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Black Crows & White Cockades 8 reviews
Christine R. Swager
Topeka Bindery, 1999
Outstanding!
I am a 16 year old Revolutionary War re-enactor from South Carolina, and I live about an hour and a half away from Camden, SC, where the story took place. Black Crows and White Cockades has been the best book written about a Southern Rev War family I've ever read. Not only was all the information about the various battles mentioned in Dr. Swager's book extremely accurate, but the characters in ...
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Bohrer, Borah, Borer18 reviews
Camden Borah Meyer
s.n, 1994
A Great Adventure Story
Tim Severin has organised several voyages in part to prove that ancient peoples could travel far greater distances than previously thought. In this story he builds a traditional leather boat or 'curragh' to show that monks could have sailed from Ireland to Newfoundland around the seventh century. There is an ancient book called the 'Navagatio' (one old copy is in the British Library) which St ...
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Universe and Beyond9 reviews
Terence Dickson
Camden House+publishing Inc, 1986
A good general text for the beginning astronomer
A friend and I are taking an intro to astonomy course and this is one of the recommended texts. I can certainly see why. It's a very clearly written work with a heavy emphasis on planetary and solar astronomy and a lucid discussion of stellar objects visible with personal telescopes, subjects that the noviate astronomer is most likely to find of interest. The author also dedicates two chapters ...
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Nightwatch: An Equinox Guide to Viewing the Universe9 reviews
Terence Dickinson
Camden House Publishing (Ontario, CA), 1988
Dispense with technical mind boggling!
This is the first book I've read explaining the universe that keeps it simple enough for a beginner to understand. I checked the book out at the public library and can not wait to get my own copy and a highlighter. Fantastic!
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Welcome to Camden Falls (Main Street)6 reviews
Ann M. Martin, 2007
Courtesy of Teens Read Too
I really enjoyed reading the first book in the new MAIN STREET series by Ann M. Martin. I am glad that she is doing another series. I have many girls in my 5th-grade class who are still reading THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB and this new series is a little more timely.
It is the story of two sisters, Flora and Ruby, who lose their parents one night in a terrible car crash. Their grandmother picks ...
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Tracking & the Art of Seeing: How to Read Animal Tracks & Sign19 reviews
Paul Rezendes
Camden House Pub, 1992
Excellent introduction
This book provides an excellent introduction to reading animal tracks. In the first chapter the author explains why we should try to understand the tracks around us in the forest, and what we might see. He then delves into the kinds of observations we need to make, such as trail widths and trail patterns and scat. The rest of the book is divided into chapters by animal family, including ...
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After the Music (Camden)12 reviews
Diana Palmer
G. K. Hall & Company, 2004
Satisfactied Customer
Diana Palmer is so good! This is another one of her wonderful novels. Why is it that I always get so upset at the male leads and then fall head over heels for him? It must be because she expresses the male character so well, you can't help but understand his conflict and reactions. I became emotionally involved in this book and it satisfied me in every way!
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Canoecraft: A Harrowsmith Illustrated Guide to Fine Woodstrip Construction8 reviews
Ted Moores, Merilyn Mohr
Camden House, 1983
excellent thorough introduction to building a stripper!
This is the first book to get before all other boatbuilding texts. Ted and Merilyn have so clearly illustrated,both in words and pictures building a stripper, someone with ten thumbs will produce a thing of beauty.
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Slow Dollar17 reviews
Margaret Maron
Chivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & Camden), 2003
An enjoyable modern cozy
Cozy mysteries are really of two types: Novels in the traditional cozy style whose main emphasis is a mystery and its resolution (e.g., Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers) and novels in the more modern cozy format, whose main emphasis is on social interactions (primarily between family, friends, and coworkers) with the mystery being a smaller component of the exposition. This is definitely a cozy ...
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Wildfire at Midnight12 reviews
Mary Stewart
Chivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & Camden), 2002
Creepy Hebridean Murder Mystery
When I was a child in the 1970s we were on a holiday on the west coast of Scotland and by chance, taking refuge in the car from the torrential summer downpour in the barren square of Portree, my father turned on the radio. What came on was a creepy, disturbing drama set on Skye. A young woman, the only visitor to this country hotel not on the suspect list for a grizzly murder is sitting in the ...
