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The result of a unique project organized by a school administrator, this photo essay captures the daily lives of a large group of California high school students. Two thousand students from across the state were given digital cameras and a time limit of one month to document, in pictures and words, their day-to-day experiences. As a part of the event, some students were bussed to schools in different parts of the state, including inner cities or rural or suburban areas. All of the students were able to communicate with each other over the Internet, sharing text, audio, photos, and video. Professional photographers, teachers, historians, and community leaders accompanied and advised the students, but the images, thoughts, fears, and hopes are theirs alone. This complex project tracks the students as they take on issues of identity, education, alienation, safety, technology, family, work, and friendship.
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I recommend this book.......2006-04-05
This book is likable for several different reasons....It provides a social anthropology of children and teens and allows readers to peer into the lives of diverse teens. Some quotes are eye opening and others are confirming of my perceptions of teens. The photos selected are very good and stand on their own merit. I like how this book is written and photographed by teens, so it's not like those dense theses by ivory tower scholars writing about what they think teens arelike.
How insightful!.......2005-10-28
I never realized how much life has changed for teens....this is a must read for anyone on marketing to teens.
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My Secret Camera By: Frank Dubba Smith.......2004-11-18
My Secret Camera By: Frank Dubba Smith gives the reader a great insight on how Jews were dehumanized by {...] army. The reader gets a true feel for how tragic it is when someone is treated with little or no respect at all by all of the graphic and detailed pictures in this book. One of these pictures is one that has two young boys hauling an enormous bowl packed full of filthy clothes worn for months or weeks with no wash.
The pictures in this book were amazingly detailed considering the circumstances the photographer was placed in. I thought that the epilogue gave a great story about the way the pictures actually came to be published. My secret Camera may possibly be the best book I've ever read on this specific subject, Nazi terrorism. This book was terrific!
I really enjoyed reading My Secret Camera but I would only recommend it to children or even adults that have little or no feel for how badly some people were/are treated in a few places around the world. This book would really "wakes up the reader" to how terrible people can be even in today's societies. This book had phenomenal wording, terrific and detailed pictures which gives the whole book a great overall summary. I give this book 5 out of 5 stars for all of the reasons above. READ IT TODAY! Please! Thank You, AJ.
A grim visual reminder but very weak text..........2002-08-14
Mendel Grossman did humanity a great service in risking his life to bring the world visual proof of the horrific tragedies within the Lodz ghetto during the holocaust. Unfortunately the text of this book is written in such an over-simplified style that the publisher's targeted age range; 3rd thorough 5th graders are easily bored by it.
Aside from a few weak descriptions of these powerful images, I felt besieged by Frank Smith's one-sided listing of war facts. Smith's prose melodramatically recites the war's background from a narrow perspective that seems designed to inflame young readers about the suffering of only one race. With so many other races alongside the Jewish people targeted for Nazi genocide, I felt that a more sober and complete narrative about this tragic time in history would have provide the book with the necessary facts to place it among the best of it's genre.
My Secret Camera deprives its readers of a powerful chance to merge the photography of this Jewish ghetto and a first-hand historical account of this terrible time in history. After reading and owning so many incredible and moving Jewish and non-Jewish authored books about the holocaust, I can only recommend you purchase this book for it's pictures - it's not worth reading.
Haunting and Important Document on the Holocaust.......2001-05-15
I bought this book because the boy on the cover bears a striking and uncanny resemblance to every member of my family. Took it home and cried for hours. Unforgettable.
An important photographic document.......2001-05-07
"My Secret Camera: Life in the Lodz Ghetto" combines the photographs of Mendel Grossman with a simple text by Frank Dabba Smith. Grossman was one of the many individuals who suffered under Nazi rule before and during World War II. Using his camera, he carefully documented the lives of the Jews who were confined by the Nazis to the Lodz ghetto.
Grossman's photographs in this book capture many haunting images: the despairing faces of the trapped people, two children harnessed like animals to a cart, people waiting on a bread line. But the fact that Grossman's stark visual testament survived the Holocaust is ultimately inspiring. This is an important book for teachers and parents to share with young readers.
A must for schools.......2000-05-06
Tha little boy on the cover of the book is my brother, Moishele Minski. Standing behind him is my mother, Nacha Minska. They perished in the Nazi gas chambers. I was there in Lodz ghetto. That book is a painfilled reminder of what hate, prejudice and indifference lead to. Ruth Minsky Sender Author of THE CAGE. TO LIFE. THE HOLOCAUST LADY. Survivor of LODZ GHETTO.
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The world in my camera
Gisele Freund
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Healey's World: Travels With My Camera
Denis Healey
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Picture My World
Kamina Walton ,
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Kim Walden
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Taking Your Camera to Italy Sb (Taking My Camera To...)
