books about: perspectives

books about: perspectives

books:

Perspectives

Gardner's Art Through the Ages: The Western Perspective, Volume I (with ArtStudy CD-ROM 2.1, Western)

Fred S. Kleiner, Christin J. Mamiya

Wadsworth Publishing, 2005

Beautiful art
Loved this book for my Art class. I didn't think I would like the class, fell in love with art, and even kept the book afterwards instead of selling it.

Beloved

Toni Morrison

Vintage, 2004

Brilliant novel
Beloved is a riveting story, a page-turner. It reminds me of The Turn of the Screw in that you are never certain what was real and what wasn't. Do you believe in the supernatural or is it mental distress? Awesome review of slavery every white American should read. ...

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

Jared Diamond

W. W. Norton, 2005

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 ...

The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Random House, 2007

Fantastic perspectives that increase your own horizons
Loved it. Great thinking, fantastic perspectives..like this gem referring to Umberto Eco's library "He is the owner of a large personal library (containing thirty thousand books), and separates visitors into two categories: those who react with "Wow! Signore professore ...

Financial Reporting, Financial Statement Analysis, and Valuation: A Strategic Perspective (with Thomson One ...

Clyde P. Stickney, Paul Brown, ...

South-Western College Pub, 2006

Best book on FSA I have ever read
I like its strategic focus and case-oriented approach. The FSAP is terrific. In this book, financial statements finally found its correct place: describe the strategic decisions made by management. This book is never dry. Instead, it is vivid, fascinating, and a great ...

New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Excel 2007, Comprehensive (New Perspectives)

June Jamrich Parsons, Dan Oja, ...

Course Technology, 2007

Great Learning and Teaching Tool!
This product is great for anyone wanting to increase their working knowledge of Excel and especially for those who do not have time to go to a class. Being a trainer, I will use this book to teach others in my profession. Being able to download the ready-made files ...

New Perspectives on Microsoft Office 2007, First Course, Windows XP Edition

Ann Shaffer, Patrick Carey, ...

Course Technology, 2007

great seller
The book was exactly what I expected. It is very helpful, and I received it quickly.

The Complete User's Guide to the Amazing Amazon Kindle

Harvard Perspectives Press (hppress.blogspot.com), 2007

Worth the price; can't wait for the full edition
Worth the price; can't wait for the expanded full version. Thanks for the great info.

A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present (P.S.)

Howard Zinn

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005

A People's History of the United States
This is a book that everyone should read & should be a requirement in all schools.

Man's Search for Meaning

Viktor E. Frankl

Beacon Press, 2006

A must read classic
For Frankl, if life has a meaning, it has to be found in suffering. And he knows what suffering is. A brilliant student who writes essays on Schopenhauer, Psychology and Philosophy when he is still in high school, reduced to a beggar child in WWI and excluded from ...

The Expanded Family Life Cycle: Individual, Family, and Social Perspectives (An Allyn & Bacon Classics ...

Betty Carter, Monica McGoldrick

Allyn & Bacon, 2005

Decent textbook hindered by political biases
This textbook is a decent summary of the various family life cycle issues. However, the authors' obvious political biases and leanings interfere with a balanced perspective and with the content of the book. Several people in my master's level class found the book to ...

Contemporary Human Behavior Theory: A Critical Perspective for Social Work (2nd Edition)

Susan P. Robbins, Pranab Chatterjee, ...

Allyn & Bacon, 2005

Groundbreaking book
This is a truly comprehensive theory textbook that covers complex theories in a manner that makes them accessible to the reader. The authors are to be applauded for making a critical analysis of theory a central component of each chapter and for including theories that ...

Orientalism

Edward W. Said

Vintage, 1979

Intelligent and Poignant
This book is a great overview and as noted by many others, a true work of literary genius. Colonial subjects, such as Said himself, have a hard time placing themselves in the mess of Colonialism and the supposed Post-Colonial era we live in and this book aids in that ...

New Perspectives on Computer Concepts 11th Edition, Comprehensive (New Perspectives)
June Jamrich Parsons, Dan Oja

Course Technology, 2008

Engage, excite and enlighten your users with New Perspectives on Computer Concepts, Eleventh Edition. This book has been completely updated to provide your users with the latest, most in-depth information on computer concepts and their application today's world. The Eleventh Edition provides the most current information on computers, software, the ...

New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Access 2007, Comprehensive (New Perspectives)

Joseph J. Adamski, Kathy T. Finnegan

Course Technology, 2007

Good for a first edition
This is a good book for those new to Access and for experienced Access users who need hands-on work to get to know the ribbon. Granted, it has a handful of technical issues - out of the 7 chapters I've covered so far, I've found 5 relatively small items that didn't ...