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ALL THE DOGS OF MY LIFE (CAMDEN S.)4 reviews
ELIZABETH VON ARNIM
CHIVERS P., 2000
Excellent
I own all 21 of Elizabeth's book..am trying to replace the ones that were water damaged. I would highly recommend any books written by this author
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The Officers' Ward4 reviews
Marc Dugain
Chivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & Camden), 2003
Another Tragic (well-written) World War I Novel
Perhaps the tragedies, the horrors, and the heroics of World War I have been chronicled over and over, but perhaps, still, not often enough. In Marc Dugain's first novel "The Officers' Ward," the French-born author has furnished yet another story (and lesson) from the "War to end all Wars." To say it was "the worst of times" would be an understatement and young Lieutenant Adrien Fournier finds ...
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Atelier Van Lieshout4 reviews
Jennifer Allen
Camden Arts Centre, 2002
atelier van lieshout
as i am an admirer of atelier van lieshout, the book is very interesting, amazing - you can read and look in it, whenever you have a couple of minutes, re-read it, re-look at it, there is always something new you can explore
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Families of the World : Family Life at the Close of the 20th Century5 reviews
Helene Tremblay
Camden House+publishing Inc
I can't wait for more!
I've already given a review for the first book which is on this page for some reason... so I wholeheartedly agree that the book on Asia and the Pacific is just as spectacular as the book on the Americas... It was out of print and I was amazed when Amazon.Com came through with a used copy that was in beautiful condition! I was very pleased and impressed and am delighted to have this book in my ...
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Outboard Boater's Handbook : Advanced Seamanship and Practical Skills5 reviews
David R. Getchell
International Marine Camden 1994, 1994
Commonsense advice for neophytes and seasoned boaters alike.
Out of all the boating books that I've read over the last few months, nothing comes close to matching Getchell's book. It is replete with useful information that covers the entire gamut of outboard boating. For example, it was from this book that I learned about the advantages of a portable trailer lightbar. Furthermore, I used the guidelines he presented to make my own. Experienced boaters may ...
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The Matchmakers (Camden)6 reviews
Janette Oke
Thorndike Press, 2001
The Matchmakers
This is a wonderful book. It is sweet and funny, especially the last chapter. You will find youself smiling over it. Two children try to get their elderly parents together. In the end, the results are delightful, though much different than they imagined. All in all, it is a wonderful book.
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The Baltimore Orioles: Four Decades of Magic from 33rd Street to Camden Yards4 reviews
Ted Patterson
Taylor Trade Publishing, 2000
Never Forget Your Roots - A 33rd Street Memory
The memories of watching Orioles games on TV and in old Memorial Stadium came back to life as I read this book. Those long time Orioles fans can re-live great games of the past as they spend a moment, trying to forget that our old friend on 33rd Street will be torn down next year. Rich in history and documentation. Camden Yards is a great place, but you should never forget where you came from. ...
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Imagine If... I Could Calm a Storm5 reviews
Kathy Speight, Camden Speight
Friends In Action Publishing, 2008
GREAT!
This is a great read-a-long book for any family. The lessons in it are many. From leadership to caring to acting and planning, your kids will get the message whether they read it themselves or you read it with them. (I recommend reading it with them. Its fun!)Plus the illustrations are colorful and perfect for young minds. It even comes with a "Plan of Action" list in the back in case your child ...
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A Companion to Thomas Mann's Magic Mountain (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture)4 reviews
Camden House, 2001
Not a Cliff's Notes, a real climbing buddy for this mountain
The eleven critical essays in "A Companion" are some of the best literary essays on the monumental novel by Mann "The Magic Mountain." The essays actually range wider than just this huge book and take in themes throughout Mann's fiction, both novels and short stories and novellas.
Some are specific; Mann and his conflicted view on Jews (he was almost anti-Semitic in some instances, yet ...
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No Castles Here5 reviews
Random House Books for Young Readers, 2007
inspiring tale that touches everyone
This book is an incredible example of young adult/middle reader literature. Even though I'm well above ya/mr reading, I thoroughly enjoyed every second of this book. "No Castles Here" draws you in with a very compelling story line - it discusses important subjects, such as inner city life, in a way that allows the reader to truly relate and understand. In addition, and which I especially ...
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