Burke Books

Regardless of whether or not you are an Okie, this book is a marvelous collection of state history and great recipes. I'm enjoying reading it and trying the recipes. All I have tried are GREAT and make for great conversation when served to guests!

I am an "Okie" so enjoyed reading this cookbook. Has terrific
recipes and also a lot of historical information. I highly recommend
it.

Old Man Winter is a very fun book for children. Beautiful imagery and cute animal characters make for a good, enjoyable read. It's a nice change from all the franchised characters out there, too! I highly recommend this book and have bought it for my sons and all my nieces and nephews.

This book is beautifully written and is very educational. As the foxes go through the forest looking for Old Man Winter, the animals they encounter tell how they prepare for winter -- by getting fat for hibernation, storing nuts, etc. My kids love it! And to think it was written by a 9-year-old! Amazing!

Very user friendly. A comprehensive, concise reference that is easy to read and understand. An essential part of the OSV reference series.

As a history Student at a secular University, this is a decent book to begin to get direction for research. It is well written and easy to read.

If you're looking for a good reference book for Catholic history, this is it! But beware this isn't a substitute for the Catholic Encyclopedia by a long shot. Bunson pacts in an fantastic amount of info into the 900 pages, and it's a great addition to any person library or Catechism class.

Permanence and Change is not the easiest read but well worth any effort. Burke's style is delightful if discursive and occasionally digressive. He takes principles of pragmatism and develops them to where we are today and beyond, though he rarely gets credit for his prescience. With sensitivity and a level of literary cultivation too often missing from today's discussions, Burke illustrates how and why we interpret teleologically, how interpretation is shared by all conscious creatures and what makes humans so special in their use of language for survival. Together with its more awkward imperfect sequel, Attitudes Towards History, it gives us a picture of some of the deepest points of intellectual life in the politically engaged 1930's.

"Permanence and Change" was first published in 1935, revised in 1954 (which included the appendix "On Human Behavior Considered 'Dramatistically'") with an afterword "Permanence and Change: In Restrospective Prospect" added by Burke in 1984. This third edition also reprints Hugh Dalziel Duncan's introduction. This volume is the second in Burke's "first trilogy," which started with "Counter-Statement" and concluded with "Attitudes Toward History," and I should express my preference for these earlier works over the latter ("Rhetoric of Motives," etc.) because of their greater depth and breadth of conceptualization.

In "Permanence and Change" Burke establishes the ways in which "form" permeates society as much as it does the arts. Consequently, even when we look at forms are art we are not dealing exclusively with aesthetics, but with more rhetorical notions of form of which we should be aware. Part I "On Interpretation" works from Veblen's concept of "Trained Incapacity" to establish the connection between rationalization and orientation. This leads to the idea that motives are shorthand terms for situations, the interpretation of which are thwarted by the "occupational psychosis" of the individual. Here is where you get your best sense of Burke as providing a synthesis of Freud and Marx. Part II "Perspective by Incongruity" is perhaps the key section for me in all of Burke's writing, especially given the degree to which I embrace the concept. The goal of which is to create new meanings that are progressively more "real." Part III "The Basis of Simplification" advocates "the poetry of action" as the ideal conceptualization of the interpretive process. As always, the scope of Burke's use of evidence, both in the literary and critical worlds, is astounding. "Permanence and Change" is a key work in the field of rhetoric and social theory.

I just started to read this sci-fi series, because I wanted to from a long time... So anyway, until now the story is great very addicting!!! Although the characters area bit lame *referring to the way it looks* I hope that the drawings get better... But it's great I want to read every volume!!!!

