Gilbert Books

i did not come to this site buying the book ... i wanted the translation og the monologe of "The blind man" into english .... it is tough, and a short cut of a life ...

This is a collection of essays on dreaming in many cultures written by anthropologists and psychologists. The introduction sets out the history of the study of dreaming and the ten individual essays follow. It is the best collection available for anyone interested in dreaming across cultures.

I have studied English and German and have lots of experience with various styles and books since 1980s. This is the first book I met that introduced the language so smoothly and without ever going into grammatical terms in such a subtle way that I even didn't realize how much Dutch I have learned, until I saw that I was reading a lot of Dutch text without many difficulties. The authors are the masters of what they do. Pedagogically speaking, I wish these types of books were available when I was studying English and German back then. I'll study every other language book written by the same authors immediately.

Tried to get thru the years good learning Dutch books / tapes / CD, you name it. Finally I ended, during a trip to Amsterdam, after much walking and research finding this comprehensive Course for Beginners (Book and tape). It had both a much more practical approach, and I found that it really gets you past the few tourist guide book phrases.

Dutch is not an easy language if your first language is Spanish, anyway I am in love with it; but if you are an English speaker (specially with a few German words in your vocubulary) it is so much easier to learn.

Very interactive, subjects of lesson are entretaining and a big help in everyday life. Very practical and real situations.

E.M. Forster appeals to many because of his early novels, "Where Angels Fear to Tread", "A Room with a View", and "Howard's End", the last which is included in this book. They seem like updated Austen novels, neat and well-structured, albeit more surprising, but still in all appearances novels dealing with social manners. However, "Howard's End" and "A Passage to India" deal with much more substantial themes of industrialization and imperialism as well as Forster's overarching idea of connection between peoples and ideologies.

"Howard's End" sets up the opposition between the cultured Schlegels and the industrious Wilcoxes. Simplistically, each family represents the division within society at the time, whether to embrace the outward form of change in motor cars and encroaching tenements or to hold onto the land and the responsibility and feelings contained within it. Forster also makes use of associations and symbols to further the reader's understanding of a greater meaning, such as the teutonic assocation with the Schlegels or the description of Mrs. Bast's photograph to suggest her occupation. Still, the theme of connection found in its famous epigraph "Only connect... (the prose to the passion)" is woven well throughout and sometimes surprisingly so.

"A Passage..." is Forster's greatest work, and rightfully so because in it he is most ambitious, adding elements of imperialism and religion to that of relationships between people. While the novel is not a political novel per se, it justifies the interpretation through its mostly sympathetic treatment of the Indians and the absurdity of British bureacracy in a culture beyond its understanding. I assert that this is one of Forster's more pessimistic novels with an appropriate ending, but my colleagues assert the opposite, that it makes claims to the hope of connection. I leave it to you to conclude for yourself. Forster also gives a good foretaste of the post-modernist technique, with his attempt to show that the "many-headed monster" of India or any culture cannot be adequately treated by a single perspective.

This is the way to learn Latin! You can forget about Wheelock and memorizing sets of inflections; this text is readings-based and intuitive. Take a look at the Latin lesson scene from The Life of Brian to see a perfect put-down of the old teaching methods that terrorized schoolchildren for aeons. This text represents humane humanism.

This is a very well-written textbook series. I took Latin I and II using this series, but I had to switch to the Cambridge Latin series for Latin III when I changed schools. Ecce Romani is a much better series than Cambridge. It contains many assets (such as an English-Latin AND Latin-English dictionary, multiple challenging practice exercises in each chapter, enjoyable stories, well-organized vocabulary sections in each chapter, etc.) necessary for the enjoyable and productive study of Latin which the Cambridge books lack. The Ecce Romani books are well organized and more enjoyable to learn from. I highly recommend this well-written series to everyone.

I found this book made the target when it comes to teacher prepartion. As a doctoral student this book provides extensive information in effective teaching and the price was just right.

For the Spanish reader this book is a "must-read." The account of existence in Auschwitz-Birkenau and the will to survive a literal Hell on Earth brought me to tears, and spoke to my heart about making sure this never happens again.

Flavia Weedn and Lisa Weedn Gilbert have done it again. Such a delightful tale. I just keep reading it again and again.