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Public Speaking: An Audience-Centered Approach (6th Edition) (MySpeechLab Series)

8 reviews
Steven A. Beebe, Susan J. Beebe

Allyn & Bacon, 2005

The Sixth and Ever Better Edition
You can't say that the audience-centered concept used in this book was pioneered by them. After all, in the first paragraph the authors give credit to Aristotle for defining the elements of speechmaking as 'of speaker, subject and person addresed - it is the last one, the herer, that determines the speaker's end and object.' The first edition of this book, about 15 years ago, set the tone for ...

Meditations on First Philosophy: In Which the Existence of God and the Distinction of the Soul from the Body ...

8 reviews
Rene Descartes

Hackett Publishing Company, 1993

The best introduction to modern philosophy in a reliable and cheap edition!
Descartes' meditations really is the place to start for thinking through the philosophical obsessions of the modern era -- the value of skepticism, the nature and extent of knowledge, the relation between mind and body, the role of theology in a rational account of the universe, subjectivity vs. objectivity, the primacy of the subject, freedom, etc. This is a book that can be read for these ...

Plato: Republic

90 reviews
Plato, G. M. A. Grube, ...

Hackett Publishing Company, 1992

Best Translator of Plato
Grube is the most accurate and faithful translator of Plato. Unlike most other translators, in particular the horrendous Allan Bloom, Grube was both a first rate Greek scholar and had no ax to grind. You are always in good hands with one of his translations.

West's Business Law tenth edition

20 reviews
Kenneth W. Clarkson, Roger LeRoy Miller, ...

Thomson/West, 2006

Great Book To Keep
I have been through a few bad and good text books throughout my college career, but this had to be one of the best I ever picked up. It is easy to search through and actually makes the topics interesting to read.

Psychology: Themes and Variations

16 reviews
Wayne Weiten

Wadsworth Publishing, 2006

Great Book!
This is a very interesting text!Chapters are a bit long & boring at times but overall great material. I just wish my professor didnt read the text word for word! Not the books fault! LOL

The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven

109 reviews
Sherman Alexie

Grove Press, 2005

That's How I Do Life Sometimes By Making The Ordinary Just Like Magic... -Sherman Alexie
Halfway through this book I emailed the friend that bought it for me to tell him how much I was loving it. I then asked him "How the hell am I supposed to review this?" His reply was to explain that "He needs a new star, a category for 'Holy Sh!t, that one hit me hard.' But they don't make the Holy Sh!t category on Amazon." That pretty much says it all. The truth is I was blown away by ...

A Descent Into Hell: The True Story of an Altar Boy, a Cheerleader, and a Twisted Texas Murder

17 reviews
Kathryn Casey

Harper, 2008

Hellishly Tragic Story - Great Read!
Kathryn Casey tells a tragic story of drugs, obsession, murder, and dismemberment. As are all of Casey's books, DESCENT is impeccably researched and no stone is left unturned with regard to the individual histories of the offender and the victim. On the surface, the murder appears senseless... until you enter the dark world of Colton Pitonyak. A brilliant student turned drunken punk, turned ...

Principles of Marketing (Principles of Marketing)

6 reviews
Philip Kotler, Gary Armstrong

Prentice Hall, 2005

Principles of Marketing continues its tradition of being the best. Reviewed by: Adam Platts
Principles of Marketing by Philip Kotler continues to be an excellent marketing reference. The 11th edition (2005) is an impressive example of good organization and instructional thoughtfulness. Principles of Marketing is an excellent, enjoyable, and practical book that sheds light on what marketing really means in the US and Global environments. Reviewed by: Adam Platts, Northridge

Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

1064 reviews
Jared M. Diamond

W. W. Norton & Company, 1999

Great for classroom teachers
While this book is difficult for many high school students, its ideas and the methods used to create his thesis are concepts your students can get. This would be a great jumping off point for an interdisciplinary unit and as the years go on, history and social studies teachers need to change the way we present history if we want students to be ready for the 21st century. In a time when students ...

Processing: A Programming Handbook for Visual Designers and Artists

9 reviews
Casey Reas, Ben Fry

The MIT Press, 2007

More than a reference book!
I have been watching the development of processing and the processing community for a few years but until now haven't explored it much. I create live visuals for musical performances - mostly within the chiptunes music scene (people using game console hardware to create new music). Originally I did all of my work with PureData, GEM and other libraries but then decided to move to performing with ...

