books about: context     books:       Kant: Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals (Cambridge Philosophical Texts In Context)12 reviews Immanuel Kant Cambridge University Press, 2005 Cornerstone of Modern Ethical Thinking 'Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals' by Immanuel Kant is easily the most important work devoted exclusively to thinking about morality in the history of Philosophy, especially considering it's size. The cornerstone of the work, and the end result of Kant's analysis is the categorical imperative which says that a moral law are only those for which you can state should be true of all ...             The First Part of King Henry the Fourth: Texts and Contexts17 reviews St Martins Pr, 1997 The two sides of Hal Henry IV remains one of my favorite Shakespeare plays, even though the tragedies and comedies get far more attention and seeming appreciation than do the histories. As an English major, I examined Henry's (Hal's) character, and I focused on his development from a somewhat foolhardy young man into a self-assured, even manipulative prince. It is hard to say which of these Hal truly is, or if he is ...             Illusive: Contemporary Illustration And Its Context9 reviews Gestalten Verlag, 2007 GORGEOUS! I bought this book along with the "Bologna Annual Illustrators of Children's Books" catalogue and leave both of them on my coffee table. The illustrations as well as graphic artwork for anything from books to band posters and advertisements are beautiful and very inspiring. I find myself sitting on the couch flipping through it regularly. Well worth the money!             The Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making16 reviews Scott Plous McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 1993 Scott Plous is a star. This is an inspiring text that had my brain popping. I write this from the perspective of a social and market researcher, and thought I was quite aware of many of the nuances and pitfalls that can render our scientific research somewhat open to question. But Scott Plous, with his vivid, lively writing style, his acute logic and well chosen case studies shows what a hell of a minefield it is that we work in. The Psychology of Judgment and ...             Winning through enlightenment9 reviews Ron Smothermon Context Publications, 1980 Great Book The other day a friend asked me what was the most significant book I had read in my life....THIS IS IT. Smothermon's book is certainly not mainstream, and it contains the most densely packed wisdom of what life is about that I know of. Over the years, I have recomended this book to MANY people, and the feedback is fantastic. Get it.             The Dummy Line21 reviews Bobby Cole Context Publishing Company, LLC., 2008 Dummy Line So, when is the movie due out? It is an easy reading book, but absolutely gripping. It starts out with high suspense and keeps on going right to the end. As someone who lives in Sumter County, Alabama, I must say I could absolutely visualize everyplace Cole talks about. It also made me feel like I need to put in motion detector lights, get a guard dog, and install a security system. Putting ...             What Makes Biology Unique?: Considerations on the Autonomy of a Scientific Discipline (Law in Context S.)10 reviews Ernst Mayr Cambridge University Press, 2007 The deep mojo of Biology This was a book that finally answered my wife's questions. She is a theologian (main stream, liberal. Evolution is OK) and deals with science and religion frequently. She kept asking me of my biochemical research "is it predictive?". What she was asking was from my studies in protein structure could I predict the Taj Mahal? I mumbled a great deal during those conversations. In this book ...             Listening to the Land: Conversations about Nature, Culture and Eros (29 Interviews)10 reviews Derrick Jensen Context Books, 2002 Wide variety of great thinking in this book. If your a fan of Derrick Jensen's work you will definately see where he has gotten a lot of the foundations in his thinking. This book is centered on the question if we we're not happy destroying the landbase that keeps us alive, and gives our inner world substance, than why are we doing it? Jensen than goes on to interview thinkers from many different fields to discuss this phenomenon. This ...             New Light on the Difficult Words of Jesus: Insights from His Jewish Context10 reviews David Bivin En-Gedi Resource Center, 2005 Bivin's work is most helpful David Bivin's new book, New Light on the Difficult Words of Jesus: Insights from His Jewish Context, is a most helpful book. I have never traveled to Israel and, being a gentile Christian, I am not all that familiar with Jewish customs. Consequently, having a straightforward explanation of Jewish customs of the first century is most interesting and helpful in interpreting the NT. One read of ...             The Hit12 reviews Jere Hoar Context Books, 2003 Its a fast read; but better if you savor it like fine wine I couldn't get over the style...so crisp and sparse but wonderful: great word pictures. I could have finished the book in a couple of days but decided to savor it like fine wine. It moves fast and takes you along inside the mind of Luke Carr as he tries to make sense of his past(Vietnam) his present(an old love with Luke's number) and his future, which may or may not include money, love and ...             Ecstasy7 reviews Michael Eigen Wesleyan, 2001 Bravo! Eigen's "Ecstasy" is a profound book that moves spirituality and psychoanalysis into a dialogue in which neither loses and both are enriched. The struggles of a day and of a lifetime are given conceptualization here in the author's seemingly stream-of-consciousness style that rests on a disciplined study of literary, biblical, and psychoanalytic wisdoms. The reader feels a sense of discovery, of ...             