Dartmouth College Books

They were not lying when they said this is the best book out there about the IVY LEAGUE. I bought it specfically for one college, but I learned alot (and I mean a lot) about this league of prestigious schools. It sure got me untangled.

Wow-- this is this honestly the best book about college ever... EVER. I am graduating high school next month and I read this book as soon as it came out, and it helped me get into my top choice! There is so much information in here, I even made my older brother read it, and even though he graduated from college already he said it was a really great book, very interesting and lots of facts you never would have known.

College Prowler puts out some great guidebooks, they're all written by current students so readers are given a real insider's look at these schools. The guidebooks typically retail for $14.95 each. For those who are looking at one or all eight Ivy League schools, this book is a great value. You're basically getting eight guides in one, not to mention bonus chapters on admissions, athletics, secret societies and more. I've been flipping through this book since buying it from Amazon and have to say I'm quite pleased with my purchase. I'd recommend it to those currently in the midst of the college admissions process!

This book is just packed with great information. As a Cornell junior I can confidently assert that this book is definitely not just for prospective Ivy-League applicants.

This book is incredible! There are so many facts, figures, anecdotes, statistics etc. about The Ivy League (PAST, PRESENT, and FUTURE) in this book that I was not aware of until now--and I am a Junior at Dartmouth--I attended Yale for a year, and I have visted four other Ivy schools on several occasions. After looking over College Prowler's grading criteria for each of the eight school sections, I determined that their grades and analysis on each aspect of each individual school (including: Academics, Local Atmosphere, Nightlife/Social Scene, Campus Strictness, Athletics, Drug Scene, Overall Experience, and even Parking) are actually very accurate and on-point. College Prowler has seemingly gained credibility over other Ivy League college resources, because they utilize actual Ivy students to author their individual guidebooks--which is why "Untangling" is a steal for under $20, because it includes content from each of the eight individual guides within.

Very engaging reading about foreign students lives prior to their education here. It's a revealing look at what they brought with them in life experience compared to what they saw in the average American student. They contend with the clash between the beliefs and values of their upbringing and the shallow nature of the sheltered American student. A very well written, thoughful response to the blending of their prior experience, their expectations of study in the U.S. and the self discovery that results.

Enlighteningly refreshing look at American and specifically Ivy Legue culture. International students reflect on their lives abroad and their experiences in Dartmouth College and the surrounding New England community. The students and alumni that have contributed their short autobiographies to this compilation contemplate their diverse backgrounds and grapple with the American culture, to which they are compelled. Some of the stories are hilarious. Some are heartbreaking. But all are profound. The students take good aim at social and philosophical questions imposed by their new community and search for their identities in a place that canonizes monotony and conformity. This book can not be put down until it's finished.

Over 200 trip and destination descriptions as well as outdoor tips and techniques in a pack-friendly 4" x 6" x 1" size. Many outings are around Moosilauke. Paddling, Hiking, Biking, Climbing.

This is an excellent collection of curriculum ideas for teachers from every discipline. It offers tobacco. alcohol and drug education as a logical part of every day conversation. A very sensible approach!

This book was a delight to read...engaging and whimsical. Mr. Hart does a very good job providing the reader with an enjoyable autobiography. His political and religious views are conservative, and this book is a chronicle of how those views clashed with the Liberal Establishment of Dartmouth College.

For conservatives, Mr. Hart is like an undiscovered friend. In all honesty, though, even Liberals should find that this book is worth reading...even if you find yourself on the wrong side of Mr. Hart's philosophical fence.

A beautifully bound volume. A fuller understanding of the artist's output, meanings and ideas can be realized with this volume. Difficult to come by and a bit pricey, but worth the price. Very good reproductions, a sensuous book. If you are a fan of this work you must come to own this book

This book tells an important story about political correctness on America's college campuses today. It is told in a funny and sometimes hilarious way, as it contains stories about the screw ball left wing professors that populate our schools. Of course much of what went on was college silliness, but the Dartmouth Review has done so much to expose the pretensions of what passes for academic thought today that it can be forgiven. (P.S. the previous reviewer who did not read this book is one more example of the twisted minds out there today, a saboteur on the style of Michael Moore.)

