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A Short Guide to Writing About Biology (Short Guides Series) 5 reviews
Jan A. Pechenik
Longman, 2006
An essential for all students.
As a university professor teaching budding biologists, I've found this book to be excellent. As the other reviewer said, I wished I had this book when I was a student. I, too, had to learn things the long and hard way. Pechinik has done a great service to science students. Let's hope we see more good writing out of this next generation of young scientists.
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Zen Shorts (Collector's Edition) (Zen) (Zen)79 reviews
Jon J Muth
Scholastic Press, 2008
Wonderful Book!
This book is amazing...not only are the pictures great, the story is one that you will want to read to your kids over and over. Zen Shorts has touching stories within an already creative and heartfelt book.
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A Short Course in Photography: An Introduction to Photographic Technique (6th Edition) 7 reviews
Barbara London, Jim Stone
Prentice Hall, 2005
Perfect for the beginner student of photography
This book is the text used at Arapahoe Community College located in Colorado for the beginning photography course. Material is presented in a logical order that can be clearly understood. In my case, I am taking the course as part of a study program to fill gaps in knowledge that I have not been able to fill through self study. The course includes black and white film; slr cameras; and darkroom ...
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A Short Guide to Writing About Art (The Short Guide Series) 12 reviews
Sylvan Barnet
Prentice Hall, 2007
How to read a potato in a painting as a potato and not a solar symbol?
This book is about writing on art.It has sections to equip you with what to keep in mind while writing an essay, research paper or review of an exhibit.
The book has sample examples for comparitive essays and reviews with a good analysis on the organization of the material, its purpose and aptness for the reader.
The checklist on writing on art can be extended to writing on books too. The ...
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A Short Course In Photography 3 reviews
Barbara London, Jim Stone
Prentice Hall, 2008
order early, it took a few weeks
I didn't realize that it would take three weeks plus, so I didn't have it quick enough for my class, so order quick! Otherwise all is good.
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The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction12 reviews
R. V. Cassill
W. W. Norton, 2005
Great anthology, but one minor complaint about this edition
Yet another wonderful Norton anthology, but I have only one disappointment: this "shorter seventh edition" excludes "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson, which was in the "shorter sixth edition." This is a classic short story and I can't quite get my head around as to why they chose to omit this of all stories from this edition. :-( This was one (of many) reasons I ordered this book-- I didn't ...
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A Really Short History of Nearly Everything619 reviews
Bill Bryson
Doubleday Canada, 2008
A valuable service to society - don't quibble over facts
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I'm not normally a "deep" reader, so I really appreciated Mr. Bryson's effort to make these subjects more accessible. In fact, after reading this, I was inspired to take another look at some of the more challenging titles in this genre. Therein is the real value of this book, from my perspective. He opens a door to us who tend to be a bit intimidated by the ...
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A Short Guide to Writing about Film (Short Guides Series)8 reviews
Timothy Corrigan
Longman, 2006
I've looked at clouds from both sides now
One thing I can say is I enjoy a good film. O.K. if it moves I'll watch it. But until I read this book I really was just looking with out seeing.
It is nice to have this guide confirm what one knows as common sense. Probably because the guide is designed to take you from ground zero to a level of appreciation and allow you to convey your opinion intelligently.
If you have an earlier edition ...
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The Best American Short Stories 2007 (The Best American Series (TM))21 reviews
Houghton Mifflin, 2007
What a wonderful book!
The best book I have read in a long time. All of the stories stay with you after you read them and make you think about them and what they had to tell. With some of them I didn't like the style they were written in but that is why it is a collection, it cannot cater to everybodies tastes. With others I was so taken away that I am trying to find more from their authors and also trying to learn ...
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The Oxford Book of American Short Stories5 reviews
Oxford University Press, USA, 1994
A solid sampling of U.S. stories
"The Oxford Book of American Short Stories," edited by Joyce Carol Oates, is an impressive anthology. The editor herself is well-known as a master writer of short stories, so you know that she has insights into the genre. This is a truly sweeping anthology. The authors (56 altogether) range chronologically from Washington Irving (1783-1859) to Pinckney Benedict (b. 1964). Many of the "giants" of ...