I saw the six episode OAV for Please Save My Earth long ago, fan subs and all. The series immediately captured my heart, and has been one of my all-time favorites for years. It's truly masterful storytelling, and the first volume is too hilarious for words ^^

Since I find the synopsis provided by the site unstatysfying, I'll help you out. Alice is a really shy, passive girl that just moved to Tokyo from far-off Hokkaido. She has an odd gift for communicating with plants and animals, so the urban setting doesn't thrill her much. To top things off, she's not fitting in at school, and her bratty (and cruel!) seven year old neighbor, Kobayashi Rin, torments her constantly. She ends up overhearing an (coughcough) *odd* conversation between classmate Ogura Jinpachi and his (coughcough) *friend* Nishikiori Issei. Alice, embarrassed to no end, runs off, but not before she steps on a leaf, notifying them of her presence. Later, Alice takes Rin to the zoo, where she runs into these two again. In an effort to clear up the misunderstanding, Jinpachi takes Alice and co. to a nearby coffee shop and begins to explain their situation. Turns out, he and his buddy Issei have been having dreams in a common setting since middle school, involving the same people and times. In this dream life, they are alien scentists living on a moon base, studying the Earth they adore from afar. Alice, fascinated by their story, is swept up in the magic of it all. But when an accident occurs, and feelings are running amok (as should happen in the shoujo manga world), Alice finds herself wrapped up in this "story" far more than she could have ever guessed...

Saki Hiwatari is truly a master of crafting a story and it's characters. Issei is my favorite because I'm in a situation so similar to his, I can truly relate to it. Her characters are so real, and the story is so magical and compelling. It takes some practice remembering all the names (Shion Mokuren Gyokuran Enju Shushuran Hiiragi Shukaido, say THAT 5 times fast!), but it's really easy to get into once you get the hang of it. PLEASE don't let the old school art deter you (PSME is from the 80's, after all...), it's really charming in it's own way, and it improves as Hiwatari-san gets closer to her characters.

For fans of the old OAVs- READ THIS. It has more comedy and more filler, and it actually FINISHES THE STORY!! The 6 OAVs could not possibly convey all that happens in this manga (spanning 20 plus volumes!!). This is a must-read, you heard it straight from the Otaku's mouth.

The book not only covers the basics, but is also a worthwhile investment for its future reference material. I have read it and still use it periodically to enhance my skills.

A great book about the lost art of Point and Figure Charting, from a man with years of experience. The books leads the reader through the construction of a Point and Figure Chart and into understanding different signals and formations. From there a very concise defination of the NYSE Bullish %, will help the investor to go on the "defensive or offensive". Mr. Burke then tells the reader some of the steps he goes through when considering a stock for purchase.

This is a powerful healing process presented in a support group framework. The use of creative healing rituals and "Living Scripture Exercises" create a powerful spiritual vehicle reconciling the post-abortive person with God and their aborted child. It is also the basis for weekend retreats offered across the USA that can be found at...

I believe this book is best used when it is presented in the group weekend at Rachel's Vineyard Retreats. There is such power when a group of men and women in pain meet to find the truth of God, the forgiveness and healing that only He can offer. By entering through faith into the scripture enactments one makes a conscience walk of faith to go through the motions, suddenly the Word of God becomes powerful and pertinent to some for the first time. To see others and hear their hearts flow with saddness, regret, remorse and denial links the missing pieces for many. The Holy Spirt is present and working in these souls as they discover there is a road to healing and they have finally found it. There is a continuation to healing as well. Not every scripture is necessary or helpful for each group. There are many to choose from. I believe with a companion post-abortion Bible Study (on-going),such as, Forgiven and Set Free by Linda Cochrane this book is an integral part of healing.

This book is a completely worthwhile buy! It gives ofcourse statistical information, mainly in a map form about the threats and about the risk which the world's reefs face. It doesn't catalog the amount or rate of degradation, since this is not fully known. However the book gives information on the types of reefs, real case studies of reefs and of problems faced by reefs.
The book is an easy read and the information presented in both map and picture form is very inviting.
I reccommend this book for students studying reefs/ conservation, or anyone just interested in reefs. A good addition to this book as well is Coral Reefs, ecology, threats and conservation by Charles Sheppard.