While I don't agree with every single position they take, I have to tip my hat to the _Dartmouth Review_ and its writers for their willingness to stand up to the campus liberal establishment and its endless harassment. I have had some hard things to say about my alma mater, but if I'd faced the sort of treatment some Review staffers got, my parents would have been up there with blood in their eyes, and the responsible faculty would have been in a World o'Hurt.

The Review's feud with an incompetent black music professor is worth the price of the book all by itself.

I adore the author and love the book. It's a true look at Islamic theology. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to get to know Islam.
I also wanted to point out that I found some of the reviews here surprising. Since when writing with reference and knowledge became defensive???
This author is very respectable. Just look for him online and you'll know it for yourself.

Everyone who is a little confused about the real aim of the Muslim religion has to read this wonderfull essay. Especially Christian people are called to this useful reading. Precious deepenings of the matter - according to the perspective of the Perennial Philosophy, well represented by the words of S. H. Nasr - make this book a sort of must for those people interested in studies of comparative traditions.

I've read all the previous reviews on Amazon on this book, and I was surprised to find what I consider to be the major message of this book overlooked by all the reviews.

First of all, let me say that I found this to be an excellent, elegant exposition of just what the title indicates - the "Heart of Islam." Professor Nasr explains better that any other writer I have ever read just what things like love and justice mean to Muslim inner life. On the one hand, he was addressing the post 9/11 world, and attempting to nurture a sense of balance about what the terrorist attacks meant, from a mainstream Muslim perspective. That believers of religions do not always live up to the ideals expressed by their faith is nothing new, and Professor Nasr certainly isn't trying to deny that.

But another major point - one suggested by the subtitle "Enduring Values for Humanity", and one that has taken on a more serious demeanor since 9/11 - was Professor Nasr's attempt to show that Islam, as a society, sees itself as threatened by secularism and globalism, which are basically western creations which western society has assumed, without any really good reason, to have a universal application, and which western governments, from the beginning of the imperialist period up to the present, have foisted on the Middle East, theoretically in its own good. As he points out, many of the major ills of Muslim societies, such as oppressive regimes, are the result of western tampering with their societies over the last two hundred years; if one doubts that this is possible, one only has to look at other areas of the globe, such as Central America, to realize that this is not only possible, but almost unavoidable, as long as the major industrialized powers insist on setting the moral tone of the world - a moral tone that is predicated on maintaining control of other areas of the world, mostly on the premise of economic necessity.

Professor Nasr is a writer in the tradition of the major esotericists of the twentieth century, most notably Rene Guenon and Frithjof Schuon among others, whose major warning for us was that the world has become more secularized, and that true belief in God has been jeopardized as a result; secularism creates a world in which God is marginalized, primarily on the basis that belief inspires tyrrany. Globalism further creates a world in which there is no real place for people to base their lives on a belief in God, because economic necessity becomes the only constant in life. In the final analysis, I believe that this was the major argument of this book; 9/11 simply provided a reason for making the argument, and as time goes on this argument seems to make more and more sense, as America sinks into its third year of trying to create a Middle East in its desired secularized, globalized image. You may not agree with this premise (although I do); the worst part of all is that most westerners don't understand the argument at all.

Before reading this book, it is important to understand Nasr's philosophical background. He is a Traditionalist, meaning he believes in the "transcendent unity of the world's religions" and in a worldview that rejects the heavily secularized modern Western worldview, like the Traditionalist fathers Rene Guenon and Frithjof Schuon.

With that said, this book succeeds in clearing up many Western misconceptions of Islam, even though it can seem rather dry at times. There are many books that do this, but this one is particularly good due to Nasr's background in the dominant worldviews of both the Islamic World and the West. He successfully argues that at its core Islam seeks harmony in all spheres of life, from the political to the spiritual, from the personal to the communal. All spheres should be directed towards God according to this perspective. He also points out that many modern interpretations of Islam, whether of the Puritanical Salafi variety now dominant in Saudi Arabia, to the "rule by scholars" in Iran, to secularism in Turkey, not to mention those of radicals like Osama bin Laden, are off the mark from the traditional Islamic perspective. While Islam is not traditionally compatible with secularism, it is not compatible with theocracy or fascism either.

