This title is nothing short of visionary!! - The model of teaching that is presented is one of absolute respect for teacher and student.

The approach is experiential and collaborative - teacher is not superior and student is not subordinate. The model assumes that the best learning happens when it is determined by the learner.

There is nothing in the model that suggests that "good" teaching be forsaken - quite the contrary, the emphasis is on excellence, innovation and personal responsibility. The model is flexible and accommodating of all learners - it is not however a "recipe" book - it requires the users to be pro-active.

The book discusses the theory and principles in depth, and provides a range of reflections on real classroom experiences.

The book offers a range of activities and exercises to be used in real classrooms by real teachers and real students.

Any teacher who is looking to affirm that learning can be a wonderful experience might find some benefit in reading this one.

Any parent looking to assist their children achieve their potential should also read this book and then take it to the school.

An absolute necessity for anyone involved in education who is thinking "there must be a better way."

A great book to have to hand if part or all of your financial portfolio is or is likely to be in the Hong Kong Equity markets.

The Iron Horse, a fire-breathing, smoke belching, steam hissing giant that dared to rumble through the Montana Wilderness on a pair of steel rails less than five feet apart, coursed its way into the history and hearts of Americans. Read this wonderful History and Guide as you retrace the path of the Milwaukee Railroad's electric iron horse through the Montana wilderness. Filled with pictures and loads of information. A must read for Railroad buffs all over the world

A genuine classic used heavily by my students in ecology in several decades of teaching. A detailed glossary is usually sufficient to enable beginners to readily use the keys to identify the most readily observed and collected fresh-water plants and animals. With keys for the identification of all major groups of aquatic life from algae, major invertebrates and common fishes, this compact volume is a delight. In addition, representatives most commonly seen by students are illustrated with accurate, well-labelled line drawings. A brief essay on methods of sampling and analyzing aquatic organisms and their habitats completes this compact, useful guide. To be sure, the references, although significant in their day, are now of historical interest and more interested students and others eager to learn more about aquatic life would need to do some library search for more current work on the aquatic organims featured in this guide.

This book is a great source of comfort to those who struggle with sins that are created by men. It help all sincere Christians to find out if they are guilty of sinning (which is a conviction given by the Holy Spirit) or if their guilty is psychological.

The Gulf War still draws our attention seven years after the American-led coalition achieved an apparently decisive victory over the Iraqi armed forces. This publicly announced triumph signified both a quick restabilization of Middle Eastern power politics as well as a revitalization of the United States' world mission after the end of the Cold War. Here was a victory that rapidly accomplished something. Today, this positive assessment demands reconsideration. We are presented almost on a daily basis with evidence of the continued solidity of Saddam Hussein's reign as Iraqi dictator, the renewed floundering of U.S. foreign policy in the Balkans and elsewhere, and the tragic implications of the so-called "mystery illnesses" experienced by Gulf War veterans. Perhaps the obvious question of what the Gulf War accomplished really leads to a deeper question: what was the conflict all about in the first place? A new coalition of scholarly essays edited by Paul Leslie probes the deeper meanings of the Gulf War in ways which neither the media nor our political leaders have apparently ever contemplated. The Gulf War as Popular Entertainment bursts forth in its very title as a book with a mission or as some might see it, a definite ax to grind. Leslie himself makes this clear in the book's preface, when he states that these writings "transcend sacred political lines of demarcation and offer unapologetic dessenting views"(vii). In short, not only do Leslie and his fellow authors offer scholarly interpretations of the Gulf War's societal dimensions, but they also court controversy in the name of public awareness. As one of the contributors, J. Timmons Roberts put it: "The exclusion of these issues from the realm of mainstream debate underlines the importance of sociology's role as society's watchdog"(53). One may not agree with the grandiose nature of this particular assertion, but it does indicate the boldness, indeed passion with which these scholars contend that the supposedly sacred cause of the Gulf War was actually a gigantic exercise in public manipulation. The first essay, written by Ali Kamali, looks at the truism that the Gulf War was not fought over hallowed principles, or even desert land, but instead the oil beneath the Kuwaiti sands. Kamali utilizes an impressive battery of statistics to demonstrate teh incredible stake the United States - and perhaps even more so its European allies - had in restoring not just the political but also the economic status quo in the Persian Gulf region. Kamali distills the essence of his argument into the culminating statement that the Allied coalition, carrying the banner of the New World Order "served as an instrument of the world's industrial powers"(11). Julia Burkart turns to the role of the media in mobilizing public support for the war as well as obscuring the real issues at work in the conflict, portraying military and political leaders as the real actors in this drama. She rather interestingly describes the press as essentially "a reactive institution, taking its cues from political authority"(20). Without questioning the recurrent chauvanistic impulses of the American people, Burkart continues her essentially "top-down" analysis by concluding that "the public was coached and misled by incomplete and slanted press coverage"(20). But if the American people receive partial victim status in this scenario, the real victims are, of course, the Iraqi people whom Allied weapons slaughtered, while American television audiences were lulled into a high-tech stupor. Burkart contends that in the representation of war as a video game "the serious business of war was trivialized into a game...carnage...had been deleted from this clean and righteous war"(28). Leslie's own article, co-written with Victor Archibong, deals with the oft-criticized military-industrial complex, and by going back to the Sixties has a deep historical resonance. Ex-president Dwight D. Eisenhower foretold in 1961 that "we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence...by the military-industrial complex" warning of a "disastrous rise of misplaced power"(33-34). "Ike's caveat," far from being the outburst of some anti-establishment leftist, was the sober reflection of a statesman and war hero, and a Republican to boot. Refuting the idea that defense industries foster economic presperity, Leslie and Archibong have determined that such a system of perpetual arms spending diverts public money and governmental energies away from problems of societal misery and hopelessness. And war itself appears as a useful siphoning off of social tensions, by giving jobs (as cannon fodder) to the under privileged. The authors are unsparing in their conclusion that "the conditions produced by the military-industrial complex foster a tacit conspiracy which leads us to armed conflict and maintains the system itself"(39). This idea of a "conspiracy" is more or less implicit in the other essays as well, but in most cases these social scientists tend to identify not active, conscious conspiracies of the Oliver Stone variety, but the more or less self-protective reflexes of entrenched systems and institutions. Finally, the earlier mentioned essay by Roberts more or less ties the first three essays together, offering a commentary mainly geared to those witin the sociological profession. Even the casual reader will find this last piece useful in that it tests and qualifies some of the assumptions raised by the earlier authors. And this critical stock taking also gives a sense of the animated discussion these papers no doubt generated when originally presented at a scholarly conference. Anyone who reads The Gulf War as Popular Entertainment will find it at turns engaging, enlightening, and perhaps infuriating. These pages contain no references to high-level Pentagon meetings, no dramatic images of F-16s taking off from carrier decks at dawn, and no glimpses at Scuds being intercepted just in the nick of time. We have already been treated to all that and more on CNN. What this book does offer is the controversial assertion that war itself is becoming part of a pseudo-participatory media spectacle substituting for the informed debate vital to any democracy's survival. Accordingly, this book merits attention.