This book is a completely worthwhile buy! It gives ofcourse statistical information, mainly in a map form about the threats and about the risk which the world's reefs face. It doesn't catalog the amount or rate of degradation, since this is not fully known. However the book gives information on the types of reefs, real case studies of reefs and of problems faced by reefs.
The book is an easy read and the information presented in both map and picture form is very inviting.
I reccommend this book for students studying reefs/ conservation, or anyone just interested in reefs. A good addition to this book as well is Coral Reefs, ecology, threats and conservation by Charles Sheppard.

I bought this for my sister who recently graduated from SCAD herself. She thought it was neat to see some of her academic buildings through the years. I bought it after my wife and I visited her in Savannah which had a wonderful historic charm in areas.

A well-researched addition to the history of Savannah and the Savannah College of Art and Design. The descriptions and the photographs are first-rate, and Arcadia Publishing has done another great job in the quality of this one. Kudos to the author, Connie Pinkerton.

Expert teacher Jim Burke offers readers an important model for understanding student success. Through personal vignettes, letters from former students, and references to some of the best texts on teaching, Burke explores the skills and habits students need to develop to thrive in today's school systems.
--Denise Clark Pope, Author of "Doing School": How We Are Creating a Generation of Stressed Out, Materialistic, and Miseducated Students.

How many people are there in public schools these days who, like Jim Burke, teach as well as Jaime Escalante and write as well as Andy Rooney? There are not enough of them, and parents like me often fight to get our kids into those teachers' classes. Burke's new book, School Smarts, gives us all a chance to step inside his classroom and soak up the insights of a master educator who will not only help our children, but teach even us a thing or two.
--Jay Mathews, Education Columnist, The Washington Post

"School Smarts provides a concrete, engaging, and inspiring guide for teachers and other educators committed to the hard work of facilitating the kinds of shifts in academic identity and competence that are necessary to create life-changing learning for their own students.
--Ruth Schoenbach, Coauthor of Reading for Understanding: A Guide to Improving Reading in Middle and High School Classrooms

Jim Burke provides a framework for understanding what teachers can do to help transform the academic experience of learners who struggle with the rules and logic of the school game. Eminently useful, deeply moving, and chock full of innovative ideas, this book and Jim Burke are gifts to the profession.
--Sam Intrator, Assistant Professor of Education and Child Study at Smith College, Author of Tuned In and Fired Up

Jim Burke is already known as a restless visionary in the field of English teaching, but in School Smarts he . . . cuts to the core of basic principles of teaching and learning. . . . At a time when standardization is being confused with excellence, Burke's new book is a bracing reminder of what it really means to think big.
--Tom Newkirk, Professor of English at the University of New Hampshire, Author of Misreading Masculinity

This is a book about success. A book about what effective learners do to succeed in school and how you can help all of your students achieve similar results. It's based upon a five-year study in which Jim Burke investigated the essential skills and abilities effective learners use to succeed in academic classes. His results are so groundbreaking, so powerful that they will forever change the way you view learning.


Academic success involves much more than the obvious knowledge of reading, writing, and arithmetic. Effective students recognize what matters in school, what's worth paying attention to, how much effort is appropriate. They share four essential qualities, what Jim describes as the Four Cs of Academic Success:
commitment-the extent to which students care about the work and maintain consistency in their attempt to succeed

content-the information or processes students must know to complete a task or succeed on an academic assignment in class or in school in general

competencies-those skills students need to complete the assignment or succeed at some task

capacities-the quantifiable aspects of performance; students can have great skills but lack the capacity to full employ them.

School Smarts describes each one of these qualities in detail, offering an array of examples and practical suggestions to help you develop these habits of mind in your own students. These strategies will work across all subject areas with all kinds of students-whether they're attempting to go from Fs to Cs or Cs to A/Bs. But Jim doesn't stop there. In the final chapter, he takes the Four Cs one step further, demonstrating how they can assist you in addressing the academic literacy needs of your students.

Jim Burke's School Smarts explores what students need to do to be successful in school. It goes beyond platitudes and bootstrap advice offering practical suggestions (and a convincing rationale!) of what teachers can and should do to help non-traditional students thrive in an academic environment. Twenty years from now, I believe this is the book Jim will be most remembered for.

Carol Jago
Santa Monica High School