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The book gives great ideas for teaching cultural anthropology that getthe students more involved with the material. There are ideas for assignments as well as in-class activities. I am currently trying out one of the assignments, which seems to be very good. All in all, if the last thing you want to do is hear the sound of your own voice for 2 or 3 hours a week, buy this. You can't lose. It's especially good for new teachers.

I work in various communities delivering community-based anthropology courses in a very short period of time from one week to a month. The activities and teaching strategies offered in this book are very practical and respond to a change in the field of education. The activities described in the book are easy to prepare and implement (and are fun to do). Most of the authors describe various in-class problems with which they were trying to address. Some authors also provide ideas to modify the activities according to the side of the class or the availability of resources. If you want to go beyond the straight lecture style of teaching this book certainly provides many ideas for creative teaching to stimulate consciousness-raising and encourage student participation. Two activities that stand out are "The Penny Game: An Exercise in Non-Industrial Economics" which examined the importance of reciprocity, and "The Trouble with the 'Race' Concept: It's All in the Cards" which enacts the problems in trying to classify "races". Other essays provide very practical strategies for preparing students for critical thinking, writing essays, critiquing films, participating in field visits to museums, and doing field research (excavating and interviews).

I got to drexel university and i know how all schools over price so i figured i would sell this item on here. I thougth this book was very helpful and useful. Hopefully it will be the same for you. It is in great quality.

Whether you are a novice at writing or just need help wording documents, this book is a wonderful guide. Samples are plenty, complete from determining who is your audience to effective guidelines and checksheets. You will learn simple editing techniques, exercises for practice. Extensive guidelines are given whether you do a resme, letter, research, short and long reports, proposal, charts, etc. Included, also is some instruction on technical writing (manuals, visuals, figures, etc.)

The book is well prepared, easy to read, formatted and designed well for easy reference. You don't have to be a "writer" to use this book. It is for anyone who may write a memo to a proposal in business. I encourage the use of this book; as it is one of the better I have used. ....MzRizz

If you like stories that make you think and are entertaining you will enjoy this book.
Superior Species has engaging characters, a believable plot, a touch of humor and plenty of action. The author is not afraid to touch on evolution versus creation and does it in a thoughtful way. A surprising hero with satisfying twists makes the story a real page turner. I am anxious to find another book by this author and I hope there will be another book with these characters.

Superior Species:
Evolution Defies God's Design
By Tony Philips
PublishAmerica - 2003
ISBN: 1-59286-099-0
Reviewed by Diane Sewell- 6/03 for
Denise's Pieces Author Site & Book Reviews
http://www.denisemclark.com

One need not like science fiction, or be a sci-fi fan to enjoy and be captivated by this wonderfully unique novel. The story revolves around Marsha Peters, who heads up a college research team that collects specimens from the depths of the Pacific Ocean, and discovers an alternate life form there.
The intrigue and basis of this story is an intermingling of science and the most basic tenet of theology - the belief in God. The author utilizes a smooth-flowing prose to keep the reader on the edge of their seat, taking them along on a journey to help the science team help save humanity. This reviewer hesitates to give away much of the fantastic plotline so as not to spoil the plot for readers, but suffice it to say that this is a wonderful story of the ageless controversy of creation versus evolution. The author has grabbed the opportunity to evoke compassion and a bond between all the great characters in the research team, regardless of the reader's stance on the theory of evolution or personal religious convictions.
Superior Species is a rare treat to the senses, and one which leaves the reader thinking about it long after the last page is turned. If you read one book this summer, make this one it, for you surely won't be disappointed.

Surfing Heaven is interesting book. It keeps you on the edge
wanting to know what will happen next.I hope it will be made
into a movie. The author, Phillip Cothran seems intelligent.
How he has thought up these characters is amazing. Does he have
other books available?

A new category for adventure has begun! This book draws you into its world very quickly. Well written first book! I'd recommend it to anyone. Hope this results in more stories along the same line from this talented author!