This is a beautiful volume with complete and authentic research, covering nearly 2 centuries of Remington, America's oldest firearms manufacturer. The serious collector will appreciate the fine photography by Paul Goodwin showing minute details of all models of revolvers, rifles, and shotguns, including presentation pieces. Students of military history and western Americana will find this to be a priceless source book. Well done, having been co-sponsored by the Cody Firearms Museum and the Remington Society of America.

and absolutely blows me away with their Discworld supplement. before i read the Gurps books, i had never even heard of (let alone read) the Discworld book series or their author, Terry Prachett. now, of course, i am in love with the Disc. SJGames had disappointed me before with their attempts to adapt things for GURPS (the World of Darkness adaptations, in particular), but i could have read Gurps: Discworld, ignorign the rules, and still have laughed my ass off, marvelling at the imagination of Prachett and the beauty with which they condensed a huge (14 book) novel series into about 200 pages of humour, drama, adventure, and yes, stats. this is, of course, not to mention the absolutely GORGEOUS art littered about the insides. i don't know where they found Bill Kidby, but i hope they paid him enough to keep him interested in doing more work for Steve Jackson. basically, if oyu want a good sourcebook for the Discworld, well...world, if you want a book full of fabulous (and hilarious) fantasy art, or even if you want another GURPS book, make this it.

'Gwen John' by Alicia Foster is one of the most interesting books that exist on this somewhat enigmatic artist. Foster reviews Gwen John's paintings with coolness and objectivity. This is especially refreshing as some writers on the same subject have engulfed themselves in biographical detail. This text, however, focuses on biographical information only as and when necessary. Foster evaluates Gwen John's paintings with regard to her artistic training at the Slade School as well as the influence of her decision to spend most of her career in Paris. She analyses John's occupation as artists model, her Catholic faith and her subject matter. Discussion is also given to Gwen John's work in relation to other artists working in the early part of the twentieth century, giving insight into the world in which Gwen John lived and worked.

Foster considers both feminist and modernist evaluations of Gwen John's paintings whilst not adhering to either doctrine. At the same time she is able to present her research in concise and easily understood language. This text provides valuable insights for readers looking at early twentieth century portraiture. However it would also be an engaging and pleasurable read for anyone with an interest in art.

This is the ultimate pocketbook most medical students carry in their white coats during their OBGYN rotation. What I really like about this book is that it is brief and straight to the point. It allows for quick review (ie. before an oral exam) of essential points in the main areas of OBGYN. It also comes in handy when you just picked up a new patient and about to get pimped by your resident!