books about: sharer (contemporary discovering archaeology)

books about: sharer

books:

Discovering Our Past: A Brief Introduction to Archaeology

2 reviews
Wendy Ashmore, Robert J. Sharer

McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2005

Not like most college textbooks
I'm currently a student and i'm taking an Introducion to Archaeology course because I've always been interested in learning a little bit about archaeology. This is the book that I have to use for my class and most of the time I dread having to read the books in any of my classes, but this book is an exception. Even if I wasn't taking the course in college, I would enjoy reading this book. ...

The Heart of Darkness and The Secret Sharer (Signet Classics)

383 reviews
Joseph Conrad

Signet Classics, 2008

An excellent piece of epistemology!
On page 3, the narrator (not Marlow) tells us that "Marlow was not typical (if his propensity to spin yarns be excepted), and to him the meaning of an episode was not inside like a kernel but outside, enveloping the tale which brought it out only as a glow brings out a haze, in the likeness of one of these misty halos that sometimes are made visible by the spectral illumination of moonshine." ...

The Ancient Maya, 6th Edition

15 reviews
Robert Sharer, Loa Traxler

Stanford University Press, 2005

Latest edition of "classic" text
This is by far the most comprehensive book about the ancient Maya. There are several excellent shorter ones; this is the go-to book for thorough reference. It has become almost as "classic" as Maya civilization. Sharer reminisces about being "hooked on" Maya studies by the third edition (by Morley and Brainerd, 1956); so was I, back when it was newly minted. How much has changed since. ...

Archaeology: Discovering Our Past

2 reviews
Robert J. Sharer, Wendy Ashmore

McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2002

Decent book but needs more pictures
I had this as my main text for a class at Foothill college and it was a relatively easy read if you use the glossary. Their could have been more pictures of the items discussed and I would recommend to any teacher thinking of using this book to gather some more higher quality pictures of the items discussed for the student to look at.

Daily Life in Maya Civilization (The Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series)

1 review
Robert J. Sharer

Greenwood Press, 1996

Everything you Need in One Book
I don't know whether Professor Sharer wrote this book to be a college textbook. It certainly can be used as one for an overall basic survey of Mayan civilization for the undergraduate. In case you were wondering, it is most definitely not of the "Daily Life in Ancient Rome" type of book that was so popular when I was a kid. This is adult stuff. Not that the book is slow; on the contrary, it is ...

The Secret Sharer and Other Stories (Dover Thrift Editions)

11 reviews
Joseph Conrad

Dover Publications, 1993

Leggat = The Captain: True or False?
In THE SECRET SHARER, Joseph Conrad posits an interesting choice for the Captain protagonist: should he follow maritime law and return a self-confessed murderer to his ship to face justice or should he allow his personal feelings to intrude and harbor a fugitive and let him escape? On the surface, this seems like a fairly routine choice, but in the world of Joseph Conrad no choices are ever easy. ...

The Secret Sharer
Joseph Conrad

FQ Publishing, 2007

The Secret Sharer is a popular early 20th century novel written by author Joseph Conrad. The story taking place at sea, is told from the perpsective of a young sea captain. Not knowing his crew ahead of time except for the previous night, he struggles to see if he can life up to the authorty role that is a must among captains. The Secret Sharer is a an excellent book for those who are interested in novels dealing with the sea and also those who ...

Heart of Darkness and the Secret Sharer (Enriched Classics (Pocket))

2 reviews
Joseph Conrad

Pocket, 2004

A Classic of British Literature
Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness is a classic of British literature. Although Conrad was born in Russia-controlled Poland and did not become fluent in English until he was 21 years old, he demonstrates a tremendous mastery of the English language. Like many of his stories, Heart of Darkness is based on one of Conrad's own adventures (when he captained a steamboat down the Congo River). Heart ...

The Secret Sharer

1 review
Joseph Conrad

Hard Press, 2006

Morality is not a method of happiness (Tales of Unrest)
Joseph Conrad is not a `moral' author. In this short story, a captain takes unacceptable risks with his ship in order to give a murderer a chance to swim to his coast of freedom. Conrad is not Herman Melville, the Calvinist author of `Billy Budd', who takes a totally contrary view on the same accident. The captain in this story considers the man accused of manslaughter as his `double'. For ...

Heart of Darkness and The Secret Sharer
Joseph Conrad

Waking Lion Press, 2007

Loosely based on an experience in Joseph Conrad's life, Heart of Darkness tells the story of one man's journey into darkest Africa--and the darkness of the human heart. Both thoughtful and compelling, Heart of Darkness takes measure of "the thin line between civilization and barbarity." The Secret Sharer, likewise based on an actual accident at sea, is an exciting adventure tale that reveals truths about human nature on several levels. Albert J. ...

The Secret Sharer (Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism)
Joseph Conrad

Bedford/St. Martin's, 1997

Adopted at more than 1,000 colleges and universities, Bedford/St. Martin's innovative Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism series has introduced more than a quarter of a million students to literary theory and earned enthusiastic praise nationwide. Along with an authoritative text of a major literary work, each volume presents critical essays, selected or prepared especially for students, that approach the work from several contemporary ...

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Secret Sharer, and Transformation: Three Tales of Doubles, A Longman Cultural ...
Robert Louis Stevenson, Susan J. Wolfson, ...

Longman, 2008

Cruel Sacrifice

79 reviews
Aphrodite Jones

Pinnacle, 1994

Good book, but sad true story
Couldn't put the book down. I'm going to school for forensics. Very interesting case to study.