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The Complete Valley of the Kings: Tombs and Treasures of Egypt's Greatest Pharaohs (Complete) 16 reviews
C. N. Reeves, Richard H. Wilkinson, ...
Thames & Hudson, 1996
A True Complete Book on the Valley of the Kings
It is the best book on the Valley of the Kings. In it you can find not just information but a treasure, a treasure showing the magnificent treasures of ancient Egypt.
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The Impact of Inequality: How to Make Sick Societies Healthier 2 reviews
Richard Wilkinson
New Press, 2006
change go'n come
The best book I've read on what is wrong with U.S. exactly. Unfortunately I have no hope that we'll try to change the present situation and create a society that reflects the actual material prosperity of this nation instead of first world nation of third world conditions.
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Mind the Gap: Hierarchies, Health, and Human Evolution
Richard G. Wilkinson
Yale University Press, 2001
Inequality kills. Both rich and poor die younger in countries with the greatest inequalities in income. Countries such as the United States with big gaps between rich and poor have higher death rates than those with smaller gaps such as Sweden and Japan. Why? In this provocative book, Richard Wilkinson provides a novel Darwinian approach to the question. Wilkinson points out that inequality is new to our species: in our two-million-year ...
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Becoming a Nation of Readers: The Report of the Commission on Reading
Richard C. Anderson, Elfrieda H. Hiebert, ...
National Academy of Education, 1985
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The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt7 reviews
Richard H. Wilkinson
Thames & Hudson, 2003
Easy to Read but Packed with up-to-date Details
I agree with the other reviewers - beautifully illustrated, mostly in full color. It is comprehensive yet particularly the first half of the book is easy to read in it's entirety. The first part of the book covers general concepts of Egyptian Religion and the deities. The second covers individual deities in detail.
I had been looking for a book on Ancient Egyptian religion and deities which ...
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Egyptology Today2 reviews
Cambridge University Press, 2008
Egyptology Today
This book is an excellent summary of the science of Egyptology with essays and reports by some of the scholars in the field today.The book is written to appeal to the lay person as well as the student or scholar. It could easily serve as an introductory text for courses in Egyptology. It is the first book that brings together in one place the current status of Egyptology.
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The Saints' Everlasting Rest
Richard Baxter
Regent College Publishing, 2004
Richard Baxter's The Saints' Everlasting Rest (1650) has long been recognized as one of the great classics of Christian devotion, and it is by this book that he is best known. The original work consists of some eight hundred thousand words-a clear example of Baxter's prolific pen-yet in Baxter's own life-time it reached twelve editions! First abridged in 1754 by John Wesley, in the Christian Library, five years later another abridgement was made ...
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Reading Egyptian Art: A Hieroglyphic Guide to Ancient Egyptian Painting and Sculpture9 reviews
Richard H. Wilkinson
Thames & Hudson, 1994
Top-notch!
What a wonderful book! The author takes 100 of the hieroglyphs used in writing Egyptian, and used in Egyptian art. (Symbols are identified by the Gardiner code number.) He dedicates 2 pages to each symbol - the right-hand page gives an analysis of the meaning and uses of the symbol, and the left-hand page, through line drawings and photographs, illustrates how the symbol is used. Whether you ...
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The Complete Temples of Ancient Egypt13 reviews
Richard H. Wilkinson
Thames & Hudson, 2000
Good pictures, Good information, and Good layout
Yes, this is definitely far better than the other book in this series, namely, the complete valley of the kings. this book is quite extensive and tries to include a picture on each of the temples discussed, i.e. if the temple or its ruins are still there. It is also not full of black and white pictures - i understand the artistic value of these type of pictures but egypt is full of colour! all ...
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Social Determinants of Health1 review
Oxford University Press, USA, 2005
A ground-breaking, authoritative work
Marmot and Wilkinson do a thorough, comprehensive job of exploring the emerging field of how social inequalities affect the health of populations. This is a great resource both for public health professionals and for those who are looking for an accessible way to be introduced to the topic. The second chapter alone - a detailed description of the physiological mechanisms by which psychosocial ...
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Unhealthy Societies 5 reviews
Taylor & Francis, 2007
A phenomenal correlation of disease & income disparities
Unhealthy Societies - the new, new pediatrics Unhealthy Societies: The Afflictions of Inequality, by Richard Wilkinson, is a clear, multifaceted description of research into the patterns of disease, violence, and death between and within societies. Wilkinson reviews the global patterns of disease and death historically, where the trend is down. Countries which have attained a modest ...
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"Primitivism" in 20th Century Art: Affinity of the Tribal and the Modern1 review
Paul Gauguin, Ezio Bassani, ...
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2002
Outstanding work!
If you feel any kinship with 20th century modern art, and are unaware of how deeply influential tribal artifacts have been, this two-volume set will be both a delight and a revelation. Suitable as an introduction to both, and useful for novices or connoisseurs.
Should you discover an interest in tribal art as a result, and would like to view the remarkable aesthetic range available through ...
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Symbol & Magic in Egyptian Art2 reviews
Richard H. Wilk
Thames & Hudson, 1999
Egyptian magic from every point of view
Dr. Richard Wilkinson has produced a very important work in this book about one of the most mistreated areas of ancient Egyptian culture, as it is that of Magic. This book handles the matter with such a finesse and humanly touch that the reader is guided along this difficult terrain with the clear and concise guide of the author's account and the help of a plentiful number of beautiful ...
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PRISON WORK: TALE OF 30 YEARS IN THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS (HISTORY CRIME & CRIMINAL JUS)
WILLIAM RICHARD WILKINSON
Ohio State University Press, 2005
What do we know first-hand about prisons? We have accounts from many top administrators. There is a large literature of convict reports and memoirs. But we have almost no personal accounts written by the people who were engaged in the day-to-day work of guarding and keeping prison inmates. In Prison Work, former California prisons corrections officer William Richard Wilkinson candidly tells what it was like to try to handle problems that can ...
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For Zion's Sake: Christian Zionism and the Role of John Nelson Darby (Studies in Evangelical History and ...2 reviews
Paul Richard Wilkinson
Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2007
Dispensationalism in its True Light
For Zion's Sake is an excellent panoramic view of Dispensationalism in light of the Bible and also of the Church's knowledge and understanding of Israel's role and purpose in the unfolding of countless prophecies in our day. This book will also bring to light the inaccurate and misleading views extant to this day as to John Nelson Darby's role in bringing these precious Bible Truths to light at a ...
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The Society and Population Health Reader: Income Inequality and Health (Society and Population Health Reader)1 review
New Press, 1999
Review in the New England Journal of Medicine
According to the United Nations Human Development Report published in 1996, the 358 richest persons on earth control assets equivalent to the annual income of 45 percent of the world's population. In the United States, the top 1 percent of income earners receives 12 percent of the entire country's pretax income and holds 37 percent of the wealth. At the same time, evidence is accumulating that ...
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Social Capital And Mental Health
Trudy Harpham
Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2006
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