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Metaphors We Live By29 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 ... 		  
  







  
  
The Flash Press: Sporting Male Weeklies in 1840s New York (Historical Studies of Urban America)1 review
Patricia Cline Cohen, Timothy J. Gilfoyle, ...

University Of Chicago Press, 2008

"We are charged with misleading the minds of the youth. The fault is not with us; it is in the nature of man himself." *
Every once in awhile, when I was a kid back in the late 50s and early 60s, I'd run across a "men's magazine" carelessly left lying around the house by my dad. Compared to what's offered by today's sex industry, the stuff was pretty tame: stories of conquest that were no more heated than a typical true romance novel, ribald jokes and cartoons, the occasional flash of a breast or an unshod, ... 		  
  







  
  
The Chicago Manual of Style97 reviews

University Of Chicago Press, 2003

Chicago Manual of Style
Produced by the University of Chicago Press, the "Manual" is a classic standard for all book endeavors. No need to review this One. It's a major work of scholarship, not only for scholarly documentation, but also for "book making" and "book publishing." 		  
  







  
  
The U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual15 reviews

University of Chicago Press, 2007

Very suprised
I actually bought this book some months back but I kept putting off picking it up because I assumed this would be a dense work filled with military jargon and more acronyms than one could shake a stick at. I assumed that it would be a tedious and difficult read so I found reasons to put it off, but when I finally forced myself to begin this book I was quite shocked. The book is very easy to ... 		  
  







  
  
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Seventh Edition: Chicago Style for ...24 reviews
Kate L. Turabian

University Of Chicago Press, 2007

Improvement over last excellent edition
The latest edition of this useful manual is a further improvment over the last edition. It is easier to find information and has additional information that is very helpful. 		  
  







  
  
The Road to Serfdom: Text and Documents--The Definitive Edition (The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek)5 reviews
F. A. Hayek

University Of Chicago Press, 2007

Definitive Indeed!
This new edition of the RTS is worth buying even if you already own an earlier edition. The editor has included important material on how this book was developed and interpreted. As for the book itself, the Road to Serfdom explains focuses on the rise of totalitarianism in twentieth century Europe. Yet it also made a more general argument concerning the incompatibility of democracy and ... 		  
  







  
  
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions114 reviews
Thomas S. Kuhn

University Of Chicago Press, 1996

Exciting, elevated, and encouraging (to would be researchers)
I read SSR as part of preparation to begin work on a paper and received a very different dose of smart than I expected. Kuhn has shown how meaningful, and I daresay fun, the prospect of a career as a researcher in any field could be. In this classic work he also guts a lot of intuitive thoughts on science, discovery, and broader knowledge itself - after a thorough reading you'll really see ... 		  
  







  
  
Capitalism and Freedom: Fortieth Anniversary Edition121 reviews
Milton Friedman

University Of Chicago Press, 2002

A fantastic book!
I picked up this book because I wanted to learn about Milton Friedman and also some economics. Most of the information I have gotten about Friedman were usually from third sources. And depending on a person's political persuasion, the critique was either laudable or damning. We live in a very politically polarized time. What I discovered was a marvel. Friedman's writing and ideas were convincing ... 		  
  







  
  
Gardens: An Essay on the Human Condition
Robert Pogue Harrison

University Of Chicago Press, 2008

Humans have long turned to gardens—both real and imaginary—for sanctuary from the frenzy and tumult that surrounds them. Those gardens may be as far away from everyday reality as Gilgamesh’s garden of the gods or as near as our own backyard, but in their very conception and the marks they bear of human care and cultivation, gardens stand as restorative, nourishing, necessary havens. With Gardens , Robert Pogue ... 		  
  







  
  
The Road to Serfdom180 reviews
F. A. Hayek

University Of Chicago Press, 1994

A splendid defense of free markets and individual freedom
I found this book in Amazon, read the reviews and bought it. At the end, I was embarrassed by the fact that I had a Master degree and yet lacked the knowledge that this work existed. That is the sad nature of college education these days... but I digress. I had heard of Hayek, but this book alone, with the most wonderful words on freedom and common sense, turned me into a very big fan of his ... 		  
  







  
  
The Craft of Research, Third Edition (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)1 review
Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, ...

University Of Chicago Press, 2008

strictly for mouth-breathers
The internet has utterly revolutionized the art of scholarship. Seeking a cicerone through the electronic morass, I lighted on this book, as a colleague assured me it was "a classic in its field." What I thought this book was, then, was a guide on various websites, the ins and outs of the many publication styles, databases, catalogs, and other information that was previously in-print only but ... 		  
  







  
  
Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam47 reviews
John A. Nagl

University Of Chicago Press, 2005

Amazing
Very cool book for operators (armed forces and civilian) and regular people. It shows us what we should be trying to do in the whole world. Make people safer, and they'll help you find the really bad guys (not the everyday ones). Really worth reading. 		  
  







  
  
A Power Stronger Than Itself: The AACM and American Experimental Music2 reviews
George E. Lewis

University Of Chicago Press, 2008

The avant-garde jazz compendium
George E. Lewis has written a superlative history of avant-garde jazz and The Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians. I am truly amazed with his research, depth of understanding and what he is teaching me. I get the value of being one of his students just by reading and learning from his authoritative text. George E. Lewis is the subject matter authority on jazz. I have long ... 		  
  







  
  
The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss62 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 River Runs through It and Other Stories, Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition116 reviews
Norman Maclean

University Of Chicago Press, 2001

One quote sticks out...
One passage amoungst many sticks out from this book that is full of wisdom if you take the time to read closely and relate it to the many aspects of your life and the lives of others: He thought back on what had happened like a reporter. He started to answer, shook his head when he found he was wrong, and then started to answer. "All there is to thinking," he said, "is seeing something ... 		  
  







  
  
The Prince270 reviews
Niccolo Machiavelli

University Of Chicago Press, 1998

`Do the ends justify the means?'
A young colleague of mine recently said `management is easy'. I smiled enigmatically and considered buying him a copy of `The Prince' but I fear it would be wasted. I am now on my third copy of this book which, alas, I can only read in English. The George Bull translation (as reprinted in 1995) is the version I currently refer to. I first read this book when studying economic history at high ... 		  
  







  
  
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. 		  
  







  
  
Instructions for American Servicemen in France during World War II1 review
United States Army

University Of Chicago Press, 2008

Historical curiosity
The document's main value to the troops was as either emergency toilet paper or kindling. During the invasion and subsequent fighting in hedgerow country they were too busy to read and, once they broke clear of the German defensive lines, they moved too quickly across France to really stop and peruse the manual. There wasn't much of an opportunity to stop and enjoy the French culture - much of ... 		  
  







  
  
Legal Writing in Plain English: A Text With Exercises21 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 ... 		  
  







  
  
The Irony of American History1 review
Reinhold Niebuhr

University Of Chicago Press, 2008

The Irony of American History
In The Irony of American History, Reinhold Niebuhr reviews the competing ideologies of communism and liberal democracy and finds that they both express an overly optimistic view of human nature. In the liberal view, the defects in human nature are curable through education or changes to social and political institutions. In communist ideology, the proletariat is a repository of virtue that will ... 		  
  







  




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