New Releases by Michael Jackson

THE ACCIDENTAL ANTHROPOLOGIST is a fascinating, impeccably written memoir, or more accurately, a series of fragments. Compelling and absorbing as well as intense and insightful, Jackson writes a far from classically auto-biographical text. There is nothing predictable about the mode or incidents he has chosen to write about: this is literary memoir at its best and most inventive. Jackson has a fascination with the concept of personal metamorphosis, the idea that a life can be dismantled and reassembled in a different country and set of relation-ships. And throughout the story the author makes a pretty good fist of living the theory. The intimacy of the first chapter ''Intensive Care'' engages the reader immediately. Jackson''s experiences begin with his earnest portrayal of young adulthood in Wellington where he associates on the fringes with many of the literary figures of the early 60s, Bob Lowry, Fleur Adcock, James K. Baxter, R.A.K. Mason and the artist McCahon. Jackson finds himself homeless in London where he''s drawn to help the poor and eventually finds his way to Cambridge where he stumbles upon anthropology. His subsequent ethnographic fieldwork takes him to the Congo, Sierra Leone, and outback Australia. Jackson makes it clear that our lives are barely our own, they belong as much to the people, the landscapes, the influences of thought and ideology that absorb us. He excells at the intensely personal and captivates with this masterful work. THE ACCIDENTAL ANTHROPOLOGIST is a challenging and magnificent memoir; much of it is spellbinding, astute and disquieting.

Inspired by existential thought, but using ethnographic methods, Jackson explores a variety of compelling topics, including 9/11, episodes from the war in Sierra Leone and its aftermath, the marginalization of indigenous Australians, the application of new technologies, mundane forms of ritualization, the magical use of language, the sociality of violence, the prose of suffering, and the discourse of human rights. Throughout this compelling work, Jackson demonstrates that existentialism, far from being a philosophy of individual being, enables us to explore issues of social existence and coexistence in new ways, and to theorise events as the sites of a dynamic interplay between the finite possibilities of the situations in which human beings find themselves and the capacities they yet possess for creating viable forms of social life.

World-renowned spirits and beer authority Michael Jackson provides the quintessential recipes for more than 250 cocktails, from the Aberdeen Angus to the Zombie, from the perfect Manhattan to the classic Pina Colada. Jackson describes the content, origin, and character of each drink and its ingredients, as well as the best way to serve it. With complete descriptions of bartending equipment and its uses, it''s the barside companion every cocktail aficionado needs. Michael Jackson''s award-winning drink books have sold more than 2 million copies and have established him as the world''s foremost expert on beer and whisky.

The reminiscences of an anthropologist revisiting the site of his fieldwork from the 1970s; it is also an account of the life of a prominent politician (and friend of the author) in Sierra Leone.

Number Ones includes Michael jackson''s solo chart toppers in the UK and abroad from the period beginning with his ''Off the Wall'' album right up to the new song "One More Chance". The remaining 17 songs on the album are all classics drawn from the disco-soul ''Off the Wall'', ''Thriller'', ''Bad'', ''Dangerous'', ''History'' and ''Invincible''. Regardless of whether the bulk of Number Ones has appeared on other greatest hits albums, this is still an incredible selection of Michael Jackson''s best music.

Criminal Law in Hong Kong offers a clear and comprehensive account of the general principles of criminal law in Hong Kong and will be useful to students, practitioners, and all who are responsible for or interested in the administration and practice of the criminal justice system in Hong Kong.

In this revised edition, a world-renowned spirits writer reviews over 800 malts and writes an extensive new Introduction incorporating his recent visit to every Scottish distillery. 400 full-color photos.

The master of whisky, journeys through the whisky regions of Scotland, with images that evoke the magic of its landscapes, distilleries and its most famous export - the great malts.

Packed with fascinating information on each region of the beer-producing world and tasting notes that are the product of first-hand research, this pocket guide is one companion discriminating beer drinkers won''t want to be without.

This user''s guide to beer explains everything you need to know about beer - from beer drinking etiquette to correct ways to pour and appreciate different beers. Author Michael Jackson''s eloquent writing style is complemented by beautiful photography.

""Colonialism is out of favor now, but I believe the ultimate verdict of history will be that this was one of the greatest British contributions to the world."" This was John Martin''s faith. A Scot of strong Christian belief and complete integrity, he was present and played an active role in the analysis, the decision-making and diplomacy involved in the maintenance and, after the war, the ending of British colonial rule. From the Colonial Office to 10 Downing Street to the UN, his tools were his keen intelligence and his capacity for friendship with people of any race or creed.

