Disaster strikes in a developing nation, and, if forces conspire, international attention, people and goods come rushing toward the suffering people and land. Too often, this attention is short-lived, lacking sustained follow up initiatives, providing goods and services that are not compatible with longer-term program and needs, and overshadowing local iniatives to meet the needs of the community.

Rising from the Ashes provides a good overview of such scenarios and the many complex challenges related to providing emergency assistance in a manner that supports the local community's capacities. The book is a very good introduction to anyone interested in the issues. While the book has been out for a number of years and the scenarios are now somewhat old, the basic lessons still apply. The book may be most interesting to those unfamiliar with such settings and issues or those with a moderate experience. One of the most successful aspects of the book is the short synopses of emergency aid situations from around the world, which are drawn from a series of case studies--the heart of the research of the book--from around the world. To the aid worker, community member or local government official, Mary Anderson and Peter Woodrow provide a useful set of recommendations (if often sometimes common sense) for approaches to emergency assistance that support local communities and that further development goals.

The novel, That's Not My Style by Mary Anderson, captures your attention, and curiosity. You're always thinking that the end will be something different than what you thought before. This novel is about a sixteen-year-old boy named John, who defies his parents' wishes to join the family butchering buisness, and instead, wants to be a novelist. He angered his parents even more by driving away their customers by evesdropping on them for his novel. While looking for information, he came upon a flower-loving ex-convict and thought that he would be perfect for his first novel. While getting to know the ex-con, John's parents suspect that he is getting involved in troublesome activity with crimes, older women, and drugs. In the end, John realizes through an overlooked peer, and a real writer, what kind of relationship he should have with other people, and where a novel begins. I liked the way this novel seemed like it could really happen to yourself or someone you know. I also like the way John seemed so real and went through what most teenagers do in their life. The setting of the novel really interested me. No matter when you read it, it seems like it happened around the present time. The novel was published in 1983, and it seems like it could've happened last year.The setting also lets teenagers relate to the time because what the chaters do in the story, can compare with what the teenagers of today do. That's Not My Style is one of those have-to-read books. It's entertaining and informative, and you should buy it today.

Mary (after reading this you will feel like you can call her by her first name) and friends welcome you to a world where 'Hippie' is not a dirty word. You are introduced into the unique community of the Mateel region, their home since the 1960s. It is a world of co-ops, community schooling, unconventional relationships and the occasional drug bust.

Because of the individual story-telling format, this work is a little repetative but it means you get to know everyone really well! It is the kind of book that reassures the rest of the world that America in not all Monica and Bill, Cheese in a can and fast-food drive thrus. It is also heartening to know that this is not really a historical work; Mary and co. continue to live in the region today. For a more sociological examination of this bunch, try fellow resident Jentri Anders' Beyond Counterculture: The Community of the Mateel.

Kick of your shoes, put on a Bob Dylan record, eat some tofu and enjoy this journey. It is good to know some people have maintained their ideological dreams.

I thought that this was a very interesting book. It was a little dull in the beginning, but after the first couple of chapters you got into it. One thing I really liked was that you could really relate to all of the character's problems. The author wrote it so that you could easily understand the characters. The author had a good sense of teenage feelings. I think that this book had a very good moral to this. I think it would be a good book for someone that was jealous of a sister or of a good friend. It teaches good lessons for life. Also, it has a good ending.

I liked this book very much, although I really think they could have gotten more detailed. I would recommend this book to anyone doing a research project on women inventors. If you read it, you will definately have a better day, and get an 'a' on your project!

This book was ok but I have to admit I liked the other booksmuch better. Once Christina started racing the series stopped gettinggood. i liked the earlier christina jumping books better , Close Call was awesome tho. I think that from books 38-40 it gets boring because they dont really talk about the horse much just about christina and melanie wanting to get more wins to become a "real" jockey. I liked the samantha books better. I like Christina should go back to jumping like Parker and that star should be an event horse. Or at least they should focus on the horse again like in the ashleigh, samantha and cindy books. but parts of it were ok.

This is a really good book, but kind of depressing.

Star has to win one of his first two races to stay at Whitebrook and Christina is sure he can do it. But when the gates fly open for his first race he runs like a turtle. Why won't he run well? When Christina realizes that Star will only run for her she tries to get her jockeys liscense but fails dismally at her test. She finally goes behind her parents' backs to try again. But even with her liscense it seems that Brad Townsend will never let her be Star's jockey. Can Christina and her cousin find a way for her to ride Star in this race and keep him at Whitebrook?

I can't believe Christina sold Sterling when she was going to lose Star. She put so much work into Sterling and eventing and then, sells her, almost losing both of the horses she loves. But I'm glad the series is back to racing and I love Chris and Star!

