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18 reviews

Oxford University Press, USA, 2001

Great intro to Kant
Immanuel Kant's life work focused on solving the mistakes of the rationalist philosophy that he had learned from men, like Gottfried Leibnitz, and the mistakes of the empiricist philosophy that he was so intrigued with through the writings of David Hume. Kant wants to move beyond the mistakes both schools of philosophy made and synthesize their truths into a new philosophical understanding of ...

365 Ways to Criticize the Preacher: A Very Short Novel

10 reviews
Pat Jobe

Smyth & Helwys Pub, 2002

Email from Baptist Preacher
"I laughed. I cried. I felt. I thought. And I don't do any of those easily or naturally." Those are my initial reactions to "365 Ways to Criticize the Preacher." I bought the book in February at the Mainstream Baptist Network meeting in Birmingham. Being a Baptist preacher, I scanned it, curious that there were that many ways to tell me and my type that we weren't doing it right! To my ...

The Buddha: A Very Short Introduction

5 reviews

Oxford University Press, USA, 2001

Excellent introduction to early Buddhist thought
This book, perhaps better than any other I've read, brings to light the unique philosophical position of the Buddha. Carrithers clearly explains how the Buddha stood out from the intellectual background of his time and helps one understand how and why the Buddha arrived at his views. A brilliant account of the Buddha's life and teachings not only for its scholarship but also for its refreshing ...

Descartes: A Very Short Introduction

5 reviews

Oxford University Press, USA, 2001

Useful for novices and advanced students alike.
Those who have not yet studied Descartes will enjoy this clearly written introduction to Descartes' life and thought. However, even seasoned philosophy students are also liable to find much of interest in Sorell's DESCARTES. For most philosophy students, Descartes is more or less synonymous with the DISCOURSE ON METHOD and the MEDITATIONS ON FIRST PHILOSOPHY, and Descartes' scientific and ...

Schopenhauer: A Very Short Introduction

5 reviews

Oxford University Press, USA, 2002

A superb concise introduction to Schopenhauer's thought.
Concise yet engaging, this book is an excellent introduction to Schopenhauer's life and thought. The author's remarks on the difficulties and limitations of Schopenhauer's metaphysics are highly illuminating. His notes highlighting the important and influential aspects of this philosophy provide a perfect contrast to his critical remarks, and give the reader a sober, balanced view of the subject. ...

The French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction

13 reviews

Oxford University Press, USA, 2001

Great Introduction to the French Revolution
Lets face it: many people point to the French Revolution as the source of innumerable subsequent political ideological movements, but when pressed, nevertheless have difficulty describing the essential elements and personages involved in the actual event. One likely cause for this phenomena is the habit of "aping" the attributions of others without really knowing the subject matter itself -- the ...

An Introduction to Mathematics (Galaxy Books)

7 reviews
A. N. Whitehead

Oxford University Press, USA, 1992

Insightful and Provocative
"The study of mathematics is apt to commence in disappointment." "One of the causes of the apparent triviality of much of elementary algebra is the preoccupation of the textbooks with the solutions of equations." In discussing Descartes' coordinate geometry, Whitehead states, "Philosophers, when they have possessed a thorough knowledge of mathematics, have been among those who have enriched ...

Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction

6 reviews
Timothy Gowers

Oxford University Press, USA, 2002

Pragmatic Mathematics
An introduction to mathematics could be just that; elementary arithmetic and geometry, or it could be an outline history, or finally, it could introduce the philosophical aspects of the subject. Gowers does none of those, although he does touch on the history and philosophy of mathematics. This is really an introduction to higher mathematics, for readers who have reached what in Britain is GCSE ...

Social and Cultural Anthropology: A Very Short Introduction

5 reviews

Oxford University Press, USA, 2000

Get a first impression of the field
This is a great little book to get a first impression of anthropology. The two authors present different historical developments and schools of thought. I had not know anything about this academic field before, but this book made me want to read more. Especially helpful with that were the examples that pertained to the authors' own fieldwork in Mexico and Indonesia. Reading about bee larvas and ...

You Read to Me, I'll Read to You: Very Short Mother Goose Tales to Read Together

38 reviews
Mary Ann Hoberman

Little, Brown Young Readers, 2005

Childrens book
Great children's book. It's a fun way to encourage and read with your child.

