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The U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual

19 reviews

University of Chicago Press, 2007

Excellent & See Social Networking Analysis (SNA) Appendix
I believe this manual is an excellent overview of counterinsurgency strategy and some tactics. This includes the broad strategy as well as to the drill down for the units/teams/boots on the ground. Its stated audience is for battalion commanders and their staff and higher. I would recommend it to any soldier, sailor or marine regardless of rank and for U.S. citizens generally who have an ...

The Irony of American History

6 reviews
Reinhold Niebuhr

University Of Chicago Press, 2008

Niebuhr's warning to America
"Simply put, [this] is the most important book ever written on American foreign policy." Thus writes Andrew Bacevich in his introduction to the newly reissued book written by Reinhold Niebuhr in 1952. Bacevich is a Niebuhr scholar and author of the just published book, "The Limits of Power". He was largely responsible for getting "Irony" reissued. The timing of this book becoming available, as ...

The Road to Serfdom: Text and Documents--The Definitive Edition (The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek)

9 reviews
F. A. Hayek

University Of Chicago Press, 2007

As revelant today as in 1944
Without question one of the finest books every written in the realm of economics and politics. This is required reading for all whom love liberty and freedom.

Capitalism and Freedom: Fortieth Anniversary Edition

123 reviews
Milton Friedman

University Of Chicago Press, 2002

Great book, life changing reading!
Reading this book gave me a whole new perspective about life, economics and individual responsibility. It's a must for everyone, even if you are not a student of economics.

The Mexican Dream: Or, The Interrupted Thought of Amerindian Civilizations
J. M. G. Le Clezio

University Of Chicago Press, 1993

Not one dream but many unfold in J. M. G. Le Clézio's conjuring of the consciousness of Mexico, strange and powerful evocation of the imaginings that made and unmade an ancient culture. "What motivated me," Le Clézio has said, "was a sort of dream about what has disappeared and what could have been." A widely respected French novelist with a long history of interest in pre-Columbian Mexico, Le Clézio imagined how the thought of early Indian ...

The Chicago Manual of Style

100 reviews

University Of Chicago Press, 2003

Excellent to have in print!
What can one say about the Chicago Manual of Style? It's certainly nice to have a big hardcover copy on my desk instead of googling everything, that I can say.

The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

118 reviews
Thomas S. Kuhn

University Of Chicago Press, 1996

Not Just for Those Interested in Science
Essential reading in understanding why the Enlightenment ideal of rationality is dead or at least doesn't count in ways that matter. In particular, Kuhn calls into question the idea of science as a rational enterprise, and since science is epistemologically privileged and thought to be the essence of rationality, to call into question the rationality of science is to call into question ...

The Craft of Research, Third Edition (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)

6 reviews
Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, ...

University Of Chicago Press, 2008

Excellent resource
Although there are many books on writing research or term papers, I have not found anything else which brings together material on planning, reasoning and writing the research paper as well as this book. Ignore any reviewers who make this book out to be a simplistic text. It is an excellent work on well reasoned writing that even most graduate students can benefit greatly from reading. As a ...

Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam

50 reviews
John A. Nagl

University Of Chicago Press, 2005

Theory From One Who Gets It
To use a term that many in the military are fond of, Nagl "gets it." His understanding of counterinsurgency operations is both broad and deep, and his writing is smooth enough for the lay reader to comprehend without any difficulty. Nagl's departure from the US Army will be a loss for this country's armed forces. However, since he will be taking a position at the Center for a New American ...

A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Seventh Edition: Chicago Style for ...

33 reviews
Kate L. Turabian

University Of Chicago Press, 2007

reference text book
The item I received was exactly what I ordered at a lower price than I would have paid at our university bookstore.