Now a classic reference, the fully revised and updated fourth edition of Michael Jackson''s critically acclaimed connoisseur''s guide provides tasting notes and scores for more than 800 single malt whiskies (500 of them new bottlings since the last edition). Anyone serious about his or her malts will find a storehouse of useful information in Michael Jackson''s Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch. In addition to providing a succinct introduction to the world of single malts, Jackson, always passionate about his subject, gives detailed information on the malt whiskies produced by more than 100 distilleries. Color reproductions of the labels are accompanied with tasting notes and numerical ratings. For those headed to Scotland, he lists distilleries (with addresses and telephone numbers) that welcome visitors. -Food and Wine

The postmodern opposition between theory and lived reality has led in part to an anthropological turn to "dialogic" or "reflexive" approaches. Michael Jackson claims these approaches are hardly radical as they still drift into such abstractions as "society" or "culture." His Minima Ethnographica proposes an existential anthropology that recognizes even abstract relationships as modalities of interpersonal life. Written in the style of Theodor Adorno''s Minima Moralia, Jackson''s work shows how general ideas are always anchored in particular social events and critical concerns. Emphasizing the intersubjective encounter over objective descriptions of the whole historical and contemporary situation of a given people, he illustrates the power and originality of existential anthropology through a series of vignettes from his fieldwork in Sierra Leone and Australia. An award-winning poet, novelist, and anthropologist, Jackson offers a timely critique of conventions that dull our sense of the links between academic study and lived experience.

A guide to more than 50 collectible Barbies.

Profiles more than 450 beers from around the world and discusses which beers taste best, what beer goes with what food, how beer is made, where the best beer comes from, and other related topics.

Now in paperback Ours is an era of uprootedness, with fewer and fewer people living out their lives where they are born. At such a time, in such a world, what does it mean to be "at home?" Perhaps among a nomadic people, for whom dwelling is not synonymous with being housed and settled, the search for an answer to this question might lead to a new way of thinking about home and homelessness, exile and belonging. First published by Duke University Press in 1995, At Home in the World is the story of just such a search, chronicling Jackson''s experience among the Warlpiri of the Tanami Desert in Central Australia where he lived, worked, and traveled intermittently over three years. Blending narrative ethnography, empirical research, philosophy, and poetry, Jackson construes the meaning of home existentially, as a metaphor for the balance people try to strike between the world they call their own and the world they see as "other." Home is never a stable essence, therefore, but a constantly negotiated relationship between being closed and open, acting and being acted upon. At once a moving depiction of an aboriginal culture, and a meditation on the practice of anthropology, At Home in the World is a timely reflection on how, in defining home, we continue to define ourselves.

Details Michael''s career from his early days with The Jackson 5 to his international fame and success as a solo performer.

The most ambitious work yet from the celebrated author of The World Guide to Beer and The World Guide to Whiskey. This beautiful, authoritative work is an international survey of classic beer styles, innovative brewers, and tantalizing food accompaniments. 10 maps. 100 labels.

inch....this work is likely to become a standart work very quickly and is to be recommended to all schools where recorder studies are undertaken inch. (Oliver James, Contact Magazine) A novel and comprehensive approach to transferring from the C to F instrument. 430 music examples include folk and national songs (some in two parts), country dance tunes and excerpts from the standard treble repertoire ofBach, Barsanti, Corelli, Handel, Telemann, etc. An outstanding feature of the book has proved to be Brian Bonsor''s brilliantly simple but highly effective practice circles and recognition squares designed to give, in only a few minutes, concentrated practice on the more usual leaps to and from each new note and instant recognition of random notes. Quickly emulating the outstanding success of the descant tutors, these books are very popular even with those who normally use tutors other than the Enjoy the Recorder series.

The author thoroughly describes and analyzes the most significant systems methodologies-`organizations as systems,'' hard, soft, cybernetic, and critical-and demonstrates the complementary strengths of different systems approaches.

Reflections, poems by the author accompany photographs and other art work.

Video muzik Michael Jackson mengenai perjuangan klasik diantara kebaikan dan kejahatan.

edition (unseen), $12.95. traditions, bringing into being new modes of understanding. Paper Anthropology, and particularly ethnography, is torn between two quests, one to capture the diversity of social life and the other to discover universal principles structuring that diversity. Jackson examines these quests within the context of ethnographic fieldwork, focusing on the relationship between ethnographers and the people they study. He is concerned with defining the anthropological project as something more than the projection of the anthropologist''s traditions and concerns onto an alien culture. Rather, he would have the project open a genuine dialogue between people from different cultures or Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR