books by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.     books:       The Career Mystique: Cracks in the American Dream8 reviews Phyllis Moen Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2004 An interesting read I'm a sociology undergrad and was asked to read this book. While many sociology books that I've read are dry and difficult to get through, The Career Mystique is straightforward, with clear and easy-to-understand examples. More than that, this book forced me to look beyond the relative ease of the predicted, calculated, college life to what lerks beyond, namly trying to balance a career and a ...             Aging Parents, Aging Children: How to Stay Sane and Survive8 reviews Miriam K. Aronson, Marcella Bakur Weiner Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2007 Intergenerational interdependence Reviewed by Richard R. Blake for Reader Views (10/07) Drs. Miriam K. Aronoson and Marcella Bakur Weiner have written "Aging Parents, Aging Children" for the average person faced with a care-giving challenge. The book is filled with practical examples and dramatic scenarios to help the reader identify with others who have, or are experiencing, similar problems or challenges. Early chapters ...             Agents Under Fire, Materialism and the Rationality of Science8 reviews Angus Menuge Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2004 Agency Defended Through Careful, Penetrating Analysis Dr. Menuge has written an extremely important underappreciated book providing a crucial link between the emerging scientific theory of intelligent design and the mind. This book exists as something of a well-kept secret. But many readers interested both in the philosophy of mind and the continuing Darwin vs. design debate will find this book to be a significant intellectual achievement. ...             The River Where America Began: A Journey Along the James8 reviews Bob Deans Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2008 Really Good Hi, I am reading this book right now and am on page 238 of 287. This is the most readable "history" book I have ever read. I would give it a 4 1/2 out of 5 really. He gets into the baptism of Pochohontas and gets a little sharp with the tongue. Don't pass up on this book though because of a few pages. Everyones opinion still matters. I do like how it's in a storybook format and I do like the ...             Running Toward Danger: Stories Behind the Breaking News of September 1110 reviews Newseum Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2002 RUNNING TOWARD DANGER: Stories Behind Breaking News of 9/11 From Library Journal Reviews ; October 1, 2002 Tuesday By Audrey Snowden The Newseum, an interactive museum of news located in Arlington, VA, was operating as usual on September 11, 2001. After seeing smoke billowing from the ravaged Pentagon, its staff members immediately closed the museum and worked through the night assembling an exhibit of wire service photos from around the ...             Between Women and Generations: Legacies of Dignity (Feminist Constructions)9 reviews Drucilla Cornell Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2005 A must have for every mother, sister, daughter... It's rare to read a book like Cornell's - one that so brilliantly weaves together autobiography, philosophy, and feminism. Cornell's interviews with a NY housecleaner's union are fascinating - every journalist and union organizer should pay close attention to this unique section of the book. Every woman can see a part of herself in Cornell's stories of her life and her relationships with her ...             The Climb of My Life: Scaling Mountains with a Borrowed Heart15 reviews Kelly Perkins Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2007 Inspiring story! This is an amazing story about medical miracles, undaunted courage, steely determination, steadfast love, and ultimate triumph. While most of us won't face the sorts of challenges described here, there are many lessons to be learned. The inspiration of Kelly's story is a gift. If you want an exciting story about real adventure, this book is for you. If nothing else, this book should inspire every ...             Street-Smart Advertising: How to Win the Battle of the Buzz10 reviews Margo Berman Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2006 A Great Tool Street Smart Advertising is a great book. I used it for one of my classes and it really helped me to improve my creative thinking and execution. This book includes many visual and real-life examples, which makes it really easy to understand. Such as the changing ads that are placed atop NYC taxi cabs. This book covers everything, from A-Z, that one needs to know in the creative field. Berman also ...             Ethics Into Action: Henry Spira and the Animal Rights Movement15 reviews Peter Singer Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2000 A primer in effective (animal)activism Being persuaded about animal rights for some time now, I have been looking for ideas on how to get active. This book provides lots of ideas and is an inspiring portrait of an attractive and committed person. It is also very readable - I read it early into the morning until I finished it. Spira's activism was highly intelligent, practical, strategic and committed to the long term - he is a hero of ...             Destination Dissertation: A Traveler's Guide to a Done Dissertation14 reviews Sonja K. Foss Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2007 Extremely helpful Destination Dissertation presents an attempt to demystify the process of conducting, writing and presenting original research, completing dissertations and making the transition to journal articles. The travel metaphor is creative and one to which all of us, as scholars, can relate. The format is cohesive and the chapters flow according to the process of the dissertation format. The techniques ...             