I neglected to mention one thing about this book. Jolley sees himself not just as a student of what Locke said but as if he is in philosophical interaction with Locke and his critics. He presents many common criticisms of Locke and responds to them. He also leaves Locke stranded in places where he really seems to have gotten himself into trouble. This book does a great job not just approaching the issues but also in trying to clarify them in the terms of contemporary philosophers and in defending Locke against the all-too-quick criticisms he often receives.

Nicholas Jolley has produced a great resource for students first encountering Locke or for those who are familiar with Locke but would like to get more into the details of his philosophical views. This book is intended as an introduction to his thought and is directed at advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students. It gives enough details to begin work on any of the diverse topics covered in it, with references to direct the reader elsewhere for further discussion. Unlike most books on Locke by philosophers, this one also includes his political theory and shows its relation to Locke's other views by tying together threads of his thought from one topic to the next. I thoroughly enjoyed working through it in a graduate seminar taught by the author, but I can see that it would be quite valuable just as a resource or as an accompaniment to someone's trying to approach Locke's thought in detail but without much background.

No single volume could truly be "fighteningly complete," but this is a badly needed up-to-date resource on musical theatre and film. The Stanley Green 2 volume work dates back more than a decade -- this one fills in the gaps.

The Virgin Encyclopedia of Stage & Film Musicals is, of course, an excellent work. The merging of the earlier two (Guinness) Who's Who:s of Stage/Film Musicals is a good decision, since for example we don't have to look in vain, as we did in the Guinness Who's Who in Film Musicals for entries on Hair and Grease. The added discographical and bibliographical data more than doubles the value of some entries. The book is destined to give help and happiness to many. The backside review quote, however, from The Times, promises "A work of almost frighteningly completeness". If it is so, I do need to complain: I very much lack biographical entries on Shirley MacLaine and Ann-Margret. The fact that the two ladies abandoned musicals for dramatic roles doesn't disqualify, does it? And what about these not so successful or well made musicals, that still are purchased on CD and may be discussed in many a "Lost Musicals" forum - Happy Hunting, Prettybelle, Bajour, Tovarich, Walking Happy, Fade Out Fade In, Darling Lili (movie) - with wonderful singularities in them, don't they deserve at least a small entry? Two more remarks: Why this concentration on things Anglo-American? Mightn't an "encyclopedia" at least mention Les Parapluies de Cherbourg or the German film musical business in the thirties or the Indian Bollywood musicals? And, while discussing additions, I strongly suggest the cutting of Isham, Jarre, Korngold and other composers of music to dramatic films. What do those have to do with musicals? Apart from that, a perfect book. Johan Franzon, Finland

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Maclean's Magazine
"... a step-by-step account that combines the narrative drive of a thriller with the inevitability of a Greek tragedy."

Quill & Quire
"...well researched and evocative study..."

Toronto Star
"...should be required reading for all who care about democracy and the environment."

Globe and Mail
"...an important chronicle of one of the worst public-health tragedies in Canadian history."

Canadian Geographic
"...a well-written, thorough examination of a truly hair-raising ordeal."

People are dying and Walkerton, the town so betrayed by those entrusted with its safety, is under siege.

The safeguards that protect the public's health from disease in drinking water have failed, and the unthinkable has happened - undetected contamination in a treated municipal system.

Accusations are flying as politicians and bureaucrats attempt to deflect blame. Caught in the crossfire is veterinarian David Biesanthal, whose farm is near one of the town's wells.

A match has been found between bacteria in manure from his cattle and those in the tainted water. Biesenthal has barricaded himself against an intrusive media horde and is none too welcoming when a car breaches the defences across his driveway and a stranger emerges.

"Who the hell are you?" Biesenthal demands of the man who walks toward him.

"I'm Peter Raymond," the man replies. "My daughter passed away from E. coli. We just wanted to tell you we don't hold you responsible."

The father of the youngest victim of the E.coli scourge, 2-year-old Mary Rose, reaching out to a beleaguered farmer - two ordinary people caught up in a monumental tragedy and coping as best they can.

