books about: critical

books about: critical

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Critical

Critical Reading Workbook for the SAT (Critical Reading Workbook for the Sat)

Sharon Weiner Green, Mitchel Weiner

Barron's Educational Series, 2006

It has everything it's supposed to: not too much nor too little
A very adequate Book! This book covers various types of questions for the Reading sectoin and the Writing section. It has lots and lots of practice for reading section but could have more for writing (the practice tests on the back can cover that). It breaks down ...

Heart of Darkness (Norton Critical Editions)

Joseph Conrad

W. W. Norton, 2005

"Mistah Kurtz--he dead." An influential work on five 20th century seminal works
I read this book for a graduate Humanities course. Buy this edition, it is the best with great critical essays. Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, written in 1899 is a seminal work about the ills of colonialism, as well as a postmodern look at the subject of mankind. ...

How to Read a Book (A Touchstone Book)

Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren

Touchstone, 1972

Good, but fairly obvious.
nothing in this book is revolutionary. these are things any reader already knows and does, things that one had to learn to get through college. If you have a thirteen or fourteen year old definitely make him or her read it. The last section is sort of a plug for a ...

The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels

Michael Watkins

Harvard Business School Press, 2003

Great Primer for Taking On a Management Job
The First 90 Days by Michael Watkins is squarely aimed at the task of a manager coming in and dealing with a new team. Those first ninety days can really make or break a business relationship and it is well worth studying this information before you take on a new job. ...

A Rulebook for Arguments

Anthony Weston

Hackett Pub Co Inc, 2000

Makes a terrible doorstop, so you may as well read it...
Everyone needs critical thinking. But who wants to learn it? Most books drone on and on about this or that rule with esoteric Latin terms seeping from every page. In such cases, critical thinking would suggest astute readers close the book and convert it to a doorstop. ...

Asking the Right Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking (8th Edition)

Neil Browne, Stuart M. Keeley

Prentice Hall, 2006

Great book
This book is a must have for every rhetoric class! Easy to read and understand, best tool for a student.

Rereading America: Cultural Contexts for Critical Thinking and Writing

Gary Colombo, Robert Cullen, ...

Bedford/St. Martin's, 2007

Very Eye Opening
i was reading this book for my english 101 class and it was quite interesting to read the stories. very good book

Pedagogy of the Oppressed

Paulo Freire

Continuum International Publishing Group, 2000

Critical Solutions for Five Billion Poor Including US Poor
Over a year ago 24 of us decided to co-found the Earth Intelligence Network and begin producing public intelligence in the public interest. We quickly expanded the vision to include a Transpartisan Policy Institute and a Public Budget Office. Today, for free, any ...

Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques (2nd Edition)

Michael Michalko

Ten Speed Press, 2006

An Essential Guide for Creative Thinking
This book, together with my treasured Roger von Oech books, sit prominently on my bookshelf when working on a variety of problems - software development, film production, creative writing for scripts or novels, and developing opportunities in this mediacentric age. ...

Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students (Design Briefs)

Ellen Lupton

Princeton Architectural Press, 2004

A solid book for type - with a twinge of humor
I like this book a great deal. The next time I have a chance to use this in a class (to teach) I will. There are lots of good examples, the language is clear, and it's not too ethereal or esoteric. I think it's a great introduction to typography and laid out very well.

Current Issues and Enduring Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking and Argument, with Readings

Sylvan Barnet, Hugo Bedau

Bedford/St. Martin's, 2007

Good, solid textbook for Freshman Composition II
Teaching college English since 1999, I've used _Current Issues and Enduring Questions_ since the 7th edition. It has always been a good, solid textbook for teaching Freshman Composition II (called ENGL 1302 in Texas) as an issues-based argumentative essays and research ...

The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan

Ballantine Books, 1997

Pleasantly Surprised
When I started reading this book, it seemed to go slow and I thought about giving up. But, as I went on, the relevance of what he wrote made more and more sense. When I was through, I was pleased that I had read it all the way through and now I am a much more ...

Six Thinking Hats

Edward de Bono

Back Bay Books, 1999

"Hats" is a winner.
While it is an artificial construct, the six hats described in this book can be a significant tool for fostering understanding of multiple facets of any problem and the particular dispositions people may have toward solving them. I am looking forward to using this ...

Tarascon Internal Medicine & Critical Care Pocketbook, Fourth Edition

James S. Winshall

Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc., 2007

Excellent quick review
Perfect for interns just starting residencies and good till the end of their second year atleast for quick review, calculations, etc.

Ways of Seeing: Based on the BBC Television Series

John Berger

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1990

A Foundation of the Post-modern
Even though "Ways of Seeing" is a flawed book in many ways, it is so seminal in the development of post-modern image making that it must be considered essential reading in critical theory. The book is based on a television series. The book itself is only 176 pages. ...