books about: anthropology     books:     Anthropology      Bones to Ashes: A Novel (Temperance Brennan Novels) Kathy Reichs Pocket Star, 2008 good book this was a shocker because I watch the show bones and had never read a book by Kathy. It was a great book but dont expect the characters to be anything like the show. good smooth read.             Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Jared Diamond W. W. Norton, 2005 Fascinating! It took me a while to open this book, as I was absolutely convinced that, with a title like Guns, Germs and Steel, the subject could only be war. Eventually, however, I opened the book, and was absolutely fascinated by it. The premise of the book is Yali's question. ...             The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down Anne Fadiman Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998 Eye Opening The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down chronicles the story of a little epileptic Hmong girl whose family does not accept the ways of the Western world and Western medicine. After reading this book, I find that I am more understanding to other cultures and ways of ...             The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals Michael Pollan Penguin, 2007 Literally Can't Put this Book Down This is an amazing book. It may sound extreme, but the information in this is mindblowing. Not only is it extremely well written, but it explores the different sides of the same topic, giving you multiple perspectives. I had started reading my friend's copy on a ...             The Keepsake: A Novel Tess Gerritsen Ballantine Books, 2008 Atmospheric and action-packed It's every struggling museum's nightmare. Discovering an Egyptian mummy moldering in their basement, the curators invite everybody to an electronic unveiling (CT scan) and the ancient relic proves to be a skillfully mummified modern murder victim. Oy. Maine author ...             Devil Bones: A Novel (Temperance Brennan Novels) Kathy Reichs Scribner, 2008 She hit it out of the ball park again! Kathy Reichs is a genius! I honestly don't know how she does it all but I love her descriptions and the way she can use language to paint a picture. These books are so packed with science I can use them in the classroom to emphasize topics on Forensics as well as other ...             The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World Michael Pollan Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2002 The best In style and substance this is one of the best books I've read in recent years, as well as one of the most enjoyable. It also broadened my perspective in several areas. I highly recommend.             A Framework for Understanding Poverty Ruby K. Payne aha Process, Inc., 2005 Ruby Payne is amazing! This book is a quick, easy read and should be a requirement for all! You will gain an appreciation for all economic/social classes and learn more about yourself. As a teacher, this book brought clarity to situations in the past and will guide my behavior in the ...             Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit Daniel Quinn Bantam, 1995 Thank you Ishmael This book changed my life. Like a fish swimming in the ocean who takes water for granted, we can't help but take our own culture for granted. It has become invisible to us, because we live in it. This book will make it so you can see it again. Once you start to see ...             Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed Jared Diamond Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005 Warms up after the first couple chapters Not quite as good as his best-known book, "Guns, Germs and Steel", mostly because the first 50 pages are about Montana. Who cares about Montana? I barely even know where it is. But after that it gets wicked awesome. Unfortunately you can't really skip the Montana ...             The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design Richard Dawkins W. W. Norton, 1996 The Blind Watchmaker Not an easy book to read, but well worth the effort. Understanding the evidence and arguments for evolution requires effort and thought, whereas believing in invisible and untestable gods is easy, which is why most people choose the latter. Dawkins explains clearly why ...             "Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?": A Psychologist Explains the Development of ... Beverly Daniel Tatum Basic Books, 2003 5-Star Review Fast shipping and received the item in excellent condition. Thank you; I look forward to ordering from you in the future!             The Power of Myth Joseph Campbell, Bill Moyers Anchor, 1991 Resonates with the song of the universe deep inside us. I have lost track of just how many times I have listened to this set of conversations, but they never seem to grow old to me. It might be a year or more between my getting them down from the shelf, but they still completely emgross me. Perhaps that is the best ...             Bowling Alone : The Collapse and Revival of American Community Robert D. Putnam Simon & Schuster, 2001 A Lonelier Crowd Robert D. Putnam's BOWLING ALONE provides what is, arguably, the most robust scientific treatment in a single volume of the conversation about friendship and its benefits begun by Aristotle nearly twenty-four centuries ago, a conversation about what has now come to be ...             Death du Jour (Temperance Brennan Novels) Kathy Reichs Pocket Star, 2000 Better than Patricia Cornwell! I have always loved Patricia Cornwell's books but her recent ones don't appeal to me anymore. Now I have discovered Kathy Reichs and I love her books!!! If you're a fan of the Bones TV show, try reading this!          products you might be interested in search for books community, development, psychologist, temperance, understanding, watchmaker      toavi.com    web we recommend Fascinating! randomly chosen book: Carroll Smith's Nuts, Bolts, Fasteners and Plumbing Handbook (Motorbooks ...