College and University Books

As a high school senior trying to decide on where to go to school, I found this book especially helpful. Nothing else I read gave me the same kind of insider info into the goings on of the school. The info ranged from academics, to nightlife, to safety and security and everything in between. If you get this book you won't be disappointed!

I wish there could have been a section about the Old Ox and Second Wind in Pacific Beach, but time has taken both of those wonderful places from us. In college (and for all the years after) I spent a great deal of time looking for cheap burritos and happy hours. Then I got contracted to write a guidebook about it. Oh yeah, and when you move off campus, live in Mission or Pacific Beach. Or downtown I guess, downtown is nice now. Don't study too hard. (or at least try to get most of it done before spring)

A breathtaking journey through the halls of academic culture. An inside look beneath the belly of the University of Utah. I found it to be a non-stop thrill ride on the guidebook express -- how refreshing, gentle reader. I'm waiting with baited breath for Mr. Whitley to make an investigative sojourn to other nadirs of Higher learning. Whitley penetrates all 20 topics from parking to safety and security with pluck, perserverence and persipicacity. Clearly, Whitley is on the prowl and there's no stopping him! I never feel LONELY on his PLANET!! It's time to LET GO of all other guide books!!!

This book has a great perspective because it is written by a student. It was the first book where I felt like the author was writing the guide for me instead of for my parents. I loved the guides for entertainment around town and all the tips on housing and what not. In addition to that of course there is a lot of info on academics and student organizations. I think everyone looking at this school should get this book. It rocks!

Having this guidebook is like having a best friend at UW to tell you first-hand all the goods and bads of being a Husky. I recommend this book to prospective students as well as current UW students, the list of bars and restaurants is great when you're looking for something to do on a Friday night. If you really want to know how youll do as a Husky, this book is your bible.

Anyone looking for insight into University of Washington should definitely check out this book. It's got everything you want to know and more. Besides that, it's well written from a student's perspective and dare I say it, fun to read. I like the student quotes sections and the bar/restaurant guide. But, no worries, it's got great info on everything academic and etc. Buy the book!

Now in a newly updated second edition, Unsmiling Faces: How Preschools Can Heal is a guide especially for professional educators concerning quality intervention and prevention programs for the sake of emotionally fragile and developing young children. Essays by a variety of expert authors discuss subjects ranging from "Developmental Reality and the Reality of Experience" to "Play Therapy as Early Intervention", "Lesson Plans for Emotional Life", "Why Homeless Children Can't Sit Still", and much more, all written with a keen eye toward methodologies for improving the quality of life as well as the education of children. An invaluable asset for any professional preschool educator.

As a preschool teacher of both typically developping and delayed children, I have found Lesley Koplow's book to be a valuable resource. Her easy to read book is complete with background on the major developmental milestones of early childhood, practical techniques to foster a nurturing classroom environment, and actual lesson plans to implement emotional goals. Numerous anecdotes from the classroom make it easy to envision this plan in action. Lesley Koplow shares a wealth of knowledge, research, and experience that make this book a "must-read" for anyone whose goal is to nurture their students' emotional needs.

Because there are no standardized admissions requirements for veterinary schools in the US, this was an incredibly useful tool for me during my admissions cycle. Even though I had the time to mine individual schools for their information and plug it into a spreadsheet, I still found info. in this book that I had missed. Combine the opportunity cost of one's time, and it's well worth the cost.

Must have if you are planning to apply for vet school.

In this inspiring book author, John Hansen, chronicles the struggles that the Rev. William Tennent faced when trying to live out the call of God on his life. He pastored a Presbyterian congregation in Bucks County, PA and built a log cabin school for the training of ministers. Tennent knew what it was like to face rejection and criticism. His colleagues laughed and scoffed at his "Log College." Several of his parishoners tried to have him removed as pastor of the church. Despite all of his trials he never gave up his vision to train revivalist ministers to spread the gospel. Jesus said that unless a grain of wheat falls to the earth and dies it remains alone, but if it dies it bears much fruit. The fruit of his labor was not realized until after his death. His log cabin school gave birth to 63 colleges and universities. The life of William Tennent has much to teach anyone who is struggling to carry out God's vision for their life in the midst much adversity. William Tennent never gave up and neither should we.

My wife read this book before me and commented how amazing this book is. It is not just history and a testamony of a man who shaped history, but it is full of valuable lesson which inspire and can be applied in our lives today. I personally am not such a great friend of reading history, but I highly recommend this book. It is amazing how much I have learned from this book.

If you've ever wondered what C-town was like before you got there, this is the book for you.