The Leaders We Need: And What Makes Us Follow6 reviews Michael Maccoby Harvard Business School Press, 2007 Significant and practical We need Michael Maccoby's insights about leaders and our world today to follow or become The Leaders We Need. People don't want to be managed by autocratic father figures, though they will follow and better yet, collaborate with, the right kind of leader. This book is trenchant and practical. Disclaimer: Michael Maccoby and I have worked together for 35 years. For some this might imply a ...             Between Worlds: Dybbuks, Exorcists, and Early Modern Judaism (Jewish Culture and Contexts)5 reviews J. H. Chajes University of Pennsylvania Press, 2003 Jewish exorcisms revealed An amazingly informative read, Between Worlds offers a rare glance into the writings of Early Modern Jews dealing with spirit possession, excorcism, and prevailing attitudes of the times, both Jewish and non-Jewish. It was fascinating to read about Luria and his contemporaries dealings with dyybuks, possessed women, and to have the comparision with Christian and Islamic practises and writings of ...             The First Mormon Temple: Design, Construction, and Historic Context of the Kirtland Temple8 reviews Elwin Clark Robison Brigham Young University Press, 1997 The Book Itself is a Temple Robison's insights into the the progression of the construction of the Kirtland temple are priceless windows into the most significant landmark in the timeline of mormon architecture. This is a great coffee table book for historic preservation buffs and mormoms alike that won't be put down!             Venice in Context: The Independent Traveler's Guide to Venice7 reviews Robert Wayne Independent International Travel, Llc, 2003 Worth it for the audio guide alone! The entire book has good amount of useful practical information but the unique aspect is the 12 audio tours. We extracted the audio tours off of the CD's and loaded them on our iPod nanos. It works like a charm. Occasionally we wished that the script was a bit less general but it is an excellent precursor of what is probably the wave of the future. Why follow guides who are trying to impart ...             A Beginner's Guide to STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING, SECOND EDITION (The Inquiry and Pedagogy Across Diverse ...6 reviews Randall E. Schumacker, Richard G. Lomax Lawrence Erlbaum, 2004 Easy to read and understand; needs a second edition No one expects statistics to be easy reading, especially when it concerns complicated models such as structural equation modeling (SEM). Nevertheless, this book manages to do just that. Schumacker and Lomax have successfully put together a guide that explains to beginners (like myself) in simple terms how the whole thing works. As with most books that treat complex models, some basic knowledge ...             Speedology: Speed on New York on Speed8 reviews Timothy Levitch Context Books, 2002 Introduce yourself to Speed Timothy "Speed" Levitch is a creative maelstrom. After reading Speedology, I have never felt so utterly alive and ready to overcome fear in my life. It has made me hunger to visit New York to see the world through the literary eyes I have been given as well as a need to think, feel and express more than I previously have. The poetics and spiritual reflection are superb to the point that even an ...             Not Trauma Alone: Therapy for Child Abuse Survivors in Family and Social Context (Series in Trauma and Loss)7 reviews Steven Gold Routledge, 2000 this is a great book I think there is an unfortunate tendency among some therapists even today to focus primarily on child sexual abuse (and perhaps to a lesser extent, child physical abuse) as the source of the client's problems. The treatment approach that ensues all too often involves one of two things: focusing exclusively on the damaging effects of the traumas, which in the 80's and early 90's often promoted ...             At the Origins of Christian Worship: The Context and Character of Earliest Christian Devotion5 reviews Larry W. Hurtado Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2000 A Readable Summary of Key Truths of Early Worship As noted by others, this is a readable abridgement of Hurtado's more extensive published materials related to early Christian worship. Central to Hurtado's work is an insightful assessment of the key role monotheism plays in the object of worship and the equally central role intimacy plays in the context of that worship. Although not rejecting Trinitarian understanding, his assertion that early ...             ABCs of Human Behavior: Behavioral Principles for the Practicing Clinician (Context / Nhp)5 reviews Jonas Ramnerö, Niklas Törneke New Harbinger Publications; Context Press, 2008 You will love this book This book is a wonderful introduction to behavioural therapy. It is useful for both clinicians working with psychotherapy and students. The book is worth reading more than once. You will find it very easy to read and I only heard positive comments from students and clinicians that read it. In the book you find lots of clinical examples. The book presents both classical principals for behavioural ...              search for books beginner, behavioral, cambridge, character, christian, clinician, considerations, construction, contemporary, conversations, devotion, difficult, discipline, enlightenment, exorcists, groundwork, historic, illustration, independent, interviews, listening, metaphysics, philosophical, practicing, principles, psychology, scientific, speedology, structural, survivors books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: History of Philosophy, Volume V: Hobbes to Hume we recommend Dummy Line leave a comment home  impressum - about us