Columbia Reviews

Betty Pratt Johnston is a fantastic writer and gives you that edge on new dive sites. Her comprehensive style allows experienced and new divers alike to learn something new about every dive site listed. Betty covers items important to all levels of divers, including specialty divers like naturalists, UW Photographers, wreck etc...

A must have.

Tennant has done everyone a great service by writing this excellent book. The land question is a nightmare of complex issues and undertones but Tennant has succeeded in presenting this material in a concise matter. The book is easy to read and full of important infromation and insights into the workings of the Indian Politque. A must for anyone involved with First Nations, natural resource policy, or British Columbian.

This is an excellent and much needed book on the history of railroad building in the Interior Northwest. Some of the chapters include the various Palouse lines, Stampede Tunnel, Coeur d'Alene area, NP's Central Washington Branch, and more. Well written and researched. A few photos, mostly text. Lengthy appendix. Highly recommended. I hope somebody writes another book on this area continuing on from 1893.

An excellent first hand narrative with lively and descriptive writing by one of the first pioneers to help settle the untamed Northwest. Alexander Ross joined Astor's Pacific Fur Company expedition in 1810 and this is his story of the day to day struggles which he and the other men had to overcome. He left New York on the soon to be ill-fated, doomed ship the Tonquin, with a pompous and overbearing Captain Thorn. They sailed around the tip of South America, then to Hawaii and finally to the mouth of the Columbia River, all the while prevailing over many hardships during this voyage. Upon landing and without delay, the men began to construct the trading post Astoria. Ross' detailed descriptions of their adventures amidst the forces of Mother Nature, Indian relations, the Northwest Fur Company, geography, etc. makes this book a real page turner. They all had many obstacles to overcome, and as I said, his writing skills are exemplary. He devotes the last few chapters to the culture and customs of one of the local Indian tribes. The man was a keen and acute observer of all his surroundings and this is an energetic effort on his part to put it in writing.

Aging In The New Millennium: A Global View by Terry Tierrito (Associate Professor, College of Social Work, University of South Carolina), is a complex and scholarly analysis of shifting global population dynamics - the people in the world are, on average, older than ever and the trend appears to be continuing. Thoughtful essays on the ramifications of increased life expectancy, biopsychosocial perspectives, cultural attitudes and more fill the pages of this unique and enlightening study. Aging In The New Millennium is commended for Contemporary Social Issues reference collections and student reading lists.

As a minister, I often use this work to write embellished obituaries highlighting the main evnets in a persons life when I conduct a funeral(e.g., "...when John Smith was born in 1914, Woodrow Wilson signed into law...while Al Jolson's new hit, "You Made Me Love You" topped the charts...")

This volume can be useful to writers seeking to set a tone, historians, or those interested in popular culture or gaining a perspective of America's changing times.

It is definitely a reference book, interesting to thumb through, but not a book for standard reading.

This huge volume is an excellent resource for teachers and students of Asian history. It contains dozens of essays on Asia and the west, Asia and the world, and themes in Asian history, written by some of our finest historians. The information on Asian history, culture, and religions is fascinating and accessible. For high school AP World History teachers like me, it is an invaluable reference because it provides both great scholarship and intriguing little "hooks" we can use to keep the students interested. I keep this book in my classroom at all times.

This book should be a required read for anyone studying to teach early childhood education, but anyone interested Reggio Emilia or young children will find this an excellent resource. Through the lens of the Reggio Emilia philosophy, the book looks at "the image of the child", "the role of the teacher", environment, documentation, relationships, curriculum, aesthetics, and finally "the Hundred Languages of Children". It is a highly enjoyable read, rich with real life examples of Reggio in practice, as well as the reality of the challenges faced by teachers. Wonderful!!

With more than 50 women missing from Vancouver, you'd think there would be a lot of books and writings on this unbelievable story. However, Trevor Greene appears to be the only one with guts to tackle this horrific story.

Reminiscent of the Green River killings, but more prolific, these missing women are out there somewhere. Trevor does a great job of keeping objective as he talks about a tradegy that is beyond most of our understanding.

A Vancouver group of friends decided to start walking and hiking for pesonal challenge and a chance to enjoy the beautiful place they lived in. For a few months they limped along with few, outdated, and poorly described hiking guides. One of them read about Dawn Hanna's new book on the internet, purchased it, and I'd like to thank Dawn for providing the kind of guide we've been looking for.

This easy-to-use, fits-your-pocket gem provides well-described directions and levels of challenge, along with maps and climatic information, as well as wonderful legends & history; Dawn's passion for hiking the area is inspiring. This book is a got-to-take item for your hikes, only preceded by your water bottle.