This book has a huge collection of pictures that chronicle thehistory of Clemson University. It is a must have for any Clemsonfanatic or those who truly enjoy learning about the old days at Clemson.

I'm a W & L student, and all I can say is that this book is virtually flawless. It tells you what the school is really like, not what the administration tells you it is like. This book can really help you decide whether or not this college is right for you. It would also be helpful for any incoming freshman; the book contains a good bit of W & L slang that could be very useful in a student's first few weeks. If you're thinking of coming to Washington and Lee, BUY this book. For W & L I YELL LIKE HELL!!

This book is the first college guide book I've seen that has kept me interested as I read it. Not only was it a fun read and I found myself laughing at certain things, but the information is really insightful. It was a welcome change to get some perspective on the school from a student who goes there and isn't afraid to tell it like it is. I really believe anyone looking at this school will get something relevant out of the book. How could you not?!

I wasn't sure about Washington University before reading this book but now I think I know it much better. I'm happy to have found such a well written guide on this college. What really impressed me was the detail of information given and the fact that it was written by a student. I think anyone looking at this university should get this book. You won't be disappointed!

In the last ten years Washington University in St. Louis has grown into one of the country's premiere liberal arts colleges, drawing more and more prospective students to the midwest for a look.

This College Prowler guide is the ultimate companion to a visit to St. Louis. The book's 29 chapters give you hundreds of uncensored student opinions on topics including the best and worst campus food, Greek life, campus dating, the best dorms, the intramural sport scene, and which professors to avoid at all costs.

Prospective students can pick up some Wash U slang, read about how to dress for the horrible St. Louis winters, discover the quirky stores on South Grand Blvd., or read up on campus traditions like Thurtene and WILD. Learn what frat parties are like, the prevalance of student drug use, and even track fashion trends on campus. Above all you'll find out the best and worst things about living and studying at Washington University.

You're about to pick a place to spend the next four years of your life. This College Prowler guide helps you make the right decision by giving you the opinions of those who know the school best -- real Washington University undergrads. Written by students for prospective students, it's an honest and essential aid in making your big decision.

You'll also find in the guide a wealth of information about things to do in St. Louis and at Washington University, so if you decide to attend, you'll already have a head start on diving into the clubs, arts, sports, business, and social life of the area.

Please feel free to contact me, the book's author, at dan.carlin@gmail.com

I've long been a fan of David Swanger's work. I love how the straightforward simplicity of his poems' language and structures releases nuanced emotion. His maturity, as a poet and as a person, results in poems that shimmer with the mysteries of "the big questions," while cloaked in the most ordinary and intimate of interactions.

While thinking about this review, it occurred to me that "Wayne's College of Beauty" can be viewed, in part, as a modern man's journey through the "Seven Stages of Life." Some of the poems reach back to when his children were young, such as "My Daughter's Morning," "her sparkle is as the edge of new/ice on leafed pools, while I/am soggy, tepid; old toast." (This poem, as well as "Patriarch of the Lake," has been featured by Garrison Keillor on "Writer's Almanac.") In "Longer," a teenage daughter struggles with her questions about death as she talks with her father in the middle of the night. "The girl/glistens, a rosy dolphin riding/swells of seamless youth and health,/yet she worries.../If sleep has an opposite, it is/not waking, but the imagination." At the other end of the scale are poems that capture, with equal honesty and perception, the confusion, loss, and tender sweetness of a parent aging. I think of my own mother as I read "The Lessons": "Fathers diminish like fallen snow."

And then there is the voice of "something else" (knowledge? experience? imagination?) present in the very last poem of the book, "What the Wing Says," perhaps Swanger's greatest, and most mysterious. How simply it appears to speak: "Dismiss the grocer of your soul./Nothing important can be weighed." But how far it wants to take us -- I almost said "unimaginably" far, but that's the opposite of what the poem is asking. "Does the future move in only one direction?/Think how roots find their way, how hair spreads/on the pillow, how watercolors give birth to light./Think how dangerous I am, because of what I offer you."

David Swanger may be formally retired from teaching, but his lessons keep coming every time we open his books.

Here is a poet who has not received the acclaim he so deserves. Yes he has some respectable awards... he is, afterall, a professor Emeritus at UCSC ...and a Harvard grad; but why hasnt the poetic community realized his genius and bestowed more honors upon this man; especially when reading this book... I suppose its true that many great poets arent discovered until they die... but if you want to catch him in life... I suggest you read this NOW. Swanger's poems are a gift to us; embrace that gift.