Epinions Recent Reviews for reviewer12

Bright but not Radiant

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 15:19:05 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author reviewer12 - It took me some time to find a cleanser that suited me. Aveeno Positively Radiant Cleanser has been my regular cleanser for over a year now, and I love it. About the Product The label on the bottle claims that the cleanser “Brings Out Skin’s...

A case for universal womanhood

Mon, 26 Jan 2004 01:17:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author reviewer12 - Marjorie Shostak, a feminist anthropologist, sought to produce a different kind of ethnography -- a story about another culture told from the perspective of the women, often in their own words. Her research consisted of several interviews with a number...

An update of a classic

Fri, 12 Dec 2003 17:35:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author reviewer12 - The Dobe Ju/'hoansi by Richard Borshay Lee is one of the most often assigned ethnographies for introductory anthropology courses. This edition has been updated to include chapters about the lives of the Dobe Ju/'hoansi today. It also features a chapter...

an out-of-the-ordinary ethnography

Sun, 7 Dec 2003 16:32:09 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author reviewer12 - Anna Tsing has written an outstanding ethnography (in the loosest sense of the word) about the people she calls the Meratus who live in Kalimantan, Indonesia. Her post-modernist, feminist account is an inspiring, if difficult, read. Before I continue...

Inevitible Dystopia

Sun, 6 Jul 2003 20:01:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author reviewer12 - I don't often buy a hard cover edition of any book, preferring to wait until the library has a copy,...

What if someone wrote a self-help book that actually worked?

Sat, 14 Dec 2002 22:09:57 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author reviewer12 - Imagine what might happen if somebody wrote a self-help book that actually worked? That is the premise of Will Ferguson's Generica (now republished under the title Happiness™).

The novel opens with Edwin de Valu, an unhappy...

Bridget's back...

Sun, 8 Dec 2002 18:02:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author reviewer12 - When the first Bridget Jones' Diary came out, my best friend who lives in England was raving about it. I never did get around to reading it, but saw the movie when some friends (smug-couple) took me to see it. From the film, I got a good sense of the...

Ne'er the twain shall meet.

Fri, 6 Sep 2002 17:17:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author reviewer12 - Like many social anthropologists, I have been taught to see the "new Darwinism" not as science, but as pseudo-science promoting right wing ideologies. The main problem with this new brand of social Darwinism is that it tends to assume that "human social...

The burglar is at it again.

Tue, 27 Aug 2002 16:41:36 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author reviewer12 - About the series:

Lawrence Block is a snappy writer who has created a winning series with his Bernie Rhodenbarr mysteries. The books are written so that you need not be familiar with others in the series, each book stands on its own,...

Out of Africa...

Wed, 21 Aug 2002 16:11:58 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author reviewer12 - Barbara Kingsolver has created a masterpiece of historical fiction, using multiple voices to tell her story, Kingsolver draws the reader in and inspires emotions, for me the primary one was anger, in her readers. The story she tells is of the Price...

Anthropology's conscience.

Mon, 19 Aug 2002 17:37:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author reviewer12 - Cultural Survival Quarterly (CSQ)is more than a magazine, it is a publication that strives to report on the rights, struggles and visions of Indigenous Peoples the world over, using their own voices as much as possible.

Cultural Survival is an...

Cultural chronicle of AIDS over the past two decades.

Fri, 2 Aug 2002 15:28:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author reviewer12 - Paula Treichler’s essays are certainly among the most significant written on the subject of AIDS. They are, in fact, a model of what the field of cultural studies at its best can contribute to our thinking about urgent social and political issues...

Get your free issue today!

Thu, 25 Jul 2002 18:14:14 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author reviewer12 - Over the past couple of months I have found it more pleasant to peruse a magazine to pass the time during my 1 1/2 hour treks to work and back. The magazines I have been selecting include mainstream fashion/beauty magazines, my all-time favourite, Ms...

Kinsey is in top form...

Thu, 25 Jul 2002 17:12:57 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author reviewer12 - in this entry in Sue Grafton's alphabet series. In 'D' is for Deadbeat we get to learn a lot about Kinsey Millhone, Grafton's witty, down to earth, ex-cop turned private eye.

Meet Kinsey Millhone

My name is Kinsey...

E isn't for excellent, this time!

Tue, 23 Jul 2002 17:55:08 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author reviewer12 - The author and the series:

Sue Grafton is an award-winning mystery writer who is probably best-known for her "alphabet series" featuring twice divorced, ex-cop turned private eye, Kinsey Millhone. The smart-mouthed, down to earth,...

Another Peabody mystery.

Mon, 15 Jul 2002 17:14:14 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author reviewer12 - For those of you who are not familiar with Elizabeth Peters' and the Amelia Peabody series, a little background will be in order. Elizabeth Peters is a best-selling author with a Ph.D. in Egyptology which she earned at the University of Chicago. She...

Recipes for change.

Sun, 30 Jun 2002 22:09:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author reviewer12 - Recipes for Change.

In a world of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), mega-corporations and the forces of globalization, it is easy to feel powerless and lose any hope that we can do anything to control our lives. Frances Moore Lappé and...

Relationships, Crisis and Resolution.

Fri, 28 Jun 2002 16:33:34 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author reviewer12 - Joanna Trollope is an internationally renowned best selling author and descendant of Victorian novelist, Anthony Trollope. This is the first of her novels I've ever read, and I will be on the lookout for more, one titled The Spanish Lover sounds...

O, a class act.

Fri, 28 Jun 2002 13:08:23 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author reviewer12 - Recently I picked up a couple of editions of O: The Oprah magazine to give to my mother. I read through them first, and was rather impressed, so I thought I'd review the magazine here first.

O is a high quality magazine for women that includes...

We are fam-i-lee...

Thu, 27 Jun 2002 19:37:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author reviewer12 - Bryan Sykes, professor of genetics at the Institute of Molecular Medicine at Oxford University spent years researching the DNA of various people and populations to come up with his grand theory -- that almost everybody in Europe is a descendant of one of...

Sex goes global.

Sat, 15 Jun 2002 14:53:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author reviewer12 - Dennis Altman is a Professor at the school of Sociology, Politics and Anthropology in Melbourne Australia. He has been active in the global gay/lesbian movement and involved in the politics of HIV/AIDS for the past decade. His readings on gender and...

"An abundance for everyone"

Sun, 12 May 2002 16:10:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author reviewer12 - Archaeology is a bountenous, indeed an inexhaustible, subject...there is an abundance for everyone -- providing it is attractively packaged, agreeable to peruse, and valid.

So said Sterling Dow (1948) founder of archaeology magazine,...

Making science accessible.

Thu, 25 Apr 2002 19:57:56 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author reviewer12 - My friend James just took a number of subscriptions to magazines, and Popular Science is one of them. I have picked up the magazine a few times over the past 15 or so years, when a specific headline tweaked my interest. This month's edition includes some...

Oxford Readings in Feminism.

Thu, 25 Apr 2002 17:32:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author reviewer12 - Oxford University has issued a series of readings in feminism, and this is one entry in the series that is devoted to the feminisms of "women of colour" and their critique of mainstream, or "imperialist" or "western" feminisms. The editor, Kum-Kum...

Fashion, Sex and other serious issues.

Sun, 7 Apr 2002 22:31:54 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author reviewer12 - My favorite women's magazine is Ms. magazine, which I reviewed earlier this year. Nevertheless, from time to time I do purchase a more mainstream women's magazine, sometimes I make excuses for this -- for example, I purchase an issue of Marie...