Jones Books

Short and sweet: this is one of the best books on evolution for the general public.

My 4 favorites so far are (not in any particular order):

(1) "The Making of the Fittest", Sean B. Carroll
(2) "Endless Forms Most Beautiful", Sean B. Carroll
(3) "Finding Darwin's God", Kenneth Miller
(4) "Missing Links", Robert A Martin

Read this book if you ever wanted to know anything about evolution! It is full of interesting and incredibly insightful information on the subject!!

This is a compact answer to creationist's demands to show them just one transitional fossil. This book has over 300 pages of them.

This is a great book for young girls (& boys) about keeping yourself pure and not letting yourself be influenced and tainted by the world.

I can't tell you what this book has meant to me as an aunt and a grandmother. I gave this book to my neices and plan to give one to my granddaughter when she is older. The lesson this book teaches to young girls is priceless. Young boys can also benefit from it's lessons. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to teach their children that they are special and need to save themselves for only the best.

What a wonderful grade 2 level reader. This is a good description of Christian purity. This TREAT is worth the search. I want to find more like this one. Way to go Robin Jones Gunn !!This is an ON MY OWN BOOK about purity. Girls all ages will like it .Recipe is in the back.

Everyone thinks of the Lone Ranger when they hear the William Tell Overture, but that long-running radio show used lots of other classical music, and other music including some from a 1938 movie serial about the masked man, during its long run and eventual move to television. Now readers can find out what all that music was, its sources, and how it wound up in a western adventure show. The author has done yeoman research in recreating this history of a radio classic.

This book is a quite pleasant surprise. It's written in a folksy, conversational style, befitting its less-than-earthshaking subject. However, Jones' research into the origins of the Lone Ranger Mood Music Library seems of consistently high caliber. His encyclopedic knowledge of the romantic composers rivals that of the dedicated staff that assembled this wonderful conglomeration of memorable themes which introduced so many young people (including me) to the magical world of classical music.

An added bonus is the insider's view of the epic 1940's battle between ASCAP and BMI. That struggle nearly deprived us of a large part of America's musical heritage. The current controversy over unauthorized music downloads seems trivial by comparison.

Reginald Jones has done scholarship a real service by uncovering the most minute details of the economic and physical circumstances behind the production of the haunting background music for "The Lone Ranger" radio and television series. This thoroughly researched book should be known by historians, film critics, literary theorists, and anyone who has ever wondered not only what that music was but why it sounded the way it did. A landmark wedding of devotion to a cause with meticulous archival study.

Woodard writes about the relationship of black power, black cultural arts, and the black nationalist movement with LeRoi Jones, later Amiri Baraka, one of its main supporters. ... He concludes that Black America requires an ideological and political arsenal of both nationalism and Marxism. But at no time can the emphasis be purely Marxist or nationalist without doing damage to the black community. In other words, sectarianism is the enemy of black liberation and the fight for equality. This is a must read for all interested in politics and race in the U.S. Recommended for undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty. -- P. Barton-Kriese, Indiana University East, Choice July/August 1999

Professor Peniel Joseph writes that, "Historian Komozi Woodard's `A Nation Within A Nation' ... stands out as the most important book to be written about the Black Power Movement. `A Nation Within A Nation' is really several books rolled into one. First, it is a well-researched and painstakingly detailed case study of the dramatic consequences of Black Power politics on [the] racial and political dynamics of Newark, New Jersey during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Second, it is a political biography that underscores the significance of Amiri Baraka to the Black Power Movement's rise and eventual decline in American politics. Third, the book explores the transformation of black cultural nationalism during the Black Power era and Baraka's pivotal role in contemporizing black nationalism as an expressive political and cultural vehicle. Finally, it's a study of the divese and complex matrix that produced black political thought and practice during the period; a historical interrogation of the national and international implications of radical anti-colonial discourses that undergirded Black Power politics."

According to Publishers Weekly, "Woodard examines the role of poet Amiri Baraka's `cultural politics' on Black Power and black nationalism in the 1960s. After a brief overview of the evolution of black nationalism since slavery, he focuses on activities in Northeastern urban centers (Baraka's milieus were Newark, NJ, and, to a lesser extent, New York City). Taking issue with scholars who see cultural nationalism as self-destructive, Woodard finds it "fundamental to the endurance of the Black Revolt from the 1960s into the 1970s." California Senator Tom Hayden, says: "The fascinating story of a struggle that nearly succeeded in creating self-determination in the urban ghetto" And, in Professor Robin D.G. Kelley's assessment, the book "will be one of the most important studies of black urban politics and culture in the postwar period." As far as Professor Michael B. Katz is concerned, it "breaks new ground and revises standard interpretations of the era. I am particularly impressed with the way he has connected political mobilization to movements in the arts, literature, and intellectual life, on the one hand, and to the restructuring of American life, on the other. It's a hardheaded, unflinching analysis, and he tells it well and with great feeling." Finally, Professor John Dittmer found it "Balanced and moving." "It should be required reading ... for all citizens who care about the problems of race and class in urban America. ... quite simply, one of the most important books we have on the black urban experience in the twentieth century ... by one of the leading scholars of the African American experience in this country." The book concludes that there have been five distinct phases in the history of black nationality formation in the U.S. The first phase was the ethnogenesis of African Americans during slavery; that established the social and cultural foundations of Black America. The second was the black nationalism that flowered before the Civil War among free Blacks in the urban North. A third phase resulted from the failure of the Civil War and Reconstruction to guarantee full citizenship for African Americans; under racial oppression and Jim Crow segregation, a subject nation developed in the Black Belt areas of the South. The most vivid example of that phase of nationality formation was the great Kansas Exodus. The fourth phase of black nationality formation resulted from the Great Migration of perhaps 1.5 million African Americans and from the development of large, compact, black concentrations in the ghettos of America; the flowering of that nationalism is seen in the Garvey Movement of the 1920s. And finally, a fifth stage of nationality formation ensued from the migration of 4 million Black Americans form the South between 1940 and 1970 and the development of dozens of "second ghettos," that generated hundreds of urban uprisings during the 1960s; that sense of modern nationality was heralded by the Black Power movement and the politics of Black cultural nationalism.

I am a horticulturist and wanted a book to research a Provencal garden I wanted to design for a client. I was leary because there were many books and I was not sure which one would be good. I made a great pick. The pictures are great and provided me with lots of ideas. The author knows a lot about gardens and specifically design. I highly recommend to anyone that wants to creat a garden with high design and a great spiritual feel.

The French country garden has experienced a renaissance in recent years. Following Rousseau's stipulation to "please the eye" the reader will find this is accomplished by placing what Jones identifies as "Land Art," right at the heart of the garden and making it the focus. Around it, she strikes a personal balance between formality and gentle disorder.

Drawing inspiration from the iconic region of Provence, New Gardens in ProvenceV features 30 designs detailing the full extent and exciting diversity of the modern French country garden.

Hundreds of arresting photographs capture Provence's seductive allure that are sure to gain favor among Francophiles. St. Fiacre the patron saint of gardens would approve of this wonderful celebration of new interpretations of French gardens, old-fashioned techniques, and the rediscovering of obscure heirlooms.

This is a very lovely book with large beautiful photos. I had been looking for a book that captured the true essence of Provencal gardens. The narratives were very informative as well. Because these were "modern" gardens I felt that the look they presented was attainable for my own garden design. One negative is the book does not go into much detail about the actual plants used. There is some plant descriptions but not as much as I hoped. I was also looking forward to more photos of the garden on the front cover. Overall, the book is one of my favorites and will be a source of reference for my ongoing gardening projects!

I found this book one of the best instruction books around. I am a Mac person and have to use Vista at work. There were lots of detailed screen shots. I especially liked that the book was not written in a highly technical manner, but in easy to understand language.

I would buy this book.

The guide made converting from using XP to vista much easier than simply using the users guide for vista. There are lots of tips and suggestions to bring you up to speed on vista rather quickly. I would highly recommend for anyone thinking about upgrading to Vista.

I was a little concerned about moving up to Vista but with this book it has been a no brainer. It is easy to follow and answers any question you might have regarding Vista features. You won't regret this purchase!!!

This is a must own for any new or seasoned OD professional. I require it in my OD graduate courses. These days, to ask a student to pay this kind of money for a book, that book must be worth it... this one is.

An excellent compendium from the leaders in the field of Organizational Development. A fine reference.

Edited collections at this price point can be a problem. But compared to its competitors, this NTL Handbook is an outstanding volume, written by some of the biggest names in OD for practitioners at all levels. Great value after you get over the sticker shock.

As a skimmed the book I was amazed by the new insights that leapt out at me, by the clear, jargon-free writing (relatively, after all it's a professional book) and by the generous references and citations. History, ethics, techniques, it's all there. While the formatting of tables is sometimes inconvenient (I found myself turning the book sideways more than I should have had to), it's a small price to pay for the comprehensiveness of the treatment.

My only disappointments were the two chapters on large group interventions. One covers the familiar territory the familiar way (refer to the books you already own). The other gives a partial account of the newest, technology-enabled 'town meetings' without grounding the story in the theory of why they work (or should) and how cost-effective they are as OD interventions, as opposed to political rallys. The rest of the book is fresh and new, even of topics that we practitioners think we know like the back of our hand. I marvelled at the new life some chapters breathed into traditional material.

This book from NTL Institute should be in every consultant's library, as a refresher and, more important, as a source of new inspiration as you work with organizations and the people in them.

I had the pleasure of reading this book a month ago. It is well crafted and structured for teaching and learning principals. The author is highly accredited in the teaching field and has received numerous recognitions and awards for her work. I recommend this book highly.

I teach K and wanted to follow the curriculum when I did my Math centers.
I did not want to waste my time or my students time with activities that
did not teach them the objectives I had for that day. I also wanted the centers to be fun!
This book has 171 centers that fits all of my wants! I have gone through and
noted the exact objectives with the math strands so I can begin my math right away.
She has the centers broken in to the five math strands we need to teach which is great.
I highly recommend this book! Pam (Kindergarten teacher in NC)

Number Wonders:171 is an excellent resource. It is clearly and concisely written and illustrated. The activities are separated by math strands. The specific standard being taught is listed first followed by activities with an accompanying picture. The activities are interesting, colorful, and embedded in real life situations. The essential components in teaching the activity are briefly and clearly described. I can't wait to implement her ideas this coming year. This is definitely a must have book for anyone who believes that concrete activities are essential in developing primary math concepts. One warning: the activities are divided by standards and not by grade levels. You get to pick the standards and activities that are developmentally appropriate for your children. Because of the very clear organization of the book, this does not present a problem.

I also used this book in a PhD Qualitative Reasearch course. I found it to be very well written and easy to understand. Of the three books the class used, this was by far the favorite.

I am trying to learn phenomenology to do nursing research. This book is an excellent starting point. It has helped me to become "immersed" in the method of phenomenology.

Used the book for Phd nursing qualitative research class. It was useful and easy to follow.

The ordering information on this product is worng. Call 800-634-1993 to order the current edition for $5.95.

Michael E. Jones
President
Franklin Publishing, Inc.

I do book reviews for an integrated healthcare system in Austin, TX. and found this book through it's publisher. Of course it is great for our diabetes education division whom I have forwarded it to, but it is also useful for anyone who wants to be intentional about eating in a healthy way.

Fast Lane is easy to use, and easy to incorporate in your overall nutrition plan. We are surrounded by fast food. When you pay attention to the menu you can go out without sabotaging your own best intentions. This slim little book is a great tool.

For anyone who counts calories, cholesterol, or carbohydrates, this is a fantastic source of information about the fast food we all eat so often. My child is diabetic, and this book is so helpful for "counting the carbs" in her diet.