Humanities Books

It is said that if anyone claims to have read all of Augustine, he is a liar. Certainly, given the sheer amount of written works by Augustine, some even found recently, this is a reasonable phrase. But Coral Harrison comes very close to proving this phrase wrong.

In this exceptionally well-written text, Harrison outlines the major threads in Augustine's thought, seeing them in the context of his life and his times. Along with this, she clearly has a good grasp on the veritable ocean of secondary literature on Augustine.

For those not familiar with St. Augustine's theology and philosophy, this is an excellent introduction to the bishop of Hippo Regius. For those who are familiar with Augustine, or even specialize in him, this is still a helpful text. As Augustine's thought goes both far and wide, Harrison illustrates the connections between them, as well as helping the experienced reader see elements of Augustine's thought that he/she may not be familiar with.

As a warning, though - one should not take this text as exhaustive. So, for instance, on Augustine's political theory and views on coercion, Harrison gives some pages to this, but only hinting at its complexity. Certainly, this says nothing bad about her book - one can't address everything in 220 pages. But it is a caution.

One other note. One sees, at times, "context" used in as a codeword for "postmodern" or the like. Thankfully, this book is spared that nonsense. Harrison's book is solid, well-versed in primary and secondary literature, and not pedantic. Highly recommended.

I have found Australian Aboriginal Concepts a vital book in my research library. It contains a number of chapters by anthropologists. In particular the chapter on the subsection or the "skin" system gives a good understanding of the nature of relationships in tribal societies and the physiological reason for these relationships. The chapter by David Biernoff on "Dangerous Places" is vital to an understanding of the totemic or spritual relationship Aboriginal people have with the land. This chapter specifically explains the concept of taboo land and correct ritual to sustain a reciprocal relationship with the land. This book is a "must read" for those who wonder why Australian Aboriginal people are fanatical about land rights and why they insist that the land is alive and that the spirit world exists.

The books arrived in record time and all were just as advertised...brand new...still in the wrapper. We are very pleased with the experience.

This book is great! A must read for anyone who has a disability and needs personal assistance. The book is very practical and useful June tells it like it is. She doesn't sugarcoat what it is like to use personal assistance. She uses a combination of humor, honesty, self responsibility, and common sense to tell us how to effectively manage our personal attendants. This book is the first realistic view of personal assistance I've read. The book is mostly about using live in attendants, but I think the material can be applied in other personal assistance arrangements as well.

For junior and senior high band directors, a ready-to-use curriculum for teaching students ABOUT music as well as how to play it. Includes 37 detailed lesson plans and 122 related REPRODUCIBLE worksheets, spiral bound for eady photocopying. Major sections on linear pitch, vertical pitch, duration, acoustics, style and form - plus much more. Complete answer keys for all worksheets and quizes are included. Sprial bound, 268 pages

The worksheets in this collection are sorted very nicely by subject (pitch, intervals, dynamics, etc.) and level of difficulty (beginner, intermediate and advanced). Each worksheet is presented in a very straightforward fashion and easy to understand directions. This book can be used as an excellent supplement to any lesson and/or the worksheets would be perfect for reviews. This cohesive book covers a variety of Musical subjects with clarity and originality, that are fun for students and a time saver for teachers. Hats off to Audrey Adair!

This book is "just the thing" for talented high school or college age students who need basic ear training. The premise is that students don't just learn to match one pitch; they learn to put a "do-re-mi" with any starting pitch immediately, and quickly add the "fa-sol". I've had success with several students already.

The Basics is an easy to read and follow plan for teaching ESL essay writing. As an ESL teacher, I look for books that are suitable for students with varied language ability. This book offers a means for students to develop their writing skills through directed writing. The process begins with prewriting and works through several steps to get to the final product. The Basics also offers lessons on the most common language writing problems, such as articles, subject/verb agreement, plurals, and others. I recommend this book for ESL teachers and students looking for a comprehensive text for writers.

This book not only outlines many projects which can be used in conjunction with recycling, garbage and environmental units, it also sparks ideas for other projects with its open-ended structuring. I utilized this resource as a cross-curriculum starter while home-schooling my son and highly recommend this to anyone with some extra "junk" lying around and at least one ambitious child.

after reading this book only one phrase comes to mind, "the universe finally makes sense"!!!!!!