It's an affecting moment of simple humanity in Colin Perkel's Well of Lies, which tracks the Walkerton tragedy from its true beginnings, more than 30 years ago, through the fearful days of May, 2000, to the high drama of the subsequent judicial inquiry.

The tale follows the families of victims to the London hospital where life and death struggles take place. The virulent toxins produced by the E.coli 0157:h7 bacterium ravage tissue and organs. Seven die in agony, all elderly women except for Mary Rose.

Perkel tracks the political machinations in Toronto, where simple humanity takes a back seat as the Tories fight to limit the political fallout from the tragedy.

But the real focus of this account is a cast of characters that took centre stage in the national consciousness for two years as the tragedy played out.

Stan and Frank Koebel, the bumbling brothers at the helm of the Walkerton public utility commission. Dave Thomson, the curiously detached mayor of Brockton (of which Walkerton is part). Murray McQuigge, the combative medical officer of health.

New light is shed on utility manager Stan Koebel, an apparently mild-mannered man who testified under heavy sedation before Mr. Justice Dennis O'Connor, but revealed here as a petty and autocratic boss - except when it came to utility foreman Frank, who defied his older sibling with impunity.

It's clear that Thomson and McQuigge, two men who could not be more unlike but shared one important characteristic - a steely ego - were headed on a collision course long before the crisis.

Perkel uses the wealth of information from exhaustive testimony to the inquiry to portray his characters' inner thoughts and private actions. It's an effective device that moves the story right along.

It's a well-organized narrative and Perkel has an easy style and eye for the telling detail: the picket sign hoisted on a canoe paddle as Premier Mike Harris visits the stricken town, the lottery ticket in Stan Koebel's shirt pocket as he faces the media for the first time ...

This portrait of a community, understated and dignified like its subject, respectful of the privacy of the victims of the E. coli scourge, should be required reading for all who care about democracy and the environment.

(ex-Kate Harries, The Toronto Star)

I bought this cookbook this summer, more to add to my collection than to actually learn Thai cooking. But then I tried a few recipes, and I've been hooked on the cookbook ever since...

Having grown up in an Asian household, I'm already familiar with a lot of the ingredients and techniques used in Asian cooking, but I love the fact that this cookbook explains ingredients and technique without being condescending to those who aren't familiar with Asian cookery much less with the kitchen.

I usually use post-it notes to mark the recipes in a new cookbook that I want to try. When I started marking pages in this cookbook, I realized that I wanted to try everything. While I haven't had a chance to sample it all just yet, I can tell you that everything I've tried has been perfect. Even my boyfriend, who is definitely a "meat and potatoes" man loves when I prepare something from this book. I've also found that, despite the simplicity of the recipes, my dinner guests always assume that I went to elaborate lengths to prepare these wonderful foods. My favorite is an exquisite cilantro coconut chicken dish that just knocks the socks off of anyone who tries it.

This is one of my first Asian cookbooks. It's a great cookbook for beginners. Not only the instructions are clear and easy to follow, all the ingrediants in this book are easy to found in most grocery stores. I have tried several receipts on the day of my party, my guests were surprised and enjoyed the food very much. I am highly recommand this book for anyone who enjoying asian cooking.

This book revolutionaized my perspective of Biblical prophecy. The terrible political position of Christian Zionism has created untold havoc in the Middle East. The violence and hatred is only supported by Christian Zionists who fatally misread Biblical text. Chapman does an excellent analysis of the situation and makes a prophetic call for Christians to change.

Colin Chapman has taken on the unpleasant task of confronting a modern theological innovation that has captured the imagination of the evangelical church - dispensationalism. The concept, born in England in the mid-1800's as the brainchild of John Nelson Darby, has developed into a complex system of biblical interpretation that has become attractive due to its claim to a simple, straightforward, literal interpretation of the Bible. In Whose Promised Land?, Mr. Chapman brings together a myriad of voices on the topic, beginning with the oldest biblical texts, working his way through the historical maze of details and treaties, to the modern day crisis of the Palestinian people and the Jewish State. He does this successfully by letting the voices speak for themselves by way of extended quotes and detailed references for further research. After laying out the historical details, he makes biblical argument for the rejection of the dispensationalist's unqualified support for the State of Israel. For those interested in hermaneutics (biblical interpretation) and the sensitive issues involve, the trek through all the historical data will be worth your while when you arrive at the section entitled "Is there a word from the Lord?" The worst thing about this book is that it is currently out of print. This is unfortunate. For, any serious student of biblical prophecy and theology will want to have this book in their collection.