Dangerous Women6 reviews Victoria B. Cass Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 1999 An enlightening and enjoyable read. Dr. Cass has written a thoroughly enjoyable and informative book about women during the Ming Dynasty in China. Most important, she demonstrates with a wide range of historical examples that there is much more to Chinese history and culture than its Confucian legacy. Aside from eliminating the China doll myth, Dr. Cass shows that there is a facet to Chinese civilization that is still connected ...             After Capitalism (New Critical Theory)7 reviews David Schweickart Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2002 A Coherent & Efficacious System, and a Pretty Good Read too! Though perhaps it significantly skewed my views to have been reading Schweickart following a close and careful reading of both Friedman's Capitalism & Freedom and Rawls' Theory of Justice, I feel that not only aided me tremendously in my understanding of the overall flow and goal of the text, but additionally, the overall experience gave me sufficient background in economics and the political ...             Going Dirty : The Art of Negative Campaigning5 reviews David Mark Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2006 A very good and comprehensive look at negative campaigning and strategy Going Dirty is an excellent book covering the recent history of negative campaigning in the US. The book gives an insightful and balanced look into a topic most people wish wasn't there. Most of the book is filled with case studies of where negative ads were used, and while primarily contemporary (starting in the 1950's), it also goes back a century helping show how it all evolved. The book ...             China's Leaders5 reviews Cheng Li Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2001 Cheng Li Leads in Leadership Analysis Cheng Li has written a first-rate book on the next generation of Chinese leaders: what backgrounds they are likely to have, where they went to school, what types of qualifications they are likely to have, etc. etc. While much of the first half of the book is a rather dry academic look at educational backgrounds and statistical analysis thereof, the real meat of the book is the chapter on the key ...             A Portable God: The Origin of Judaism and Christianity6 reviews Risa Levitt Kohn, Rebecca Moore Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2007 A Portable God Extremely well-written and interesting topic about the common origins of Judaism anc Christianity. Uniquely put together by two female professors who write jointly, not in series, of their expertise, Risa Levitt Kohn and Rebecca Moore are writing essentially a curriculum for their course teachings. They explore the presence of God in the absence of a temple and the question of a Messiah. A ...             Dancing in Shadows: Sihanouk, the Khmer Rouge, and the United Nations in Cambodia (Asian Voices a Subseries ...7 reviews Benny Widyono Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2007 Excellent Dancing in Shadows combines politics with personality. Benny Widyono creates a dynamic read in this memoir of the heady days following the collapse of the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. All of the personalities and conflicting loyalties that make themselves known when the whole world comes to town (ie. UN) are in evidence here. What could be a dry record of past events is much tastier with ...             The Anglosphere Challenge: Why the English-Speaking Nations Will Lead the Way in the Twenty-First Century5 reviews James C. Bennett Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2007 A New Way to Look at Canada and the World Any serious discussion of the central role of English traditions in Canada is fraught with twin perils: mindless claims of racism/imperialism and founding-nation chauvinism. The Anglosphere Challenge is something very different. It's an exciting exploration of a new way to look a modern global culture and its Canadian flavour, keeping both perils at bay. Leading off with a chapter on the dynamic ...             The Search for Beauty in Islam: A Conference of the Books6 reviews Khaled Abou El Fadl Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2005 A beautiful, enlightening book. For those unfamiliar with Isalm, Abou El Fadl cracks open the tradition. You can see Islamic reasoning at work as he compares sources, uses the ancient writers and parses out conclusions. Read especially his deconstruction of alleged authorizations for violence against women in Islam and his defense of the tradition of women scholars. You can also feel his anguish at how much of Islam has ...             Women's Rites of Passage: How to Embrace Change and Celebrate Life7 reviews Abigail, M.D. Brenner Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2007 Elise Cummiskey O.M. Abigail Brenner shows us the strengh of woman and thier enless ability to find ways to create passage through the challenges of thier lives. Each story is a personal and creative gem. It is a great comfort to know there is not just one way to deal with the flow of life ,it's changes and it's sorrows. All woman seem to have the instinct to create rites to honor and make sence out of the events of ...             Zen at War (2nd Edition)8 reviews Brian Daizen Victoria Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2006 Essential Reading for Students of Zen and Buddhism in Genera What I found most disturbing about this book was not so much what Victoria had to reveal about the Zen culture of Imperial Japan, (don't get me wrong, that was pretty darn disturbing too)but rather the reaction that came from many, if not most, of North America's Zen masters. Almost to a one, they refused to even admit the core issue that the book arises: "If an _enlightened_ person can support ...              search for books advertising, anglosphere, borrowed, breaking, cambodia, campaigning, capitalism, celebrate, challenge, christianity, conference, constructions, dangerous, destination, dissertation, english-speaking, feminist, generations, legacies, materialism, mountains, movement, perspectives, portable, rationality, september, sihanouk, street-smart, subseries, twenty-first 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: Ask the Professor: What Freshmen Need To Know home  impressum - about us