Habermas: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

3 reviews
Gordon Finlayson

Oxford University Press, USA, 2005

Best Introduction to Habermas
I have been reading Habermas and books about Habermas on and off since 2000. Habermas' writings are clearly difficult, and so do most introductions to Habermas. Most introductions to Habermas follow the chronology of Habermas' work, usually starting with the work on Public Sphere through to the tome on legal theory (Between Facts and Norms). Those introductions usually succeed in portraying ...

Thank You: A Very Special Story for Children (Dove Award Signature Series)

3 reviews
Stephen Elkins, Ray Boltz

B&H Publishing Group, 2001

Tears and Gratitude
My daughter bought this book to thank her Dad and me for everything we have ever done for her. I read it and cried, as we had just lost our son to a battle with brain cancer, and this book reminded me of him as he touched so many lives esp. in how he accepted his illness and in his unwavering faith in Jesus Christ. But it also reminded us of our other three children, as they, too, have touched ...

Augustine: A Very Short Introduction

4 reviews

Oxford University Press, USA, 2001

great for an understanding of St. Augustine
This compact book is perfect. It provides just the right background information, from influences of people who lived before St. Augustine to influences of his modern world, as well as lots of other information about the early Christian era & pagan dissidents, numerous similar & conflicting spiritual beliefs -- without getting boring by losing focus on the topic, Augustine, or by focusing on him ...

Clausewitz: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

3 reviews
Michael Howard

Oxford University Press, USA, 2002

Cliff Notes to Clausewitz
Clausewitz is notoriously difficult for the novice to master -- some would argue that no one has ever entirely "mastered" Clausewitz. Be that as it may, a legion of frustrated amateur strategists can attest to the difficulty of picking up Clausewitz's "On War" and trying to read it through without a guide. In the "Clausewitz" volume in the Past Masters series, the novice as well as the ...

Anglicanism: A Very Short Introduction

3 reviews

Oxford University Press, USA, 2006

Anglicanism: Past, Present and Prospects
Mark Chapman may very well be the most promising historian of Anglicanism alive today. The author of numerous studies, he has now penned an excellent introduction to Anglicanism. This work is both historically grounded - brilliantly so, I might add - and global in scope. Chapman covers Evangelicalism, Anglo-Catholicism and the growth of Anglicanism as a global church with precision and ...

Three Fifty-Seven A.M. Timing Is Everything (Urban Christian)

5 reviews
Kendra Norman-Bellamy, Hank Stewart

Urban Books, 2007

When Wisdom Steps In
Three Fifty-Seven A.M. by Hank Stewart and Kendra Norman-Bellamy, lets us peek into the lives of neighbors in a small community called Braxton Park. Kids play in the street and adults go on in their everyday lives of work and family responsibilities, but no one really knows what goes on behind closed doors. Well, no one but God and Ms. Essie Mae Richardson. Ms. Essie, the neighborhood matriarch, ...

Judaism: A Very Short Introduction

3 reviews
Norman Solomon

Naxos Audiobooks, 2004

Excellent Introduction to Rabbinic Judaism for Christians
Christians tend to believe they know all they need to know about Judaism because their Old Testament consists of the Hebrew Scriptures. This book does an excellent job of showing Christians (and others) that Judaism today is more than Abraham, Moses and David. With the destruction of the Temple in 70 CE, Judaism was forced to adapt and in many ways redefine itself. This easily read book ...

Epiphanies & Elegies: Very Short Stories

3 reviews
Brian Doyle

Sheed & Ward, 2007

Short book - short review!
Wonderful! But then I love anything Brian Doyle writes. He makes you laugh, he makes you cry. He makes you just feel good.

Psychology: A Very Short Introduction

4 reviews
Gillian Butler, Freda McManus

Oxford University Press, USA, 1998

Excellent introduction to a fascinating subject
This is the second book I've read it the Very Short Introduction series and it has proved to be a continued success. This is a subject that has interested me for a few years but I've never got around to finding out about properly; now I know the basics and am very interested to learn more. It is superbly written in an accessible style with witty and thought-provoking examples and simple format ...

Feeling Very Strange: The Slipstream Anthology

3 reviews

Tachyon Publications, 2006

A collection which helps define and identify the genre of fiction known as 'slipstream'
Advanced review galleys are not typically featured - we usually only review from finished books - but FEELING VERY STRANGE: THE SLIPSTREAM ANTHOLOGY is something unusual to watch for: a collection which helps define and identify the genre of fiction known as 'slipstream'. This category has long defied easy definition: blend literary avant garde elements with science and you begin to realize its ...

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