This book is an informative and well written account of this century's most influential cases. I would recommend it to anyone, who as a young adult is thinking of law school.

It was interesting to learn, through these stories, about how the courtroom works. I'd heard about some of the trials before, but didn't know how they turned out or what the details were. The stories were suspenseful. I especially liked the Scopes "Monkey Trial," the O.J. Simpson Trial, and the Sacco-Vanzetti Trial. I'm ten and I loved this book.

'This book is concise and reader-friendly. It is a great tool for determining learning styles and dominant intelligences. I use this book regularly as a classroom teacher; it helps me keep each child's learning in perspective. I would also recommend this book for parents as it will provide insight into their children and will help them in their partnership with their children's teachers.

I have been studying learning styles for the past six months, and I have never found a book that was this user-friendly. You could honestly pick up this book with no prior knowledge and start using learning styles and multiple intelligences into your classroom tomorrow. There is a brief overview of Myers-Briggs' learning styles and Gardener's multiple intelligences theories. The authors show how the two theories inter-relate. The remaining three chapters takes you through the process of bringing the theories into practice in your classroom. It is an extrememly easy and exciting read. I have made it through the book in two days of light reading. Also, this will not be a book you read once, and never pick up again; you will want to reread the material over and over again.

As a collector of American Folk Art I always wondered what guided my purchases. Only now do I understand, through the collector's and the author's eyes, that I too have focused on the Spiritually Moving. Anyone who would like to view one of the finest private collections would appreciate adding this table top book to his/ her library.

Spritually Moving, a Collection of American Folk Sculpture, produced by Harvey Kahn and Tom Geismar accomplishes in one book what decades of collecting often never achieves. To blur the line between American Folk Art, Contemporary and Fine Art is the ultimate lesson.

Ok, I've tried to get through several statistics books: statistics without tears, statistics for the utterly confused, etc. etc. and this is the BEST beginner's book on statistics I have found (though it has the least attractive cover!). I did the exercises and didn't read ahead for answers, and really learned each lesson. Of all the books on statistics for beginners, this is the only one where I believe the author sincerely wants the reader to LEARN and not just get the $ for the book. Some of the books are simple at first and then jump to be more complicated too early. Not this one. Mr. Brightman really makes an effort to explain everything as simply as possible.

before reading this book I KNEW ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT STATISTICS .In a friendly way this book has met me with statistics .i never entered statistics courses at school.but i passed because this book is excellent for learning alone.I am writing this review because i thought Harvey Brightman is the best statistics teacher i have ever met.And I feel thankful to him. can alaybeyoglu ankara university Turkey

I have explored many resouces for a good example of how to design and utilize a cartoon. Ms. Harvey gave wonderful examples and a variety of ways to use the cartoon from design to final product. It was most helpful for a Jack loom weaver.

Must have for the "designing" weaver.

Before buying this book, I checked a number of tapestry books out of the library. I found this book to be the only tapestry weaving book that gave clear instructions. I also appreciated the simple explanations given by Harvey for the reasons for performing certain techniques in certain ways thus helping the learner to think in the way of a tapestry artist/craftsperson. At least two other tapestry books left me feeling quite confused but I am very impressed with this book. It begins with equipment information followed by some easy exercises that one can use to build one's technical knowledge on, but the exercises, despite being studies, produce beautiful, 'to be proud of' samplers that anybody would be happy to have on display. Nancy Harvey takes one through a series of tapestry weaving lessons, from these very basic samplers to very beautiful and difficult tapestries. The colour photographs are quite lovely and some actually take the breath away and cause one to be amazed at the creativity of some of the members of the human race.

I have found in recent years a growing interest in Christian mysticism and a growing pleasure in books that offer the insights of the mystics for the general public's enjoyment (as opposed to denser more scholarly tomes, which, while having a valuable place and worth accessing, don't really add to one's daily activities the way devotionals do.)

This lovely little book has a very nice variety, although not all entries are from "mystics" in the way that we usually think of that term (e.g. Gregory of Nyssa, Mother Teresa, George Herbert, Gerard Manly Hopkins). But that's fine, because these are still valuable spiritual voices. Don't worry, though, for most of the entries are from well-known mystics (Hildegard, Mechtild, Angela of Foligno, Catherine of Siena, Julian of Norwich, St. John of the Cross.)

Some names were unfamiliar to me, but pleasant to read nonetheless, such as Saint Isaac the Syrian, one of whose entries could be a rallying cry for animal rights supporters everywhere, and which enjoins charitable folks to pray even for demons and reptiles. : ) Feminists will delight in Marguerite of Oingts cry, "Jesus are you not my mother?"

Very welcome passages include some of the sayings of the desert fathers (lovely, brief, instructive stories) and some pertinent Scripture passages (excerpts from the incomparable Sermon on the Mount, from the gospels of Mark and John,from the Revelation, and from the writings of Paul).

It closes blessedly with a familiar passage from Teresa of Avila, which, if you haven't heard it done musically by John Michael Talbot, you ought to try and do so!-- "Christ has no body now on earth but yours, no hands but yours, no feet but yours, yours are the eyes through which he is to look out Christ's compassion to the world..."

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This book has earned a permanent place on my bedside table as a valuable source of comfort and inspiration. The entries are brief, thought-provoking, and heart-opening. They provide an excellent way to center the mind and heart in preparation for meditation and prayer.