Park
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The world through my camera
Wing-yau Young
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Entertaining and Educational History.......2005-06-05
Bloody Business
This history of British crime has some of the most fascinating and sensational cases handled by Scotland Yard. Many works of fiction portray Scotland Yard detectives as slow plodders. Or is this a class-based outlook? This book is about the "sharp-eyed blokes" who solved intricate mysteries, daring crimes, and the bloodiest of murders. It is also the record of balancing law and order with Britain's "ancient and jealously guarded freedoms" (p.4). Chapter 1 tells of finding a body in a car parking lot at Gatwick. In a few hours the victim was identified, the main suspect determined, and an arrest order sent to Massachusetts (p.10). The English system of policing was first left to local authorities, and the constable. Edward I and the Statute of Winchester returned police power to the people who were obliged to carry arms. In 1748 Henry Fielding, the novelist and playwright, was appointed magistrate and began the professional police force known as the "Bow Street Runners" (p.16). In 1829 Robert Peel created the Metropolitan Police for London. It quickly reduced thefts and robberies. The end of the Bow Street Runners eliminated this detective force (p.31). This was followed by creating a detective force in 1842, a plain clothes force. Page 33 tells of the Great Train Robbery (not like the film). Charles Dickens wrote about true crimes, and created England's first fictional detective in "Bleak House"
The author explains Sherlock Holmes' comments in "Copper Beeches" as referring to the murder of Harriett Richardson (Chapter 4). The Victorian years were marked by the most hideous crimes. This chapter tells of the murder of Francis Kent. Detective Jonathan Whicher interviewed all the household, and concluded the murderer was Constance, the older step-sister. The court and the press did not agree. Later Constance confessed and was sent to prison. Willkie Collins' "The Moonstone" was inspired by this case, and his "Sergeant Cuff" had the physical description of Sergeant Jonathan Whicher. Another story "ripped from the headlines"? Chapter 5 tells of the first murder to be committed on a train. Detective Dick Tanner followed the clues, then caught a break from a cabman. The suspect, Franz Muller, had sailed to America. Tanner left on a steamship to arrive 2 to 3 weeks before Muller. Muller was arrested, extradited, tried, convicted, and hanged. Chapter 6 has the further developments of the detective force, and some famous murder case of that era. Chapter 7 tells of "Jack the Ripper", who was never caught. Jeffers suggests an immigrant from Eastern Europe, but could he have been literate enough to write the letters?
Chapter 10 notes that A. Conan Doyle started the style of a private consulting detective who outperforms the police. The police journal replied that Sherlock did not have to take on all cases, street brawls to knife fights, for workman's wages with a politician looking over his shoulder. But A. Conan Doyle did investigate and solve a jewelry theft, and others (p.99). In the case of Oscar Slater, Doyle wrote that once the police picked out a suspect, they avoided looking elsewhere. Another writer, Erle Stanley Gardner, often wrote of this human error. Juries are told to wait for all the testimony before they reach a verdict. Chapter 11 tells of other physicians, the Doctors William Palmer, Thomas Smethurst, Edward Pritchard, and Neill Cream; all murdered by poison. The murder of Dr. Harvey Crippen saw two innovations: using radio to catch him, and forensic pathology to identify his wife's body (the head was never found).
The remaining chapters contain a selection of various crimes and punishments, and the ongoing developments of the Metropolitan Police and Scotland Yard.
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In his Chronicles, Froissart described Otterburn as 'the best fought and the most severe' battle of his time. Fought at Redesdale, in Northumberland, in August 1388, the battle originated from the ongoing war between the Scots and the English but rapidly descended into a personal feud between the Scottish clan, Douglas, and the aristocratic English family, Percy. This book details the events that led up to this clash on the borders, using all the contemporary sources, gives a full account of the battle and examines the opposing armies and their weaponry, as well as the personalities of Black Douglas and Henry 'Hotspur' Percy.
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interesting overview of a long forgotten battle.......2006-05-10
Once again, Ospery Campaign series bring us some detail and interesting account of a battle that 99% of American public probably never heard of. Peter Armstrong's book proves to bring some insight into this battle that remains a basic unknown for most readers. Thanks to lack of primary sources, the author had to make some educational conjectural accounts. But I found the details of the battle and the campaign to be pretty well put together and the summarized account of the entire English-Scottish border warfare that goes back to Walliam Wallace to be pretty well put together.
The major elements I thought the book was weak in was in the map area. I didn't see much use for the maps which appears to be bit confusing and not all that well put together.
But overall, I thought this was a pretty good effort by Ospery to bring to light one of the more interesting but truly forgotten battles of the Middle Ages.
