Sherman Books

The Berlin Haskalah And German Religious Thought is a seminal work of impressive and original scholarship offering a new and fascinating perspective on the Haskalah that will be of immense interest to scholars and students of Judaic studies, Germany history, and the evolution of western religion in an increasingly science oriented and secular Europe.

What a fabulous,realistic, collection of "Down-To-Earth" humor about the American cowboy. Apparently, the artist has a good grasp of the true cowboy way of life and has keenly interjected his own sense of humor. I'm anxiously waiting to read more of this artist's work. I would highly recommend this humorous book for all ages.

To those of you who love to cook, this book is a must. One of the better cook books my wife has, and she has over one hundred cook books in her collection.

My students really enjoyed this book. They laughed out loud in response to the humor. Several students asked me to read it to the class again. Many students read it themselves more than once. Several students were inspired to commit themselves to weight redustion.

Former Herald and Improper Bostonian film critic and native Bostonian Paul Sherman has mined his multi-decade career to put together a comprehensive look at just how Boston has figured in the movies. Written in a breezy, conversational tone, the book is of note for both its Hollywood insights and historical perspective as well as being a heck of an entertaining read.

The book's intro discusses Hollywood's love/hate relationship with Boston (including several amusing anecdotes) and just what the author is calling a 'Boston movie' (it must be at least partially shot here, which, for example "Legally Blonde" was not). Boston's contribution to the independent scene is particularly interesting - I hadn't realized we had our own movement, the 'Beanstreets' movies of the 1970's.

Although there was some Massachusetts location shooting done earlier (as far back as 1922!), Sherman fixes 1950's "Mystery Street" as the first Boston shot film. The book's main section features eighty alphabetical listings of films that primarily take place in the state. Paul gives brief synopses and commentary on the film's value as well as stories about the shoot. He follows each with a listing of shooting locations, whether the Boston accents cut the 'muhstaad' or not and whether the film has true local color (Paul particularly loathes films that refer to Boston Common as 'the Commons' - these do not rate, but a references to Kelly's does.) Where applicable, Sherman also notes local celebrity and 'before-they-were-stars' appearances. "Brief Visits, Day Trips & the Rest" list a whole bunch more films in brief but there are many cool nuggets to be mined there as well. And just to make sure you've been paying attention, the book closes with a Boston movie quiz.

From troublesome teamsters to local comedians who seem to pop up in an awful lot of movies, "Big Screen Boston" has plenty of color of its own and is sure to educate even the most Boston savvy filmgoer. The author's pick for the best Boston movie, "The Friends of Eddie Coyle," has never been available on home video or DVD. Here's hoping "Big Screen Boston" has a part in changing that.

This is a very important book in that it describes one of the most interesting mammals ever discovered: the first eusocial mammal. It is also a testament to the remarkable ability of adaptationist thinking (reverse engineering) to develop ideas that can then be looked for in nature. The existence of the naked mole rat's unique social structure was predicted based on ideas about the general selective environment that was thought to have led to eusociality in other animals.

Best book I've ever seen for Iowa bird watchers. Useful information and beautiful pictures. Highly recommend, especially as a gift for new watchers regardless of age.

Consistent high quality poetry which is tightly edited and features award winning fine arts and illustration work. Editor, ave jeanne always outdoes the last issue.

As the parent of an only child whose endless questions can some time be exasperating, I was grateful for and amused by "Blue's Amazing Body Book". My daughter, who is an ardent fan of the television series, is so enthralled with the pull tabs in the book, that she does not even realize that she is learning. We have made a game of anticipating what will appear with each tab pulled, and both my husband and I are amazed at our daughters ability to comprehend and memorize the different body parts and their function. The authors of this book have written it in such a way as to be childlike but not condescending, their understanding of children is just another example of the success of Blue's Clues and it's commitment to be used as a learning tool and not just a babysitter.