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Short Guide to Action Research, A (3rd Edition)4 reviews
Andrew P. Johnson
Allyn & Bacon, 2007
Simple and complete.
This book will tell you exactly how to conduct an action research project in your school or classroom. It takes you through ever step of the process and describes how reports and papers should be presented. It presents a variety of ideas for data and data collection, and describes how to analyze qualitative data. the most important chapter for me was the chapter that described how to use ...
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The Art of the Short Story5 reviews
Dana Gioia, R. S. Gwynn
Longman, 2005
Excellent Collection
This collection has a nice variety of authors and stories. There are unmistakable classics like Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery," Ernest Hemingway's "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" and James Baldwin's "Sonny's Blues" but also stories by several authors I had never been introduced to before. The result is a fascinating range of styles and perspectives which make the book a compelling and inspiring ...
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The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories9 reviews
Vintage, 1994
Mr. Wolff sure can pick 'em!
Tobias Wollf, himself an excellent practitioner of the short story, does not include a work of his own in this wonderful collection (save a very thoughtful introduction). This is one of the most well edited collections of contemporary short stories on the market. It may be a few years old by now, but most of the "must read" writers, as well as surprisingly good lesser-knowns are included. ...
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The Brain: A Very Short Introduction4 reviews
Michael O'Shea
Oxford University Press, USA, 2003
A great introduction
This is one of the best books in the VSI series, and I've read well over thirty by now. It gives a very good introduction to the basic neuroanatomy of the brain, and explains many important brain functions. The book is intended for laypeople, but even those (like me) who are familiar with the subject can benefit from reading it. Oftentimes neuroscience textbook overwhelm with details, and it is ...
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Medieval Europe: A Short History23 reviews
C. Warren Hollister, Judith Bennett
McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2005
Great Short History
This book is a great overview of medieval Europe. It is packed with information and is a dense read, but worth it.
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Psychology: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)4 reviews
Gillian Butler, Freda McManus
Oxford University Press, USA, 2000
Excellent introduction to a fascinating subject
This is the second book I've read it the Very Short Introduction series and it has proved to be a continued success. This is a subject that has interested me for a few years but I've never got around to finding out about properly; now I know the basics and am very interested to learn more. It is superbly written in an accessible style with witty and thought-provoking examples and simple format ...
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Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies15 reviews
Bartolome de Las Casas
Penguin Classics, 1999
Essential Reading
"A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies" is a powerful written protest against the Spanish treatment of the American Indians. Bartolome de las Casas, a Dominican friar, witnessed first-hand the colonization of the Americas by the Spaniards, and felt it his duty to document the atrocities. He dedicated "short account" to King Philip II, in the hope that once he was aware of the ...
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Short Fiction: Classic and Contemporary 2 reviews
Charles H. Bohner, Lyman Grant
Prentice Hall, 2005
Very good short fiction collection
I've been impressed with this short fiction collection since way back in my undergrad days when the fourth edition was used in one of my classes. Now that I'm teaching college myself, I actually use the sixth edition in my introduction to literature class. The selection of stories is quite good - the book includes a good selection of American, British, and multicultural authors, multiple ...
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Short Guide to Writing About History, A (6th Edition) (Short Guides Series)7 reviews
Richard A. Marius, Melvin E. Page
Longman, 2006
Extremely helpful book
Marius has written an extremely readable and informative book on the writing of history. He proceeds from showing readers what questions to ask in doing historical research into types of historical writing can be done, from discriptive to argumentitive. However, the most useful part of the book is the chapter on sources and writing. He skillfully shows readers how to choose a topic and narrow ...
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Medical Terminology: A Short Course9 reviews
Davi-Ellen Chabner
Saunders, 2008
I enjoy this very much
I have learned a lot reading this book. I work in medical records and transcribe dictations and this has really helped me a lot in this area being that I have no medical terminology knowledge at all. I love the CD that comes with it, you can take test over and over on it. It's awesome.
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