Metaphors We Live By

29 reviews
George Lakoff, Mark Johnson

University Of Chicago Press, 1980

Applicable to many disciplines
I read this book back in the 90s while I was studying psycho-linguistics as an undergrad and then grad student. My linguistic interest aptly augmented my interest for roles in information technology - implementation and management (ie communication principles, hierarchical, object-oriented, top-down, bottom-up, etc analysis and implementation are all good examples of applied abstraction, which ...

Sophocles I: Oedipus The King, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone (The Complete Greek Tragedies)

12 reviews
Sophocles

University Of Chicago Press, 1991

Translations
Researching translations is never an easy task, and in this case, where you'll have to search on Amazon for the title and the translator to find what you want, it's particularly difficult. Here's what I've found by comparing several editions: 1. David Grene translation: Seems to be accurate, yet not unwieldy as such. My pick. Language is used precisely, but not to the point where it's ...

A River Runs Through It and Other Stories, Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition

120 reviews
Norman Maclean

University Of Chicago Press, 2001

Haunting
First off, I haven't seen the movie, so this will not be a comparison piece. Norman Maclean's novella is an inspirational story, definitely poignant and touching as so many others before me have stated. This work melds nature, heritage, human emotions, and even metaphysics like none I've ever encountered. In its poetic and deeply probing style, A River Runs Through It compares favorably with the ...

The Hunter: A Parker Novel (Parker Novels)

5 reviews
Richard Stark

University Of Chicago Press, 2008

Parker Rules
The Hunter This is the book where Donald Westlake writing as Richard Stark introduces us to Parker in 1962. After re-reading the book after thitysomething years I realize that Lee Marvin was probably cast as a truer version of Parker. Danny DeVito would have been a good messenger and James Gandolfini would have made a better Mal Resnick. The ending was changed for the movie, but what the ...

The Iliad of Homer

64 reviews
Homer

University Of Chicago Press, 1961

Western literature starts here
Having been a very lazy student in high school, I'm sure I was assigned to read the Iliad or Odyssey, but never did. A recent trip to Crete, and to the ruins of the Bronze Age Minoan civilization inspired me to read Homer. Considering the comments of reviewers who read the Iliad under duress as students, I'm glad that I read it on my own account. Why read the Iliad? For one thing, it's ...

The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss

65 reviews
Claire Nouvian

University Of Chicago Press, 2007

Incredible journey
I read this book from cover to cover and was completely enraptured by the images and descriptions of the various species. What incredible beauty lies in our ocean depths! I became fascinated with this stuff after watching one of the Blue Planet episodes. I also bought a copy and sent it to my brother. What an awesome book!

A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and ...

44 reviews
Kate L. Turabian

University Of Chicago Press, 1996

She Sets Her Own Standard
You can set your own standard and demand respect when you follow this style of writing. It will make you shine at any university.

The Craft of Research, 2nd edition (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)

43 reviews
Wayne C. Booth, Joseph M. Williams, ...

University Of Chicago Press, 2003

A Must Have!
As a seminary student in the midst of a master's thesis, 'The Craft' is a joy. It is helpful, and both easy to navigate and understand.

Tim and Tom: An American Comedy in Black and White

1 review
Tim Reid, Tom Dreesen, ...

University Of Chicago Press, 2008

Groundbreaking for the times
It's hard to imagine how the idea of a comedy team of a black man and a white man would be viewed as shocking and maybe revolutionary. But it was the late 60's and all hell was breaking loose in the states. For these two guys to decide to hold a discourse on race within the forum of comedy was a major achievement. Strange,how we haven't seen anymore interracial teams since.

Legal Writing in Plain English: A Text With Exercises

21 reviews
Bryan A. Garner

University Of Chicago Press, 2001

Excellent
Simply put, this is a handy writing guide for lawyers. Just casually flipping through this book for a few minutes will make you a better writer. For example, I especially like the lists, which give you substitutes for legalese or summarize styles that Judges like. Briefly reading through this book taught me more than I learned in an entire semester of Legal Research & Writing. I highly ...

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