The Broker

572 reviews
John Grisham

Delta, 2006

low-key suspense
Joel Backman is "the Broker"--a Washington power broker-lobbyist. Then his empire collapses when a deal collapses involving a hacked spy satellite that nobody acknowledges, and Backman ends up in jail, broke. Six years later, he's pardoned by a lame duck President, and whisked away to Italy by the CIA. Everyone's after him, including the CIA, though they're more interesting in finding out who ...

Rant: The Oral Biography of Buster Casey

5 reviews
Chuck Palahniuk

Anchor, 2008

This guy is so strange
I thought it was excellent. Ye sit took awhile to get rolling and it was a touch confusing trying to see where it would lead. But the last 1/4 of the book was impossible to put down. Palanhiuk's standard twists and turns are all there. Well worth the read.

Life-Span Human Development

5 reviews
Carol K. Sigelman, Elizabeth A. Rider

Wadsworth Publishing, 2005

Great resource for wellness professionals
This book was a required text for a graduate counseling class. I recommend it for anyone interested in why we are like we are and how we developed to get that way!!

Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey

118 reviews
Chuck Palahniuk

Doubleday, 2007

One of the craziest rides you'll ever experience on 336 pages
This book really delivered what I expected and that's nothing short of genius writing. I began reading this book after finishing Choke, which disappointed me, and I was in need of redemption in one of Chuck's books. The style of the book (similar to that of Capote) reads quickly: it's from multiple points of views of different people who knew Rant Casey. It reads like a play almost and between ...

Physics

28 reviews
John D. Cutnell, Kenneth W. Johnson

Wiley, 2003

Very clear and concise book
I used this book for an introductory Physics class and it was very helpful in supplementing my professors lectures. There are some really good pictures and diagrams to help in understanding various principles. It was very clear and concise. The algebra was more helpful than any other algebra book I've had, however the author did cut some corners in procedures which made it a bit hard to follow ...

Couldn't Keep It to Myself: Wally Lamb and the Women of York Correctional Institution (Testimonies from our ...

60 reviews
Wally Lamb

Harper Perennial, 2004

We all live in Glass Houses
I was completely captivated by this book. As you read, you feel so many emotions and become absorbed by each inmate's story and experiences. Most of all, I loved the books humanistic perspective. The stories allow you to see these women for more than just crimes they committed. They are woman, mothers, and sisters who were shaped by abusive childhoods/relationships, drug/alcohol addiction, ...

Die, My Love: A True Story of Revenge, Murder, and Two Texas Sisters

17 reviews
Kathryn Casey

Harper, 2007

New True Crime Royalty
For so many years Ann Rule has been the reigning ruler of the true crime genre. Well she better watch her back because KC is poised to steal that crown. All of her books have been excellent and this one does not disappoint. In the days of so many poorly written, lazily researched and badly edited true crime books ruining the genre thank goodness for Kathryn Casey. Rather than start the book at ...

The Future of Life

62 reviews
Edward O. Wilson

Vintage, 2003

We are drawn to the natural world--but why?
This remarkable volume is one of a series of books in which Wilson sets forth the nature of life on earth, the preciousness of biodiversity and the significance of its loss to the planet. He also tries to suggest value systems and pathways for humanity to surmount its present environmental crises and achieve sustainability. E. O. Wilson has won many prizes for his scientific accomplishments. ...

The Analects (Penguin Classics)

8 reviews
Confucius

Penguin Classics, 1998

I, for one, liked the introductory comments
I guess, there is not much point in buying this book for the text of Lunyu itself: it is available in full on the Internet (for example at Wengu: http://afpc.asso.fr/wengu/wg/wengu.php?l=intro - in the Chinese original, two English - including Lau's - and one French translation) but it is the introduction and adjoining commentaries that are of value. In this respect, I found D.C.Lau's work quite ...

Start Spinning: Everything You Need to Know to Make Great Yarn

10 reviews
Maggie Casey

Interweave Press, 2008

New to spinning? Cut-to-the-chase crash course in how to do it!
I'm a new spinner and felt overwhelmed with the technical aspects of it when I decided to learn. What I needed was a "just the facts" kind of guide that would let me get started and not overwhelm me with nerdy technical stuff that passionate and experienced practitioners love to talk about. Start Spinning is definitely it! Based on the reviews here, I bought a copy and agree completely with ...

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