A solid general reference on an obscure battle........2006-04-18
_Otterburn 1388_ offers a solid general reference on this border battle between Scottish and English forces during the middle of the Hundred Years War. The section on the battle itself is hampered by a lack of information in the historical record. However, the introductory sections give a thorough background on the border conflict, going all the way back to Stirling Bridge and Falkirk ninety years before. The concluding sections are equally thorough, including a chapter and a map on the battle of Humbleton Hill a decade later involving many of the same combatants. Peter Armstrong does not have the academic credentials of some of the other medieval Osprey authors, such as David Nicolle, yet he covers the material with the detail of a professional in addition to the enthusiasm of a learned amateur.
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Devil's Gallop: Trips into Scotland's Dark and Bloody Past in Fact and Legend
Douglas Skelton
Manufacturer: Mainstream Publishing
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Scotland is a country with a dark and bloody history, filled with characters who thought nothing of resorting to torture, murder, and treachery. More than a few of its ancient sites are steeped in tales of skullduggery and evil doings—castles and cairns, battle and burial grounds—each with a story to tell. Now, in Devil’s Gallop, Douglas Skelton bring Scotland’s dark past vividly to life. From dragons to dragoons, warlocks to warfare, he irreverently mixes fact with legend. Within these pages, you’ll find murderous monarchs, wicked witches, and nasty nobles. There are tales of cannibalistic humanoid underground dwellers, religious fervor that led to bloody rebellion, and murder, abduction, and villainy. Laced with a liberal dose of gallows humor, Devil’s Gallop is an engrossing collection of ghastly tales.
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Scotland Bloody Scotland
Frank Renwick
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Tongue in Cheek? - Maybe, but it's true..........2000-08-14
I first read this in book about 10 years ago and was aghast at the content. As a proud Scot I felt slighted by some of it. However, it got me on the road to delving into Scottish history and it didn't take long to discover that what the author explained, in just under 100 pages, was in fact very accurate. I therefore read the book again. And again. It's an excellent read, with the information coming in relatively bite sized chunks so that the reader is not swamped with surplus detail. Read it - but (if you are a Scot) don't get annoyed - I'm afraid it's us!
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From the Bloody Heart: The Stewarts and the Douglases
Oliver Thomson
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The Douglas family history in Scotland.......2007-03-25
From the Bloody Heart; the Stewarts and the Douglases by Oliver Thomson, is a basic Douglas family history. The Douglases are definitely impacted by and connected to the Stewarts throughout the ages but this book focuses on the Douglas family specifically.
The book is divided into sections, the Black, the Red and the Queensberrys; referring to the different branches of the family. The Douglas family comes to fame under the Good Sir James Douglas, right hand of Robert the Bruce. His amazing life and successes supporting the Bruce and the independence of Scotland led to him being asked to take the heart of Robert the Bruce on Crusade after the hero King's death. The Good Sir James died valiantly in Spain fighting and the family adopted the crowned heart as a symbol on their coat of arms. The Douglases were, from then on, linked to the throne of Scotland. First the Black Douglases and then the Red Douglases rose to power around the throne, some marrying princesses. Others became regents or high officers for the Stewart Kings. The family was large and ambitious and soon obtained numerous Earldoms and lands all over Scotland. Murder, treachery, and deceit was rampant both in politics and internal in the family as each generation of the Douglas family came of age. Although most competed against or used the Royal Stewarts to forward their cause, many Douglases helped and followed in the tradition of the Good Sir James giving their lives for the Stewart Kings. Their impact on the Early Stewart Kings was huge and the Douglases were definitely impacted by the Kings, especially the Black branch. Then in more recent history Mr. Thomson shows how the family ended with 3 Dukes going into the Union with England and today the head of the Douglas family is the Duke of Hamilton.
The family is strong and spread across Scotland and then into Europe and out into the British Colonies. There is an Italian and Swedish branch of the family mentioned as well as specific successful Douglases in America, Canada and Australia. An amazing family indeed. At the end of the book is a nice Tour guide around Scotland and a short reminder of each location's history related to the Douglas family and the individuals discussed in the book.
Over all I think this book is a great intro for those interested in the history and impact on Scotland of the Douglas family. It is not very detailed but definitely gives you the taste. Anyone familiar with the history of the early Stewart Kings will be able to follow the text a little easier. This book covers a lot of different Douglases, many who deserve their own biography, in a short amount of time. I also wish a clearer family tree was included to aid in following the different branches.
This is a must book for anyone interested in the Scottish Douglases or for those with the crowned heart in their genealogy. Thank you, Mr. Thomson for giving the Douglas family some attention is definitely deserves. This family could arguably have been the most influencal and powerful Lowland family in Scotland from the 13th to the 18th century. This book helps explain why.
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Bloody Scotland
Manufacturer: ZZCSCHOLASTIC CHILDR
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ASIN: B000GNQ1O0 |
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