books by Harvard University Press     books:       Soul by Soul: Life Inside the Antebellum Slave Market13 reviews Walter Johnson Harvard University Press, 2001 Slavery upclose In response to Tabsaw's "brilliant" book review, I would offer a more balanced perspective. Yes, the slave narratives provide interesting reading, but what evidence is there that these are historically accurrate? In fact, a quick review of how the WPA collected these narratives should give an clue as to their reliability. Most were done by whites looking to support their perception of slavery ...             White Teacher14 reviews Vivian Gussin Paley Harvard University Press, 2000 A Paradox in the Classroom: How Objectivity Cultivates Uncritical Teachers Vivian Paley's groundbreaking work, White Teacher, ushers one through an array of intimate experiences with and reflections about the challenges she faced as a white teacher, working to develop a pedagogy free of the marginalization and neglect that disproportionately affect the educational experiences of many non-white children. Paley's evolving understanding of the complexities of teaching ...             Leadership Without Easy Answers17 reviews Ronald Heifetz Harvard University Press, 1998 Exceptional from start to finish I read this book in 1994 when it was first published and then again recently. It is excellent and establishes a philosophical approach to leadership that is grounded in problem solving rather than visionary mission. The visionary hero is a threat to democracy as evidenced by such leaders as Adolph Hitler and Napoleon Bonaparte. Ronald Heifetz draws a portrait of the leader that is far different ...             Mind in Society: Development of Higher Psychological Processes3 reviews L. S. Vygotsky Harvard University Press, 1978 Socio-historical psychology This is one of the earliest and still one of the best introductions to socio-historical psychology, the study of how individual human intelligence develops in interaction with people and the environment. In concert with many contemporary approaches in cognitive science today, Lev Vygotsky, A.R. Luria and A.N. Leontiev argued that human intelligence is characteristically mediated through ...             In a Different Voice: Psychological Theory and Women's Development23 reviews Carol Gilligan Harvard University Press, 1993 "I get it" I actually am still reading this book because I am taking my time digesting it all. It's really giving me insight on how women's thoughts and opinions have been influenced from birth. It's helping me validate my own feelings and opinions.             Nisa: The Life and Words of a !Kung Woman22 reviews Marjorie Shostak Harvard University Press, 2000 Dense, informitive, sad, and often moving Majorie Shostak's account of her anthropology trip to Africa's Kalahari Desert examining the rituals, lifestyles and existence of the !Kung tribe is not to be read like an expanded version of a National Geographic article. It is written with academic rigor and precise examination of a !Kung woman Nisa. The majority of the book is told through Nisa's words which are translated into English with as ...             The Girl with the Brown Crayon18 reviews Vivian Gussin Paley Harvard University Press, 1998 Children reading Leo Lionni's books Paley's purpose for writing this book consists of helping to open our minds to the insights of children. She implies in her writing that we, as adults, can learn from children. Paley wrote about events that took place in her classroom during her last year of teaching. This book has many stories within itself. The theme or topic revolves around the children and how they react to literature and ...             The Return of Martin Guerre19 reviews Natalie Zemon Davis Harvard University Press, 1984 Great "Micro- History," a new genre in history At first, Natalie Davis collaborated with the director Daniel Vigne on his film, but she became dissatisfied by how many elements of the story never made it into the movie. Her book adds specific details she thought central to the story; such as, the Guerre's Basque roots, Bertrande first meeting Arnaud du Tilh at an inn outside of the village, and Bertrande's reasons for collaborating with the ...             How Judges Think9 reviews Richard A. Posner Harvard University Press, 2008 Brlliant and fun analysis of how judges actually decide cases This man is *cold*. Fortunately for the reader, it is this icy wit that makes reading Posner's books such a joy. Watch how he rips into inconsistencies: 'In discussing a case that invalidated the exclusion of homosexuals from the military, Beatty approvingly remarks that the court "noted the lack of `concrete' and `actual or significant' evidence that allowing gay men to enlist in the armed ...             What the Best College Teachers Do26 reviews Ken Bain Harvard University Press, 2004 Teaching is harder than it looks. Brief Summary: Ken Bain and his colleagues conducted a fifteen-year study of outstanding teachers from a variety of disciplines at two dozen institutions. The teachers they chose to study had all achieved remarkable success in helping their students make sustained, substantial and positive changes in the way they think, act and learn. The study looked at how good teachers prepare, what they ...             