Book Review of Gabrielle Roy’s The Tin Flute The Tin Flute. Volume 1. By Gabrielle Roy. Translated by Philip Stratford. Toronto: McClelland and Steward Ltd. 1945. ISBN: 978-0-7710-9388-3. Pp. 400. $21.95 Gabrielle Roy’s 1945 book of fiction titled The Tin Flute follows the lives of the impoverished Lacasse family living in the Saint-Henri district of Montreal during World War II. The novel tells the separate struggles of Rose-Anna and her eldest daughter Florentine Lacasse to survive the poverty
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Essay: Katcinas Book Review by Matthew Sessions Peer Reviewer: Alison Wood Does the book review clearly address the Compliment guideline? In other words‚ does the book review tell you what the book’s author accomplished effectively and why? If not‚ what does the writer need to include? If yes‚ give the writer some constructive feedback about the strengths of their book review. You did really well in telling what Jesse Walter Fewkes does well in portraying in his book. I particularly liked that
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The World is Flat: Critical Book Review The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman gives examples from the past and present to help determine how our world is becoming closer through different technological advances. With his awards in writing‚ not only received for this book but for his other writings in the New York Times‚ it can be assumed that Friedman is somewhat qualified in writing this book. The World is Flat‚ a book about the advancements made in the twenty-first century that will effect
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The Toyota Way - 14 Management Principles Book Review Of The Toyota Way The Toyota Way - 14 Management Principles Since Toyota’s founding we have adhered to the core principle of contributing to society through the practice of manufacturing high-quality products and services. Our business practices and activities based on this core principle created values‚ beliefs and business methods that over the years have become a source of competitive advantage. These are the managerial values
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Mo . [Email address] Mo . [Email address] ANTH 3330 S. Metress ANTH 3330 S. Metress Slaughterhouse Blues: Book Review Michael Farhoud Slaughterhouse Blues: Book Review Michael Farhoud In Slaughterhouse Blues‚ anthropologist Donald Stull and social geographer Michael Broadway explore the advent‚ history‚ and implications of modern food production. The industrialized system behind what we eat is one of the most controversial points of political interest in our society today. Progressions in productive
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Book Review of Andrew Jackson By Robert v. Remni Foreword by General Wesley K. Clark Published by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN‚ New York‚ NY‚ in October 2009 Andrew Jackson was a natural born leader. He started showing signs of leadership even as a young fellow. It’s as simple as that. He grew up to be an intimidating gentleman with a tall stature‚ piercing blue eyes‚ and sharp‚ angular facial features‚ which made it seem as if he could see inside your soul and convince you to do anything he wanted you to
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Escaping Salem Book Review Escaping Salem : The Other Witch Hunt of 1692‚ by Richard Godbeer. New York: Oxford University Press‚ 2005. In the city of Stamford year of 1692 there begins numerous odd events that are hard to make sense of or even explain for that matter. In colonial times the state of Connecticut isn’t automatically associated with any evil doings or witchcraft‚ but this wasn’t always the case for Stamford in the county of Fairfield. Richard Godbeer’s totally neutral very detailed
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Book Review for: _Portraits of Jesus: A Reading Guide_ Linnie Kelly Saint Leo University Rev. William Barnes July 23‚ 2013 _Portraits of Jesus_ by Robert Imperato _Portraits of Jesus: A Reading Guide_ was written by Robert Imperato and published by University Press of America in 2008. The main theme of this book is to explain the many different ways that Jesus is portrayed throughout the New Testament by the many different authors. This book gives priority to the life and times of Jesus Christ
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Tattoos on the Heart Book Review The book I read to better understand and gain sympathy for returning citizens is Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion (ISBN 978-1439153154) by Father Gregory Boyle‚ S.J. $14 can afford this 240-page autobiography about a Jesuit priest serving one of the most troubled neighborhoods in the most unique way. Fr. Boyle‚ ordained as a priest in 1982‚ began his work in Los Angeles‚ California in 1988 after noticing how the rampant criminal activities
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the name Sayuri and becomes one of Japan’s most famous Geishas. Unfortunately the Geisha district shut down during WWII and Sayuri continues her life as a normal Japanese woman. The book ends with Sayuri starting over her career as a Geisha and finding independence as well as success through her talents. Overall the book was enjoyable. Everything was written very eloquently and gave a clear portrayal of how the author wanted the protagonist‚ Choiy‚ to be seen. She speaks in metaphors and long beautiful
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