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Oxford Atlas of the World, 14th Edition

55 reviews

Oxford University Press, USA, 2007

An Essential Reference
The new fourteenth edition of the Oxford Atlas of the World is an essential acquisition for all readers who recognize the need for excellent reference materials in a home library. Truly extraordinary, it offers all the expected information of an atlas plus far more in forematter and satellite photographs. Its extremely current maps are varied in scope and highly detailed yet clear and thus ...

Fowler's Modern English Usage

20 reviews
R. W. Burchfield

Oxford University Press, USA, 2004

the Best 4 the Best
I've used the first three editions of this book, and find the second edition to be the most useful and interesting. I do not recommend any of this series to the casual English speaker who would only like to avoid glaring grammatical mistakes; there are simpler guides better targeting this. Key to efficiently benefiting from this book is knowing when to consult it. Thus, this book is best ...

The Powers to Lead

1 review
Joseph S. Nye

Oxford University Press, USA, 2008

Superb Mix of Scholarship & Pragmatism
Anything by Joe Nye stops my work and receives my undivided attention. This is an absolute gem of a book, a mix of world-class scholarship and world-class pragmatism. It goes to the top of my leadership list on Amazon. The book opens with the observation that two thirds of US citizens believe their is a leadership crisis. The intellectual center of the book is its focus on "smart power" ...

Wuthering Heights (Oxford World's Classics)

493 reviews
Emily Bronte

Oxford University Press, USA, 1998

Not bad, not bad at all...
I was kind of skeptical of this book in the beginning, after all, a book that has like three generations of families, half of them with the same name is really confusing. In addition, it seemed that I could find any good characters in this book. Even the main character has faults that I would look down upon. This book centers around the revenge of the main character Heathcliff. After trudging ...

What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848 (Oxford History of the United States)

20 reviews
Daniel Walker Howe

Oxford University Press, USA, 2007

Jacksonian Racism
Can you imagine a U.S. president who forces the country into an unpopular war, and when some members of Congress express doubt, he calls them unpatriotic? Hard to believe, right? Okay, maybe not. How about a president who never doubts he is right and never apologizes when he is wrong? Who ignores the Constitution and the Supreme Court? Impossible, right? Okay, okay, so it isn't. ...

Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era (Oxford History of the United States)

175 reviews
James M. McPherson

Oxford University Press, USA, 2003

Oxford History of U.S.
Calling an edition the "Oxford" requires it to be the finest! And this books definitely is. It came on time and is in exceptionally good condition.

A Dictionary of Modern English Usage (Oxford Language Classics Series)

17 reviews
Henry Fowler

Oxford University Press, USA, 2003

The standard to which all the others are compared
It is somewhat amazing that this book, first published in 1926, is still in print. The language has changed quite a bit since then; thousands of words have been added, hundreds have gone obsolete, and hundreds more have had their meanings shaded; and of course many of Fowler's pronouncements are now merely echoes of battles long lost or won. Not only that, but two newer editions of A Dictionary ...

The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary Edition--with a new Introduction by the Author

278 reviews
Richard Dawkins

Oxford University Press, USA, 2006

One of those milestone books
I love the way Richard Dawkins writes. Highly logical, and always covering his tracks to avoid misinterpretation as is so likely to happen in this case. I loved the second chapter. For a long time I had wondered how evolutionary theory could explain the beginning of life. That insurmountable mountain is truly difficult to climb. But this book seemed to have a plausible answer. In his second ...

The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocrypha, Augmented Third Edition, College Edition, New Revised ...

132 reviews

Oxford University Press, USA, 2007

Comprehensive and instructive
Wonderful source for Bible research. Thorough notes, indices, maps; comparisons among the many translations and interpretations used by different religions and denominations, historical background, etc. Fascinating to read even if research isn't your goal.

North and South (Oxford World's Classics)

36 reviews
Elizabeth Gaskell

Oxford University Press, USA, 1998

Surprisingly modern tale of class conflict, management theory, and of course, love
I read the book, like many other reviewers here, after I had watched the brilliant BBC miniseries starring Richard Armitage and Daniela Denby-Ashe. I definitely agree with the comments of many reviewers here that you somehow seem to develop a finer appreciation of the nuances of both after doing that. A lot of reviewers have covered the ground admirably on the story itself, so I won't go into ...

