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16 reviews
H. A Baker

Tridon Press, 1938

Visions Beyond the Vail
My wife and I found this book to be very exciting as it depicts how orphan children in China where provided with a home in an orphanage; how they were fed and clothes and taken care of. This - in and of itself - is a dynamic testimony of how Jesus Christ brings victory into the lives of these children. However, their experience of seeing visions and dreams of Heaven, of God, of Jesus and of ...

A house in Bali

9 reviews
Colin McPhee

V. Gollancz, 1947

A good read
I am Balinese and live in Ubud, about 10 minutes walk from where Colin McPhee stayed, when he came to Bali in 1931. My aunt worked for him. He heard a record of gamelan music in New York and couldn't wait to get to Bali to listen to the real thing. He stayed in Bali for almost 8 years and set about documenting gamelan music. Much of his research was carried out in a village near Ubud where my ...

Death March: The Survivors of Bataan

14 reviews
Donald Knox

Harvest Books, 1983

A First-Hand Account of the Atrocities of War
Author Donald Knox has taken personal narratives from over sixty survivors of the Bataan death march and combined them into this gripping story of the struggle to survive. On April 9, 1942, the penninsula of Bataan fell into Japanese hands. The surrendering Americans were then subjected to a ninety mile march without adequate food or water. Men were shot and bayonetted for sport by the ...

Canoeing with the Cree

13 reviews
Eric Sevareid

Borealis Books, 2005

The Insanity and Necessity of Adventure
Walter Port and (Arnold) Eric Sevareid took an amazing trip that they started by skipping some of their high school finals so they could get the boat they could afford. Though the project appeared to have been Port's pet, it was Sevareid who came up with the way to fund it: writing about it for the Minneapolis Star. It was clear that once the project began both of them were truly enthralled by it ...

Revolutionary Chinese Cookbook: Recipes from Hunan Province

9 reviews
Fuchsia Dunlop

W. W. Norton, 2007

Worthy successor to "Land of Plenty"
Ms. Dunlop continues to amaze and delight with her second book. The current tome educates the reader in the disciplines of cooking (as well as) ancient Chinese history (Appendix: the Main Chinese Dynasties), language (Appendix: Glossary of Chinese Characters) and contemporary history (revolutionarily centric). Echos of David, Grigson and Fisher resonate. [Not unsurprising considering her ...

New Zealand Prayer Book -Rev ed.: He Karakia Mihinare O Aotearoa

15 reviews
Anglican Church in Aotearoa New Zealand

HarperOne, 1997

Really Good!!!
The language is fresh and really makes the Book of Common Prayer come alive. Even though it is written for the New Zealand Church and I am American, I find it very useful with extremely beautiful wording. I love how the words, "Eternal Spirit, Living God" is used. In the evening prayers, one of the prayers is: Eternal Spirit, living God, in whom we live and move and have our being, all that ...

Moon Handbooks Canadian Rockies: Including Banff and Jasper National Parks (Moon Handbooks)

12 reviews
Andrew Hempstead

Avalon Travel Publishing, 2005

Practical Planner for a Canadian Rockies Vacation
Moon Travel's "Canadian Rockies Handbook" is packed with the practical information needed to plan a great vacation in the Canadian Rockies. In a well-organized format, the handbook covers how to get there, what to see and do, where to stay, and a nice slice of commentary on the various towns and other sites of interest. The discussion about accomodations includes a decent range of prices and ...

The Gift of Life: Female Spirituality and Healing in Northern Peru

8 reviews
Bonnie Glass-Coffin

University of New Mexico Press, 1998

Contemporary Women Healers in Peru
Prior to THE GIFT OF LIFE, little had been written about the role women play in healing and shamanism in Northern Peru. Part of the reason for this oversight had to do with the way European colonization brought the concept of "witchcraft" to Peru, and the fact that Peruvian women who practiced traditional healing arts were frequently beaten and tortured until they confessed to standard ...

Moon British Columbia (Moon Handbooks)

9 reviews
Andrew Hempstead

Avalon Travel Publishing, 2008

My favourite guidebook for British Columbia
I know of no better book to my home province of British Columbia than this Moon guide. On my travels as a semi-retired geologist, I also carry copies of the Lonely Planet and Frommer's book and have reviewed both of them and others at Amazon.com, but Moon Handbooks British Columbia stands alone for its usefulness. The other books have their good points, but this one encapsulates everything one ...

A Friar's Joy: Magic Moments from Real Life

10 reviews

Continuum International Publishing Group, 1996

THE MODERN DAY FRIAR TUCKS
A good book about good people, trying to do good, that will make you feel good! Take a magical walk through the pages of a mystical Sherwood Forest where, walking in the sandals of a modern day franciscan friar, and hearing their stories, you will encounter a modern day Friar Tuck, Francis of Assisi, Brother Juniper, ar Anthony of Padua! Fifteen Friars Minor have written stories from their ...

