebrations, heritage, museums, and other forms of public history in The Use And Abuse Of Australian History. He presents a wide-ranging and perceptive survey of the many ways in which history enters into and becomes a part of contemporary everyday life in Australia. The past inspires, consoles, and condemns (sometimes all at once), and here highlighted is how Australians use (and sometimes misuse) the past in attending to such present concerns, issues and national discussions on everything from gun ownership to aboriginal rights. The Use And Abuse Of Australian History is highly recommended reading to students of Australian history, culture, politics, and international relations.

When Jean Davidson went back to Kenya in 1994 to update her earlier fieldwork in the small village of Mutira, she found a culture in flux. Beset by seismic changes that rocked not only the village, but the entire country, the women she'd interviewed in for her earlier ethnographical work seemed to represent a magnified microcosm of Kenyan society as a whole, & deftly illustrated what can happen to a culture that experiences changes too large, and too quick. Wide arching changes in the political structure of the country & the ever encroaching effect of Western influence had created major holes in the fabric of the culture, doing away with old values & ethics, but replacing them with nothing. The culture Jean Davidson faithfully recorded in 1995 through her painstaking detailing of the life stories of seven rural Gikuyu women was a culture with no center of gravity, a culture that seemed on the verge of implosion. Focusing on a sample of seven, Davidson is able to identify socio-cultural factors which not only influenced the life courses of these seven individual women, but which also had a great & broad impact upon the lives of Kenyans in general. This masterfully wrought, deeply engaging ethnography, tracing the changes in the lives of these women through their own untutored testimony from 1905 through 1995, offers an engaging glimpse into another culture, which, at its most basic level, may not be so very different from our own.

This book tells the history of the world since the dawn of civilization in the format of short essays and question/ answer pages-- well suited to people interested in history, but with busy schedules or short attention spans.

This book is fun and educational at the same time. It shows the lives of different women ocean explorers. I loved this book especially, because I want to be just like those women. The ocean is probably my favorite thing in the whole world. I advise all to read this amazing book!