Petrostate: Putin, Power, and the New Russia

1 review
Marshall I. Goldman

Oxford University Press, USA, 2008

Russia's Rebirth
Witht the recent "election" of Medvedev, this is a timely book that shows how powerful Russia really is. Putin's renationalization of the gas and oil industries has given Russia some truly astounding international leverage.

A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series)

76 reviews
Christopher Alexander

Oxford University Press, USA, 1977

Not just for architects - good for software engineers too
This book talks specifically about what works and doesn't work when building cities and towns and how to take the human element into consideration when doing so. However, I found its conclusions and most of its patterns applicable to software engineering. There are good books on software design patterns such as "Head First Design Patterns", and there are some good books on user interface design ...

How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas, Updated Edition

30 reviews
David Bornstein

Oxford University Press, USA, 2007

Single best book I have read in past five years
I read a lot, almost totally non-fiction, and for the past several years, after accidentally becoming a top Amazon reviewer on the strength of 300 reviews lifted from the annotated bibliographies of my first two books, I have been dedicated, as a hobby, to reading in the service of the public. My goal in life at the age of 55, what I learned from this book is called an "encore career," is to be ...

St. Augustine Confessions (Oxford World's Classics)

42 reviews
Saint Augustine

Oxford University Press, USA, 1998

Wonderful
Augustine is one of these characthers from antiquity who illustrates that humanity is always an everywhere the same - we share the same form, namely the soul and we thirst always and everywhere for the same thing, namely the infinite, which is God. Augustine is poetic in his treatment of God, he addresses him as a bride to her husband. Let him speak for himself: "Late have I loved you, O ...

Garner's Modern American Usage

25 reviews
Bryan A. Garner

Oxford University Press, USA, 2003

Layman's Opinion
Being a layman, and not a wordsmith as some of the review-writers here, this will not be an eloquently written review, however the results are the same. I often hear people use words in a way that I believe to be incorrect, for example 'irregardless', but I'm never quite sure. A regular dictionary doesn't usually provide the explanations I'm looking for, and my curiosity goes unanswered. This ...

The Winning Brief: 100 Tips for Persuasive Briefing in Trial and Appellate Courts

7 reviews
Bryan A. Garner

Oxford University Press, USA, 2004

Helpful quick refernce
I am currently a law student, this book provides some insightful ideas and is useful because it doesn't require an hour of reading to pick out helpful relevant tips. All the 100 tips are outlined in the front and back cover so you can skim for something specific and go to it and read it. The author of this book is highly respected and provides many CLE classes, I recommend this book to anyone ...

Law 101: Everything You Need to Know about the American Legal System

27 reviews
Jay M. Feinman

Oxford University Press, USA, 2006

Good so far
Before my first year classes started I had read most of the parts that were applicable. The reading definitely gave me some sort of foundation and framework for understanding all the information they throw at you in law school. Some of the reading is a little dry, but compared to some Marshall opinions you'll read for class, this book's a breeze.

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (Oxford World's Classics)

236 reviews
James Joyce

Oxford University Press, USA, 2001

challenging but worth it
As many do, I read this in preparation for tackling Ulysses, in which Stephen Dedalus makes a return appearance. This has been called Joyce's most accessible work, however I found Dubliners faster paced reading personally. The style of the book changes as the title character matures from a young child to a young man. The part that affected me most was the episode at school where, after he has ...

The Oxford Companion to Wine, 3rd Edition

49 reviews

Oxford University Press, USA, 2006

It must be great
Along with most of the reviewers here, my wine-knowledgeable friends, to whom I gave this book as a wedding anniversary present, were extraordinarily pleased. They tell me that they learn something new from it every day, and that it has "everything about wine" within its covers.

Buried in Treasures: Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving, and Hoarding

25 reviews
David F. Tolin, Randy O. Frost, ...

Oxford University Press, USA, 2007

Tired of piles? This book can help
This book has examples and advice for people with serious hoarding problems but the advice and exercises are helpful for those with more mild cluttering problems. Both my wife and I read the book and found ourselves energized to clear our space. It covers some of the reasons to be motivated to clear your space and some of the not so obvious roadblocks that get in your way. For example, are you a ...

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