This story of a talented pitcher's rise to stardom contains plenty of charm at its beginning. From throwing rocks at water moccasins in Mustang Bayou to lying ''in bed on those hot summer nights listening to [ baseball on ] the radio,'' the young Nolan Ryan was part of the natural world of Alvin, Tex., his hometown, with its simple pleasures and clear truths. Traded from the Mets to the California Angels in 1971 while still relatively unknown, Mr. Ryan has since become a legend with a lightning fastball that has struck out over 4,500 batters, more than any other pitcher in history. With the Houston Astros last year, at the age of 40, he had the most strikeouts and enjoyed the lowest earned run average in the major leagues. But his success dissolves his charm as his account degenerates into a list of record-breaking statistics. Further, he is too eager to blame his teammates for his unimpressive lifetime record of victories and defeats, glossing over the fact that in eight of 21 years in the majors he walked more batters than anyone else in his league. Passages by people such as Whitey Herzog, Tom Seaver and Reggie Jackson occasionally give ''Throwing Heat'' the narrative quality of a novel. The co-author, Harvey Frommer, who wrote ''New York City Baseball,'' deserves credit for retaining Mr. Ryan's country boy style and self-absorbed perspective, allowing us to see both the pitcher and the person.

* Throwing Heat: The Autobiography of Nolan Ryan Nolan Ryan and Harvey Frommer -- A home run by the greatest strikeout artist ever

This is an excellent review of some of the primitive cultures described in the anthropological literature. The book would be most useful for those who desire an introduction to the study of ancient and primitive cultures. The text is somewhat reminiscient of George Frazier's "Golden Bough" and Joseph Campbell's "Masks of God." The detail is not as refined in the "Tokens of Esteem" as it is in these more specific works. The book has a glossary and an adequate bibliography. The organization is structured around the author's main thesis. Integration, cultural selection and the problem of impermanence are the central points of reference in this study of how ancients and primitives integrated into their societies and established a measure of esteem commensurate with their social and cultural roles. The book is not a scholarly work, as the author notes. However, there is sufficient attention to detail to make the tome useful to those who need a general introduction to the varieties of religious experience among primitives and ancients.

The Tokens of Esteem is a book about ritual violence in primitive cultures. Human sacrifice, headhunting live burial, cannibalism, and the use of human organs as decorations were not simple expressions of savage lust. Rather they were the attempts of early man to deal with the sociological and psychological problems of integration, cultural development and the imminent possibility of death. These rites satisfied a need among primitive ethnics that allowed their societies to find cohesion and thereby proceed toward cultural, religious and intellectual growth. Although these events and practices have had their parallels in the modern world we have always considered them to be unacceptable. Such rites have no place in modern society except among the most twisted and perverse characters. In ancient and prehistoric times, however, they were accepted as quite ordinary and beneficial to society and to mankind in general.
Their practice had something of a holistic and integrating effect upon ancient peoples. The ritual, however inhumane, brought the members of the tribe or clan together, gave them a collection of ceremonies with which to define the operation of their cultures and helped them to deal with the nature of impermanence in the world about them. The rites among primitives were a simple mechanism to make sense out of a world that was much harsher and unforgiving that that of our own.

My wife and I recently decided we'd like to give our young children a more explicit introduction to moral values and figured that the torah would be an excellent vehicle (plus it would introduce the kids to torah). The problem was that neither my wife nore I is by any means a torah scholar - I'm a reform Jew and hadn't really done any bible study since hebrew school many, many years ago. I don't know enough to interpret the biblical texts myself and the full Talmud is far more than I was looking for. So, I went looking, in vain I feared, for a volume that would provide an accessible introduction to the bible.

Well, I'm happy to report that Fields' book met and exceeded my requirements. Each chapter contains a summary of the torah portion, an identification of key themes, summaries of select classical and modern commentary and a list of thought-provoking questions - perhaps 5-7 pages in all per parsha.

I've only had the book for a couple of weeks but already feel I've gotten my money's worth. I can in a brief time review the week's torah reading and then discuss it with my kids (who are too young to read the book themselves). They're learning and I am too.

Serious scholars may find this "Cliff's Notes" approach too superficial, but for a beginner like me, it's just right.

This is one of the best Torah Commentaries for use by people who do not have access to the original Hebrew. It includes a summary of each weekly reading and in depth examination of a few important themes using traditional and modern commentaries. I recommend this book for the beginner and intermediate student to gain access to methods of commentary and the advanced student who wants ideas and new ways of looking at the text.

This book is hopelessly outdated and a waste of money. I would not recommend it to anyone.

A very brief introduction to teaching. Think of this book at a basic outline of how your classroom could work during your first year. The Cliff's notes. If that's all you want, this is your book. But if you really feel lost as you begin your new career as a high school teacher, read _Your First Year as a High School Teacher_. ISBN 0761529691. Teaching... is barely longer than a thick packet of reading material; in contrast, Your first year... is over four hundred pages of details, right down to how to keep your pens from disappearing and websites to go to for free stuff to decorate your walls. Teaching... will give you some very general direction, but if you've ever taught even part-time, the information will seem obvious. And if you've never taught before, it's inadequate.

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A candid and extremely helpful teaching guide especially for the beginning secondary school teacher. Content is well organized with clear explanation and suggestions of lesson components necessary for effective instruction. Emphasis is placed on preventive discipline, classroom management, lesson planning/lesson implementation, testing techniques, teaching across-the-curriculum and different lesson type models. There are also very useful teacher forms. A teacher's must have book!