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Black Skin, White Masks
Frantz Fanon
Grove Press, 1994
Black Skin White Masks
+ Race Theory
+ From a teacher's perspective
+ Language and Colonization
+ Peau noire masques blancs (Black Skin, White Masks)
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Biology
Neil A. Campbell, Jane B. Reece
Benjamin Cummings, 2004
Great Book
+ Biology
+ Biology
+ Great
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Physics: A World View (with CengageNOW Printed Access Card)
Larry Kirkpatrick, Gregory E. Francis
Brooks Cole, 2006
This text contains a running story line about how the current physics "world view" came to be. This story line is divided into nine parts framed by an introductory chapter ("A World View") which puts the approach into context. This approach gives non-science students an appreciation for the laws of nature and physics contribution to that understanding. The new sixth edition uses the latest ...
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Medical Ethics: Accounts of the Cases that Shaped and Define Medical Ethics
Gregory Pence
McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2007
Everyone, Clinicians and Patients Alike, Should Know This Material
+ Very Helpful but also slanted
I have not read many medical/clinical ethics materials.
I am currently reading this as part of an undergraduate and post-bac philosophy class, however, and enjoy the material greatly.
I would recommend this read to anyone who sees doctors, is a doctor, or wants to be a doctor - which should ...
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Environmental Science: Earth as a Living Planet
Daniel B. Botkin, Edward A. Keller
Wiley, 2007
Comprehensive and thorough
+ Pretty good overview of environmental science
Comprehensive and thorough, clear and understanable even for youth. Ilustrations contribute a lot to the overall picture.
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An Outline of Psycho-Analysis
Sigmund Freud, Peter Gay
W. W. Norton & Company, 1989
A study on human behavior
+ Analysis of Freud's Book of Psychoanalysis
+ excellent resource....
+ This book was informormative and well written
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Introducing Jung, Second Edition (Introducing)
Maggie Hyde
Totem Books, 2005
Excellent Study Guide
+ Really well done, insightful, no "dumbing-down"
+ A Quick Look at Jung
Introducing Jung is not the only book I have from totem's "Introducing" series, but it is one of my favorites. It clearly presents many of the ideas that may be glossed over in your intro to psych class. Like all the "Introducing" books, it is not too muddled with details but rather serves as an ...
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Forty Studies that Changed Psychology: Explorations into the History of Psychological Research (6th Edition)
Roger R. Hock
Prentice Hall, 2008
textbooks can be good
+ Great Intro to Psychological Research
+ A great book for any psychology student (or fan!)
+ great!!
+ Forty Studies that Changed Psychology: Explorations into the History of Psychological Research
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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007
Required Reading...
+ This book will change your life
+ Incredible story and a wonderful read
+ Wonderfully written and fascinating true story
+ Inspiring!
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Principles of Digital Audio
Ken C Pohlmann
McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics, 2005
The "bible" of Digital Audio
+ Nice Primer
+ great book
+ Good reference for electronics engineers
+ Definitive!
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The Living World
George B Johnson
McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math, 2007
a book at it's best
This book is very detailed and at the same time easy to read. It is quite helpful for my bio 100 course I am taking this semester.
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Essential Cosmic Perspective Media Update, The (4th Edition) (MasteringAstronomy Series)
Jeffrey O. Bennett, Megan Donahue, ...
Benjamin Cummings, 2006
Built from the ground up on our new understanding of the universe, The Essential Cosmic Perspective, Fourth Edition, Media Update retains all of the features that have made this book so popular, and includes updated supplements that enhance the book’s pedagogy to make it the most effective book in the astronomy market. This edition features optional quantitative reasoning boxes, basic ...
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Chemistry
Raymond Chang
McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math, 2006
Designed for the two-semester general chemistry course, Chang’s best-selling textbook continues to take a traditional approach and is often considered a student and teacher favorite. The book features a straightforward, clear writing style and proven problem-solving strategies. It continues the tradition of providing a firm foundation in chemical concepts and principles while presenting a ...
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The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook Child Psychiatrist's ...
Bruce Perry, Maia Szalavitz
Basic Books, 2007
Brilliant and heartening
+ Remarkable Book by an Outstanding Child Psychiatrist
+ The Boy Who Was Raised as aDog
+ A must read
+ Well written, easy to understand
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Problem Solving for Kirkpatrick/Francis' Physics: A World View, 6th
Larry Kirkpatrick, Gregory E. Francis
Brooks Cole, 2006
The ideal supplement for courses having a heavier emphasis in problem solving and quantitative reasoning. Written by the authors, this supplement gives students practice in algebra-based physics exercises, arranged by the same chapter order and topics as the main text. Icons in the text alert students to additional explanations, examples, and problems in the supplement. To order this supplement ...
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