This book finally allowed me to be able to hire the right people, unfortunately near the time I sold my business. I only wish I had found it when I went into business, however that was before the book was published.

I'm a management consultant who used to be a corporate recruiter, and have taught thousands of managers and executives how to interview others. This is the ONLY book I recommend. It is exceptionally detailed, and provides a complete approach. It gives you scripts, and tells you what to do and say in each part of the interview. It also tells you the one thing managers always forget to ask (and other books don't address) about interviewing: it's not enough to know which questions to ask, you must also know HOW TO EVALUATE THE ANSWERS YOU GET.

This is the only book you need about how to interview.

Mark Horstman

This book explores the history behind American vocal training, describing how different attitudes towards school singing has affected the choral sound as we know it today. The author also effectively presents how singing is a psychomotor process, and one that is not always easily taught or learned. He reviews the vocal parameters of younger and developing voices, and explains the difficulty with the adolescent voice change (especially with boys). He also encourages teachers to express singing as a "sport", one that requires physical involvement of the body! The second half of the book is dedicated to 90 specific exercise methods for teachers to use in developing their choir. He has broken it into three age levels so that teachers anywhere within the grades 1-12 spectrum can use it effectively, or just use it to supplement a program they may already use and like. The exercises develop repiration, phonation, resonance, diction, and expression within choirs. Eighteen wonderful vocal exercises are explained for each of these areas. This would make an excellent reference book for any music teacher who is involved with teaching singing to any age level. The exercises are specific and help coordinate the students' overall approach to singing.

I highly recommend this book for anyone who teaches singing- especially those who work with groups of inexperienced singers. Phillips goes a long way in demystifying singing technique and causes for singing problems as well as providing ideas for remediation in older inexperienced singers. The fact that Phillips approaches singing in a very objective manner makes singing an attainable skill for anyone who is willing to put in the physical work. The exercises in this book are intended for group use and when used consistently they really work! Many people ask me how I get my 4th and 5th grade boys to sing so willingly and I really think a lot of it has to do with the information that I have taken to my music classroom from this book. Some of the exercises may sound a little silly at first, but give it a try!

This book is about technology application for competitive advantage in the international marketplace. It is a progressive, how-to handbook that leads the reader from the foundations of government-industry differences to the capstone of government-industry cooperation in joint efforts of technology deployment, economic strength, and national security.

The book is a second edition of a previous sell-out success. The new edition arises from the information explosion, and new government policies in the Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995.

The authors discuss the nitty-gritties of core competencies, funding and profit, and intellectual property rights. They address risk, technology cycle time, product versus process orientation, and the Federal Acquisition Regulation culture.

The chapter on "Building Bridges" is especially useful, describing three elements of successful technology exchange: networking, team building, and face-to-face coordination. The text defines "bridging organizations" as those that exist to enable technology exchange. It lists many examples in an appendix and in an enclosed disk file that includes clickable web site addresses.

A key contribution is the careful description of the cooperative research and development agreement (CRDA), which is a powerful, yet complex, mechanism for technology transfer. The book includes a model CRDA that may be used by readers to develop their own working agreements in practice.

The authors discuss measurement, including both activity and process metrics, and offer examples for consideration. They close with a discussion of leadership as an encompassing influence, and present a seven-step prescription for technology transfer success.

This is a book for the real world. Those who battle in the business arena--and seek new means to prevail--should not pass it up.

This book is written primarily for people considering cooperative technical efforts between government and industry (from either side of the table). Although based on studies funded by the Air Force, the findings are applicable to industry cooperation with any mission-oriented government lab. The basic concepts apply to cooperation between any organizations with contrasting cultures. The book "starts from the beginning" for the new player, but even the most experienced practitioner will find something useful.