You people who didn't like this book- PLEASE remember- don'tbash the authors- bash the editors. They tell the authors what theyhave to write about and how everything goes. They don't think that kids like us are pay enough attention and we won't notice is a character suddenly dissapears or a horse's or persons hair color changes. They are the ones that mixed up Leap Of Faith's color in the earlier books- even though the authors complained they said that that is how it was going to be written. The editor desided that Chris was going to be a jockey, and to not mention Ashligh's baby from book #23, etc. Mary Newhall Anderson is one of the best authors this series has seen in a long time. She is one of the few authors that listen to waht the readers have to say and try to get some of our ideas in. The first 20 pages of this book got totally changed and screwed up by the editors after it was written. The authors don't know how their books are going to come out after they write them.

but i LOVED this book- racing is totally back and it seems that Joanna is the one writing again cause this was so good. I was happy about star and the fact that Ashleigh was back to normal. This is one of the BEST books in the TB series in a LONG time, and great job to Mary Anderson! P.S. If you are looking for other good TB authors-Chris Platt is REALLY great, she is another author that cares about what we like. Read her books in the Ashleigh Series You can e-mail me @ BrisCMyQHBaby@aol.com END

I found this book somewhat outdated. Even though it was well-written if was of little value. There are several other books of better quality.

I found this text very valuable in explaining the differences between these two methods and how each handles the dependent variable (head) and its first derivative (flow). The text also discusses Laplaces equation, iterative methods including Gauss-Seidel/SOR. Chapters are dedicated to finite difference and finite element methods under steady-state and transient conditions. It also demonstrates how each element is handled separately using finite element method and then the equations are assembled into a conductance matrix.

This text is a very good complement to other modeling texts. However, if you want to learn how to set up your hydrogeologic conceptual model, what data is needed to develop a good model, how to choose your numerical model, verify, calibrate your model, interpret results and perform a post audit, this is not that text. For the purpose of model setup etc. I would recommend Applied Groundwater Modeling.

I've used this book in two of my groundwater modeling classes. Despite the fact that it is a little outdated, it has the clearest explaination I've come across of the mathematics behind groundwater modeling. In addition, it contains very good example problems.

I bought this book to help with my geneaology research of the Peabody family. Within ten minutes of thumbing through this book, I knew I had made a mistake in purchasing it. As a high school history teacher, I can verify that this book reads like an overly and poorly plagerized term paper. With regards to the Peabody family of the 1600s to 1800s, this book is short on facts and is full of historical background fluff. I was shocked that the author was so short on facts, considering that the Peabody's of the 1600s to 1800s, lead well documented lives. Considering that the fact that there is tons of data relating to the Peabody's on the web, not to speak of in the reference section of any good library, I am disappointed in the author's lack of research. Do yourself a favor, don't but this book...

This book should be appreciated for what it is, a family history, allowing us glimpses of the lives, views and stories of many of the female members of the Peabody family, that would otherwise not be known in conventional history books. Cynthia Peabody Anderson has what many of us could only dream of: an extensive family tree, prominent ancestors, family letters, records and journals, and the luck of belonging to a family very aware of its place in history. Plus, an insider's point of view: what it feels like to be part of such a family. She chooses to examine those parts of history not readily available to scholars and academics, the largely undocumented domestic side. Peabody Andeson presents her family stories against a context of major historical events, not always adequately rendered, but helpful in attempting to explain the motivation of family members' decisions. Many of these stories are fascinating and unavailable in any other form. Taken for what it is, Pioneer Voices is a brave and entertaining look at one family's inner workings, unique unto itself, and representative of the experience of many early American families. Not only are the stories new to the reading public, but the method of presenting them is another way of regarding history.

Art student Larry Rostovich doesn't know that his life is about to change forever. He meets Egyptian student Ahbra Sahib, who is prone to sleep attacks and exhibits a fear of the King Tut exhibit. The story line deals with Larry's friendship with Ahbra and her subsequent diagnosis of narcolepsy, but times have changed since the publication date of this book. Narcolepsy is portrayed as a disease which keeps people from functioning. With proper diagnosis and newer medications, many narcoleptics are able to have a normal life. This book would be useful in a classroom discussion on narcolepsy, but it should be used with newer non-fiction materials.

The book is a disappointment. It offers no general historical insights. I was expecting the author at least explained how and why an individual chose to be a eunuch, how the procedure was performed, how the society and families treated these people, how these people adjusted in the society, where did they come from, what is their daily lives... The author did NONE of these. The author simply wrote a narrative history of a few eunuchs. She wrote descriptive protraits of important eunuchs throughout history in chronological orders. The writing is detailed. For that, I gave a 3 point rating. But the reading is long, dry and boring. I only spent two hours on the book before I returned it.