The World Of Christ And the World Of Culture: Sacred And Secular Through The Theology Of Karl Barth by Paul Louis Metzger (Assistant Professor of Christian Theology and Theology of Culture, Multnomah Biblical Seminary, Portland, Oregon) is a close and illuminating study of Karl Barth's revolutionary theological ideals. From exploring the sacred in the creative word to "theological politics" to the demise of corpus christianum, The World of Christ and the World of Culture balances centuries of tradition and faith with modern changes in human way of life looking for a road that unifies faith in God with adaptations to the onward march of Time. The World Of Christ And The World Of Culture is a most welcome addition to Christian Theological Studies reading lists and library collections.

Amazing! This book shows how Orthodox Christology can provide a framework for engagement of the sacred and secular spheres which is both constructive and critical. Metzger shows how Barth's understanding of the relation of Christ's divine and human natures establishes the basis for a theology of culture.

Barth's paradigm, it is argued, provides a framework in which culture is allowed to truly be itself as secular, in distinct though inseparable relation to Christ. In Barth's day, his paradigm spoke against both the divinization of culture witnessed in Nazi Germany, and the secularization of culture in Soviet socialism, yet remained constructive calling for the humanization of culture to be truly secular in its proper sphere. Barth's appreciation of Mozart is shown not to be an anomaly in his theology as a whole, but rather the product of his Christological paradigm.

Today, the implications of this paradigm loom large for what Gunton refers to in the foreword as the often "distorted religious culture" of America and the West attempting to come to terms with Islam and the global world. I myself have often wrestled with the schizophrenic waffling between divinization and secularization of culture so evident here in America. This book has helped me set a framework in which Christology speaks both critically and constructively to both church and culture.

Metzger shows how Barth's paradigm establishes the framework for a theology of culture crucially relevant to our modern day, in which Christology calls culture to truly be itself. I highly recommend this book to anyone wishing to see Christology taken 'off the shelf' and into the world-at-large.

This book includes photos (or drawings if pre-1800s) of every major train (all countries) from the 1600s to present. It includes specifications, history, charts, and more.
If you can buy only one book on Locomotives (trains specifically) this is a good choice.
This book is specifically on trains, not rail (routes).

This excellent book is great for Railroad hobbiests, RR History, and for MS Train Simulator (and other train simulators) users.
This book includes every major class of train from the 1600's till present. It includes photos, specifications (date, builder, client, gauge, class, driving wheels, capacity, weight, max speeds, etc), and history.
You can most likely find this book (even hard cover) for $10 on line and in Major Book Stores.
This book is too good NOT to add to your RailRoad Library.
If you have NO books on locomotives and can buy only one, this is a good choice.

Inside this great catalog, you will find the very best source for all your coin collecting needs. Very well updated and lots of illustrations. Quick and easy to find any type of coin information and also other Numismatic related information. A must for every coin collector. Enjoy this 25th Anniversary Edition . . .

A must have for anyone interested in youth culture, swinging london of the 1950s and 60s, and the Mod scene... Something of a youth exploitation or confessional novel, but nonetheless an excellent picture of the generation born in post-world war II England, the first (and possibly one of the last) to be better off than their parents, the children of Britain's baby boom, obsessed with Italian fashion and American Jazz and all night clubs and coffee houses-- this is a portrait of one such youth and his life... It's the best piece of this type to come out of this period and seen by many as MacInnes' best work. Of further note by MacInnes are the other "London novels", Mr. Love and Justice and City of Spades. What a shame it is that no publisher has cared enough to keep these great books in print.