When I was manager of the Army-wide Technology Transfer Program, I found the First Edition so useful that I gave copies to the technology transfer representatives at each of the 50+ Army Labs. This new edition is timely because of rapid changes in the environment in both government labs and industry, as well as changes in the law and in Administration policy which make cooperation easier.

The authors consider the impact of cultural factors on technical cooperation, and show by example how cultural barriers can be overcome. In this case, the most important cultural factor is the contrast between the very reasons the organizations exist- "mission" vs. "profit". Most government labs are created and funded to achieve a specific "mission" (e.g. develop some type of military system). Diversion of effort from the mission is seen as improper and possibly illegal. In contrast, most industrial companies are created to make a profit for their owners. Undue delay, risk to intellectual property, or other threat to profit is unacceptable. Before these organizations can cooperate effectively, there must be a reasonable prospect of advancing the lab's mission while providing a (present or future) profit to the company. Finding mutually interesting projects and negotiating mutually beneficial agreements requires vision and understanding. The authors point out some of the needs and constraints likely to motivate each party, and provide examples of successful agreements.

Fortunately the law permi! ts arrangements which are much more flexible than those controlling government procurement, and the authors explore these options. The most popular tool, the Cooperative R&D Agreement, is analyzed in great detail.

The authors also address the practical problem of finding potential partners and provide a list and description of several matchmaking organizations, mostly government- funded, which facilitate contact between the parties. In the last few years the World Wide Web has become especially useful for finding partners, and the computer disk included with the book speeds access to the most important sites.

This book is really useful because it combines a broad conceptual understanding with a direct approach to practical problems. It combines the "why" with the "how" in a manner which is rare in any book on any subject.

Cooperative effort offers significant opportunities, but has many pitfalls. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to profit from the opportunities and avoid the pitfalls.

What we have here is part parody, part science-fiction, part mayhem, and (sadly) a touch of non-fiction. I consider Teech a must-read for all teachers and parents of grade-school children. Given the pink flags we are noticing in today's educational systems and school districts, it's about time somebody stood up and asked, "What if...?" In a mildly-insane way, Phillips presents a bunch of such questions. And the theoretical answers are outrageous.

A terrific and necessary work, this book is part parody, part science-fiction, and (sadly) part non-fiction. Some sad things are happening in today's educational system. The quality of education is being watered down by technology and bureaucracy, even though the people responsible for poisoning our children's education actually think these "improvements" are wonderful and innovative! One question (out of many) presented in the story is that of: do I want my third-grade child to have his own laptop computer at the expense of property taxpayers, especially when the distractions offered by its bells and whistles are keeping him from learning to spell, add, subtract, multiply, divide, read, and write?? And what exactly are all these higher-ups in the school board actually doing besides holding on to meaningless titles and performing ambiguous tasks that look good only on paper (i.e., "furthering the advancement of our students' academic unitary functional blah, blah, blah...")?

A surprise twist at the end will put tears in your eyes and (more importantly) make you scratch your head about what's in store for our children in school. Be informed, and get a good laugh in the process--read "Teech"!

Have you, the individual investor, read books by Larry Swedroe, Burton Maklkiel, and John Bogle? Do you think you now know a great deal about investing? If so, STOP. DO NOT PASS GO. BUY THIS BOOK.

Once discovered this text will become an investment classic. For the average investor it will challenge your thinking, present some very valuable insights that otherwise might be ignored, and reinforce some sound principles of investing.

Following an introductory examination of the long-term performance among various asset classes and the risks to investors posed by inflation, Bruce Temkin then delves into the impact of taxes upon real investment rates of return. He then aids the investor in understanding market volatility and various types of risks. Additional insights follow in his frank discussion of personal risk factors, investment time horizons, the role of (and limits of) diversification, and the role emotions can play in making investment decisions. Charts and graphs throughout the 258 pages help explain and reinforce the concepts presented.

