books about: discoveries     books:       The Discovery of Poetry: A Field Guide to Reading and Writing Poems11 reviews Frances Mayes Harvest Books, 2001 Poetry is a personal art form - I loved this one Poetry is a very personal art form, and there will always be divergent reactions to the same work. I have read several textbooks and anthologies. This may not be the strongest text or the broadest anthology, yet taken as a whole it is the most inspiring book about poetry I have ever read. This is a text that stirs the readers emotions to someting other than boredom. It was refreshing to find ...             Cengage Advantage Books: Voyage of Discovery: A Historical Introduction to Philosophy (Thomson Advantage ...1 review William F. Lawhead Wadsworth Publishing, 2006 Excellent Text Book and Survey of Philosophy This is one of the best survey texts or "history of philosophy" texts I have read that has been written in recent years. William F. Lawhead covers every major period in the history of philosophy that any student of philosophy would need to research. He covers the Ancient Period in Part 1, the Middle Ages in part 2, The Modern period in part 3, and the Contemporary period in part 4. All of the ...             Discoveries and Opinions of Galileo7 reviews Galileo Anchor, 1957 Galileo's Ideas and Their Defense The Discoveries and Opinions of Galileo consists of four works by Galileo Galilei: The Starry Messenger, Letters on Sunspots, Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina, and The Assayer. They are each wonderfully translated by Stillman Drake. He omits unnecessary parts of the texts, to prevent verbosity or boredom, while still giving the reader the full sense of each work. Drake is a professor of the ...             The Discovery of Society1 review Randall Collins, Michael Makowsky McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2004 well written and succint overview of sociological theory! very well written. offers a very easy to read style by stressing the biographical and historical context of each theorist. covers early sociological theory to such recent philosopher/sociologists as michel foucault. well done!             World Religions: A Voyage of Discovery5 reviews Jeffrey Brodd Saint Mary's Press, 2003 Textbook This exact book is a requirement for a theology course at Walsingham Academy. It arrived in perfect condition, almost as quick as buying in the store, except someone else drove. I am buying more online than ever--the technology is maturing. I would rather sit in my den than drive through all sorts of weather--with no guarantee the book will be there when I arrive. The book is an excellent ...             Design Through Discovery: An Introduction1 review Marjorie Elliott Bevlin Wadsworth Publishing, 1993 Very good book on design. Lots of illustrations The cover calls this edition the "Brief Edition" I am almost tempted to buy the $50.00 edition             Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention22 reviews Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Harper Perennial, 1997 The Real Facts About Creative People Few activities are a misunderstood by the general public as inventing and creativity. Sadly, Hollywood and television often portray the great inventor, scientist or musician as some sort of "mad genius". This book seeks to put the study of creativity on a rational basis. For the purposes of this book, creativity is defined as "... to bring into existence something genuinely new that is valued ...             Discovery!: Unearthing the New Treasures of Archaeology6 reviews Thames & Hudson, 2007 The Best Archaelology Book for General Readers A work of art in and of itself, "Discovery!" illuminates the most significant archeological discoveries of the past 15 years. Many of the accounts published here are by the discovers themselves, accounts written with a general audience in mind. The editor/compiler, Brian M. Fagan, is Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at the University of California< While the text is the most important element ...             The Discovery of Global Warming, revised and expanded edition (New Histories of Science, Technology, and ...18 reviews Spencer R. Weart Harvard University Press, 2008 A Concise History of the Subject As a reviewer of nonfiction I tend to rate based on whether or not the author achieves the goal stated in the introduction. When this book was written the shelves were far less crowded than today, but it still serves its purpose in giving the reader a layout of a surprisingly lengthy history in a concise and easy-to-read manual. Although it gives few details on the raw science itself it deftly ...             The Discovery of France26 reviews Graham Robb W. W. Norton, 2008 Not to be missed Every page of this book yields unexpected and brilliant insights and sidelights into the motley collection of nationalities, languages, and races that somehow became France. The story of Bernadette of Lourdes. The creation of the "official" meter. The persecution of a particular group for a thousand years (and no, it wasn't the Jews). Add to this a smooth and witty prose style and you have a book ...             The Logic of Scientific Discovery (Routledge Classics)17 reviews Karl Popper Routledge, 2002 Very interesting I have to ask myself, "What is the basis for my scientific knowledge?" On a daily basis, as I am a chemist. I have often been struck by arguments for "induction" as lacking credibility, because how can one argue of probabilities with an unknown sample size? Popper argues that a proposing scientific hypothesis is an inductive act, but it is a creative act not a logical one, but that scientific ...             The Discovery of Genesis: How the Truths of Genesis Were Found Hidden in the Chinese Language34 reviews C.H. Kang, Ethel R. Nelson Concordia Publishing House, 1979 Great History Book This book has in depth history on the Chinese language and its characters. You can tell that the author has done her research. Great book for doing studies proving creation from secular history.             Discovery of the Child1 review Maria Montessori Ballantine Books, 1986 Discovery of the child This is a very good introduction to Dr Maria Montessori's teachings and ideas. It gives an account of how she derived many of her methods and the materials she used. The book is filled with details and interesting encounters with her little charges which makes her an endearing educator. However, it does not contain enough information for the actual exercises the child is supposed to practise.             The Discovery of Grounded Theory: Strategies for Qualitative Research6 reviews Barney G. Glaser, Anselm Strauss Aldine Transaction, 1967 Seminal Work in Grounded Theory This book is a must for anyone looking to write theory, or for researchers looking to do qualitative analysis.             Thomas and the Great Discovery (A Golden Classic) W. Rev Awdry Golden Books, 2008 THOMAS AND ALL the other engines are working hard. At the end of a long day, Thomas discovers that the bridge that will bring him home has collapsed, so he decides to find a different route. He finds an old track that appears to have been unused for a long time. As the track is more and more overgrown, Thomas thinks he must be lost, until he pulls into a forgotten town that has been abandoned for 50 years.             Psychology: A Journey of Discovery, 3e Stephen Franzoi Atomic Dog Publishing, 2005 This COMPLETE textbook includes not only the paperback copy textbook new, but also contains the Online Edition. This is a complete interactive study guide with quizzing functionality that reports to the instructor. This text also has animated figures and graphs that bring the print graphic to life for deeper understanding. The complete text is available word for word online as well, so you do not have to bring the print copy to class or with you ...             Drugs-From Discovery to Approval8 reviews Rick Ng Wiley-Liss, 2004 An easy way to understand a complex process I work in an organization that supports advanced gene therapy research that may lead to new therapies for chronic and life threatening diseases, but I am not a scientist. As a communicator, I needed to understand the long and arduous journey from discovery to pre-clinical research, to FDA-approved clinical manufacturing, and to human clinical trials. This book was excellent in helping me ...             Methods of Discovery: Heuristics for the Social Sciences (Contemporary Societies)1 review Andrew Abbott W. W. Norton, 2004 A Brilliant, Readable Introduction to the Logic of Sociology This is a beautifully written, clear and understandable analysis of the diverse ways of thinking in contemporary sociology. It is written to be understandable by undergraduates who are serious about the discipline and are about to undertake research on their own. Graduate students will find it indispensible as they make very important decisions about their own careers. Reading Abbott is much ...              search for books advantage, approval, archaeology, classics, contemporary, creativity, discoveries, discovery, drugs-from, expanded, grounded, heuristics, historical, histories, introduction, invention, language, medicine, philosophy, psychology, qualitative, religions, research, routledge, scientific, societies, strategies, technology, treasures, unearthing 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: Shannon Miller: America's Most Decorated Gymnast : A Biography home  impressum - about us