Book Review by Martha Hall Findlay, March 2011 Approaching Public Administration – Core Debates and Emerging Issues Edited by Roberto P. Leone (Wilfrid Laurier University) and Frank L.K. Ohemeng (University of Ottawa); 2011, Emond Montgomery Publications I recommend this book to all Members of Parliament. I will go further, and suggest that it should be mandatory reading for all Ministers. As an MP, I was very pleased to be asked to read it and to provide my thoughts. As I responded when first asked…

Culture shock: what white America feels after reading this book. Juan Gonzalez’s Harvest of Empire encases what most Latinos want to say, but always gets muted for. The empowerment behind the title is such an intricacy yet soft to the touch. This book will make any reader reconsider about everything they’ve learned from any culture. This book covers most atrocities committed to Latin America by Spain and the US. The factor of white hegemony, hunger for power and possessions, discrimination, conquest…

Reyita Book Review Part I: Summary Reyita tells the story of Maria de los Reyes Castillo Bueno, a black Cuban woman living through several pivotal moments in Cuban history as a member of perhaps the most disenfranchised group of people in Cuban society; Reyita was poor, she was black, and she was a woman. The story begins with a recounting of the story of Tatica, Reyita’s grandmother, and her trial of being abducted from her native Africa and brought to Cuba to be sold into slavery. Tatica’s…

BOOK REVIEW FREEDOM IS NOT FREE BY SHIV KHERA Submitted by: Particulars of the Book Title in full : Freedom is Not Free Written by : Shiv Khera Publisher : Macmillan India Ltd Price : Rs 295 Pages : 223 pages Aim 1. To review the book “FREEDOM IS NOT FREE “by Shiv Khera. About…

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The Book Thief’s main character is Liesel Meminger throughout the book she develops more and more by opening up and doing new things. At first she was very shy and would not do hardly anything for example, “It took nearly fifteen minutes to coax her from the car. It was the tall man who did it. Quietly.”(28) That is when she first got out of the car “There was the gate next, which she clung to.”(28) This shows all the more how shy she was at the beginning of the book when she first arrived on Himmel…

characteristics, and often times, a similar plot line. The Book of Ivy, by Amy Engel, is no exception to this rule. Within this novel, the Ozarks, a beautiful scene of rolling hills and peaceful lakes in southwest Missouri, have been decimated by a nuclear war. Despite this destruction, two families, the Westfalls and the Lattimers, rose up to create a society of survivors. The next question included which family would have the governing right over this newly formed society. While the Westfalls wanted a…

In the novel The Book Thief written by Marcus Zusak, Max found himself in a situation where the propaganda that Hitler has set affected his life in many ways. With the help of Liesel’s words and reading and the care that the Hubermanns gave, Max grew stronger and he had the courage to stand up and protect himself from the force that Hitler had set against the him and the Jews. By having the his power of will, Max was fighting Hitler in his own circumstances even if it 's just in his imagination…

Matthew Tshoi 7/25/14 Professor Brian Katz Final Essay Transformation “This Book Will Save Your Life” Richard Novak, a self made worker who works independently, works with stocks and does trades online without ever leaving his house. Richard seems to have a really great lifestyle in Los Angeles, having his own personal nutritionist cooking him all healthy meals and his own personal trainer…

1. In the story, Team Seven, by Marcus Burke, the chapter that caught my attention most and I feel angered Andre the most is Objects in Motion. This chapter plays a big part in the story because of multiple reasons. He has this teacher in school which is rude to him, just because of his family member that was also in his class before. This teacher, Mr. Stow, would harass Andre because of his family member’s past. Andre was getting very pissed off at this and Andre started to become a “wanderer”…