Island of Bali

5 reviews
Miguel Covarrubias

A.A. Knopf, 1950

This is the One!
If you only read one book on Bali, read this one. Believe me, I'm Balinese. Miguel Covarrubias, and his wife Rose,who were Mexican, went to Bali twice, once in 1930 for several months and again in 1933 again for several months. The first time they stayed in Denpasar, the capital, and the second time in Ubud, where I live. They stayed with Walter Spies in Ubud,who was an extraordinary German, who ...

The painted alphabet: A novel based on a Balinese tale (Graywolf discovery)

6 reviews
Diana Darling

Periplus, 2000

A SHIMMERING GLIMPSE INTO ANOTHER CULTURE...
...and a beautiful culture it is, too -- Bali. Diana Darling has taken an ancient Balinese folktale, re-set it in modern times (allowing outside 'advanced' cultures to conflict with the peaceful nature of her exotic setting), and given the reader a treasure. The author is very knowledgeable and sensitive to the Balinese culture and language -- and her work is an immensely compelling fable, ...

The Curve of Time: The Classic Memoir of a Woman and Her Children Who Explored the Coastal Waters of the ...

7 reviews
M. Wylie Blanchet

Seal Press, 2002

A bit of history, a bit of philosophy, a bit of adventure.
This book was highly recommended to me by a friend who has cruised the Inside Passage and explored the islets of British Columbia and Alaska for the past 15 years. Many beautiful places are vividly described by Ms.'Capi' Blanchet. The lasting impression is the feeling of having spent time as a companion to the author and her children as they experience the adventure of travel and exploration as ...

The Great Bear Rainforest: Canada's Forgotten Coast

7 reviews
Ian McAllister, Karen McAllister, ...

Sierra Club Books, 1998

Wow. An amazing book about an amazing place.
For years, I had always heard snippets here and there about the Great Bear Rainforest of Northwestern British Columbia, supposedly even more beautiful, wild, untamed, and much larger than other gorgeous temperate rainforest locales like Olympic National Park in Washington. But I didn't really know much about it. Where exactly was it? What does it look like? Is any of it protected in province or ...

Lonely Planet Canada's Maritime Provinces

6 reviews
David Stanley

Lonely Planet Publications, 2002

Terrific choice
I'm currently using this book to plan a Sep 2003 trip up to Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island & possibly the Bay of Fundy. Lonely Planet has to be my favorite series of travel books, and this edition is right on par with their other guides. One goal of mine has been to stay in B&B's the whole time (I picture lots of intimate Atlantic oceanside places), and there is a good focus on these ...

Dances With Light: Photographs Of The Canadian Rockies By Darwin Wiggett (Amazing Stories) (Amazing Stories)

5 reviews

Altitude Publishing Company, 2005

A great souvenier
This is the second of the books I have bought by this photgrapher. It's a great souvenier of a road trip I did last month in the area. It really makes you wish you were back in the Rockies again instead of on a damp and dreary island in the path of every rainstorm crossing the Atlantic. The author clearly has intimate knowledge of the area and it's an example of what work can be done with a ...

British Columbia & Canadian Rockies Railway Map Guide

5 reviews
Chris Hanus

Way of the Rail Publishing, 2002

VIA Employee Publishes a Railway Map Guide
The Canadian and the Skeena are both prominently featured in a Railway Map Guide for Western Canada recently published by Way of the Rail Publishing company founded by VIA's Vancouver based activity coordinator Chris Hanus. The full-colour oblique perspective map includes charts of cities and towns, a speed table to determine the speed of a train and an interpretation of railway signals and ...

Baby of Bataan: Memoir of a 14 Year Old Soldier in World War II

6 reviews
Joseph Quitman Johnson

Omonomany, 2004

One of the Best
I've read probably 15-20 books on the subject of POWs held by the Japanese - many of them written by the men themselves - this is one of the best - it's well written, considering it's done by a "non-professional" (some are barely readable) - "Baby of Bataan" is hard to put down as you travel with young Joe Johnson as he acts just the way a 15 year old would - thinks he knows it all and doesn't ...

A History Of The Campaigns Of 1780 And 1781 In The Southern Provinces Of North America

5 reviews
Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton

Scholar's Bookshelf, 2005

Authenic behaviour of British Dragoons in 18th Cent. Amer.
The style of the antique font is most appealing to devotees of British Militaria. It is though one is reading the dispatches from "Bloody Bana" himself. This is the point of view never learned in America. If you enjoyed "The Patriot" you will enjoy this book. Refers in the 1st part to Major Patrick Ferguson, the inventor of the Ferguson Breechloading Flintlock rifle. The descriptions of ...

Forgotten Empress: The Empress of Ireland Story

5 reviews
David Zeni

Goose Lane Editions, 1998

Forgotten Empress Found Again
Mr. Zeni has somehow reached into the murky depths of the St. Lawrence River and retrieved the details of the sinking of the Empress of Ireland. Bringing out many small details that were never mentioned in earlier works, David Zeni does so with a style that keeps one reading on page after page. A truly delightful book to read, on a subject seldom written about. If you collect works on shipwrecks ...

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