This is a glowingly positive presentation of Islam. I am glad to see such a presentation, even if Islam seems restrictive, sexist, and a whole slew of other negative adjectives from a modern Western perspective. Our own views can seem just as restrictive and backwards from another perspective (for instance, the Western value of individual freedom at all costs, even if it means allowing people to paint the urination of a crucifix or to portray Muhammad wearing a bomb as a turban seems irrational to Nasr and likely many other Muslims in its blatant disregard for human responsibilities to God and its flagrant disrespect of the rights of religious people to preserve their sacred values). If nothing else, Nasr shows that it is reasonable to see Islam in a positive light and that despite the atrocities (which are relatively few) committed in its name it, like Christianity, like Hinduism, like Buddhism, has contributed many positive things to humanity. After all, many atrocities have been committed in the name of secular philosophies like communism, Nazism, liberalism, progressivism, and nationalism as well, but many in the West see secularism in a positive light nonetheless. So those who see religions positively are more than justified in their own right.

All of us who want Islam to be seen in a more positive light than that often presented in the West should be thankful that this book was written. There are many good books that present the positive side of Islam, but this one is particularly good because of Nasr's experience of both the Islamic World and the West and his informed opinions based on this experience. Therefore it is recommended, even if it is a little dry at times.

For over 40 years Seyyed Hossein Nasr has written some of the best books on Islam, comparative religion, science, philosophy, and the environmental crisis. "The Heart of Islam" may be his most accessible work on Islam. It covers important topics such as jihad and women in Islam, and also explains the inner meaning of the religion. For this reason, it offers insights that most books on Islam, usually written by outsiders, simply miss. Only someone who has discovered the heart or essence of a religion or philosophy can speak with authority about the subject. After reading this book twice, I believe that Professor Nasr, as an important Muslim intellectual, truly represents the heart of Islam.

We learn that Islam is defined by the unity of the Divine Principle, which is the source and inspiration of the religion, including the Quran, Sunnah, Shariah, Sufism, Shi'ism, as well as Islamic philosophy, art, architecture, music, and poetry. We also learn about the presence of pre-Islamic prophets in Islam, such as Adam, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus, and some important keys for interfaith dialogue, not only with the Abrahamic family, but with people of all religions, and even those who do not adhere to a religion. One of the most engaging sections of the text is his discussion of the Divine Names and Attributes in Islam, such as Compassion, Love, Peace, Beauty, and Justice. He also deals with important questions that we all face in the modern world, such as the environmental crisis, human rights and responsibilities, and the role of religion in society, as well as crucial existential and philosophical questions.

Professor Nasr is also a University Professor of Islamic Studies at the George Washington University, and a graduate from M.I.T. and Harvard in Physics, Geology, and Islamic Science. We are not simply dealing with a sentimental and apologetic author, but a first rate scholar who understands both the West and the Islamic world. "The Heart of Islam" demonstrates this understanding, and may be one of the most important bridges that we have to challenge the clash of civilizations thesis that is perpetuated by extremists in the West and the Islamic world.

Perrin provides a series of essays on "great" (but not well-known) children's books. I really enjoyed reading his insights (I turned first to the essays on books I knew and loved as a child, as I would suspect most readers would) but later read the rest of the essays. It's clear that Perrin loves literature, and loves reading to children. I was especially taken by his discussion of Margery Sharp's books about Miss Bianca (the source material for the Disney Rescuers movies, but the books are far better than the movies). He points out how Sharp included little parodies of Regency novels in her writing - how she made her writing complex beyond what a child would notice (i.e., the child would not say "Oh, she's parodying Thackerey here"). The general thread that runs through the essays is that *good* children's writers do not write down to children, they write "across" to them, and include enough complexity of plot or language or syntax that the child is not patronized (and in fact, can go back and reread the books as an adult and not say "What did I ever see in that??" This book would be a wonderful gift for new parents.

good read, realistic yarn about relationships in evolution. I was somewhat disappointed by the ending

very tangible characters, realistic story, sense of place (Dublin)- good read