Throughout this book Bruce Temkin challenges us to carefully consider the steady diet we have been fed of misleading historical charts, the illusion of "average" rates of return, and longevity statistics. Mr. Temkin effectively explains why both "conservative" and "aggressive" investment portfolios can be far riskier than many investors think, and why investment portfolios should be (and must be) rebalanced periodically.

The author scatters various insights throughout the easy to follow text - precious nuggets to absorb, contemplate, and apply to your individual situation. For example, he summarizes the benefits and limitations of financial software programs, including those employing Monte Carlo simulations. Also, he effectively conveys to the reader in several places the central theme that there are no guarantees in investing.

Think you know it all, or most of it? This book is clearly for you. To quote the author, "When it comes to investing, feeling invincible can be dangerous. It can lead investors to overlook the principles that significantly contributed to their success in the first place."

This is perhaps not the first book the beginning individual investor should read. But this is the one book on investing that should not be overlooked by investors and their advisors. This book will challenge your thinking, whatever level of experience you may possess. This is one book that deserves to be read carefully not only a first time, but every several months again, lest the individual investor think he or she has explored all there is to consider in investment and financial planning decision-making.

Candid and insightful, this text is a must read for those seriously interested in investing and financial planning.

This book is out of print and Mr. Temkin has only himself to blame. He could have chosen any number of titles for his book, such as "How To Be a Complete Idiot and Still Get Very Rich Very Quick." Instead, he chose a title that implies that investing might not be the all that easy. What is worse, he published his book in 1999, when the stock markets were not quite at the end of a prolonged period of much higher than average returns and much lower average volatility.

This is not a book about how to buy stocks and bonds. It will not tell you what mutual fund to buy. What is does contain is a very good explication of what is actually known about investing strategy, based on the historical data as first assembled and analyzed by Ibbotson and Sinquefield in the early 1970s. The information on offer here is especially valuable at a time when more and more of us are responsible for saving enough for our retirement needs. Among other useful things, this books explains: why you may need more money for retirement than you think; why you may not be as diversified as you think; why your investments may be riskier than you think (or, perhaps, thought, up until the last three years); how diversification can reduce but not eliminate risk; why investment mixes with higher volatility can reduce your total returns; why you have an investment strategy even if you don't think you do; why the handy investment software programs you find on the Internet may be misleading you about your retirement savings needs; why life cycle investing advice is often oversimplified; and, perhaps most importantly, why your psychological reactions to swings in the markets may cause you to make bad decisions.

Perhaps, in the light of the experience of the last three years, we have reached what another investment writer called "the educable moment" and we are ready to absorb some of the terrible truths about investing that Mr. Temkin teaches. Some clever publisher ought to get Mr. Temkin to do another edition of this book and promote it as being by the-investment-guru-who-was-smart-enough-to-know-the-stock-market-would-go-down-again-some-day. Maybe they could call it "The Completely Easy Way to Get Rich in a Hurry in Spite of the Fact That You're an Utter Fool" or something like that.

Especially if you are one of those people who is disillousioned with much of psychoanalysis, Phillips has an incredible way of presenting paradox, and thinking about symptoms and psychologists in new and interesting ways. A must if you're a psychologist, and a double must if you're in grad school. The only thing negative I can say about Phillips is that his writing style can start to repeat after a while so its best not to read two Phillips books back to back.

"People come for psychoanalysis - or choose someone to have a conversation with - when they feel they can no longer keep a secret." In this slim and satisfying book, Phillips distills his not inconsiderable devotion to psychoanalysis into six thoughtful essays. Phillips seems to have read everything; he thinks deeply, and has an astonishing ability to synthesize. His assertions challenge the reader, and he supports them with evidence.

His essays read like easy, intelligent musings, but he has slyly assembled his facts. Some of his sources are Lacan, Winnicott, Freud, Ferenczi, Franz Kafka, Khan, Descartes - among many others. He's an original, a clinician as well as a theoretician, and has a compassionate heart as well as a great mind.