The Logic of Collective Action: Public Goods and the Theory of Groups, Second printing with new preface and ...16 reviews Mancur Olson Harvard University Press, 1971 How to Explain History Many people discuss the influence of groups, but few really understand why some groups have are more effective than others. Mancur Olson crafted subtle and persuasive arguments explaining why special interest groups are often so effective. People participate in groups according to the expected marginal costs and benefits. Problems with group action emerge when we consider externalities and public ...             One Writer's Beginnings (The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in the History of American Civilization)28 reviews Eudora Welty Harvard University Press, 1998 Glimpses Into a Unique Writer's Mind. "Listening," "Learning to See" and "Finding a Voice," Eudora Welty entitled the three chapters of her autobiography "One Writer's Beginnings." And while these may be steps that most writers will undergo at some point, Welty's compact memoir is notable both because it allows a rare glimpse into the celebrated writer's otherwise fiercely protected private life and it illustrates the roots from ...             Deaf in America: Voices from a Culture12 reviews Carol A. Padden, Tom L. Humphries Harvard University Press, 1990 Fascinating and informative "Deaf in America: Voices from a Culture," by Carol Padden and Tom Humphries, is a well-written, consistently interesting look at Deaf lives and communities. The introduction notes that both authors are deaf, so this book is very much written from the perspective of insiders. The copyright page notes that the book has a copyright date of 1988 and was in its 12th printing in 2000. Although ...             Recursive Methods in Economic Dynamics20 reviews Nancy L. Stokey, Robert E., Jr. Lucas, ... Harvard University Press, 1989 Essential Essential for understanding modern macroeconomic theory, for better or worse. Chapter 4 on Dynamic Programming under certainty and bounded returns is beautiful. I recommend using this book in conjunction with Sargent's RMT.             Other People's Words: The Cycle of Low Literacy4 reviews Victoria Purcell-Gates Harvard University Press, 1997 Accessible Study of Illiteracy Purcell-Gates avoids the weighty conventions of academic writing and thus opens her studies and insights to the larger world. The book recounts her experiences over two years tutoring a completely illiterate mother and her nearly equally illiterate son. Purcell-Gates, who at the time worked at the local university and literacy center, tells their story with compassion and a strong effort ...             Tinkering toward Utopia: A Century of Public School Reform8 reviews David Tyack, Larry Cuban Harvard University Press, 1997 Best Brief Intro to Educational Reform in the US Tinkering Toward Utopia is simply the best brief introduction to the history of educational reform in the US available. Anyone with a genuine interest in historical explanations of why grand schemes of school reform fail and why "crisis" is the way the US has tended to view its need for school reform, will be rewarded by this clearly written account. The book substitutes complex historical ...             American Apartheid: Segregation and the Making of the Underclass10 reviews Douglas Massey, Nancy Denton Harvard University Press, 1998 Lucy Aitkens This remains, without question, one of the most excellent and insightful assessments of race in America. Whether you are a US citizen or an international visitor to the US this book is fundmental to understanding the hidden dimensions of ongoing racial division. Read it and pass it on in the hope that people will recognise the irrefutable evidence of racial segregation offered by Massey and ...             Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste9 reviews Pierre Bourdieu Harvard University Press, 2007 A Must Read! This is a fantastic explication of how social class prearranges our tastes and interests. I disagree with the reader who thinks that it is not applicable to American society--to the contrary. It is true that American culture is not so obviously stratified in the exact same ways as French culture (of the 1960s, I would add, when Bourdieu collected his data). Also, in American culture there is ...             You Can't Say You Can't Play14 reviews Vivian Gussin Paley Harvard University Press, 1993 Loved it! This book expresses what many of us know inherently, but Paley finds a way to say it, to bring it into your conscience, and to do it with a lyricism that is her writing "voice." It makes me wish she were my Kindergarten teacher...well, not really, since I still love my dear Mrs. Shabay and Miss Reezak! If you're a teacher or a parent, the focus is on what is important about play, and most ...             The Quantum World: Quantum Physics for Everyone22 reviews Kenneth W. Ford Harvard University Press, 2005 Review By a Non-Physicist Three themes are intertwined throughout this book: 1. Historical and biographical data on the men who, over about 50 years, discovered and described the weird world of quantum phenomenon and particle physics. The use of common sense had to be suspended during these investigations. 2. Accurate and intimidating descriptions of the particles and their interactions. 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