The Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners ...
 Ethnocentrism is a dangerous slope: I appreciated the general psychological approaches and some basic notions behind the book until I noticed how ethnocentric the writing is. (As a matter of fact, the author even admitted that the Greek created the word & [... more]
$26.85
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Victorian America and the Civil War
Anne C. Rose traces the impact of the Civil War on American culture through a collective biography of seventy-five men and women. Rose argues that at the heart of American Victorian culture was romanticism, a secular quest to answer questions previously [... more]
$4.88
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Democratic Rules Of Order: Complete Parliamentary Guide ...
This concise user friendly book contains all the necessary rules and practices for ensuring orderliness, fairness, and democracy at meetings of any size. [... more]
$4.46
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Linon Victorian Decorative Plate AHKP-23501-1-U
Linon Victorian Decorative Plate AHKP-23501-1-U Interior design of the Victorian era was noted for orderliness and ornamentation. The combined earth tones, elaborate floral and leaf patterns, and ornate scroll work illustrates these design fundamentals. [... more]
$47.95
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Neatness Counts: Essays on the Writer's Desk
In Neatness Counts, Kevin Kopelson reflects on the poetics of the desk-rolltop or bureau-plat, cluttered or bare, the nestlike desk, the schematic desk, the dramatic desk, the dramatic lack of any such furniture. Exploring the topography of literary [... more]
$13.68
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The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures: The ...
It is what it is...: a comprehensive research volume. Personally, I have found it extremely valuable in my work, and will even pick it up on occasion for an aimless perusal. It does cry out for a few illustration, though I am sure many of the creatures [... more]
$24.95
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Writing Arguments: A Rhetoric with Readings (7th Edition)
Essential for Argument Presentation: Presented in textbook fashion, WRITING ARGUMENTS: A RHETORIC WITH READINGS, doesn't exactly make for compelling reading, but is certainly a critical source for argumentation documents. Author's Ramage, Bean and [... more]
$74.67
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Discipline & Punish: The Birth of the Prison
Excellent and thought-provoking.: Other reviews have done a nice job of explaining the textual benefits of the book, so let me explain its practical benefit. I'll keep this short and sweet. This is an excellent text to trot out during a sociology or [... more]
$14.95
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Popular Culture in the Age of White Flight: Fear and ...
minimal coverage of the 1960s onwards: In what the book covers, it does so quite well. But the book came out in 2004. Its weakness is in the last section, the Epilogue. Into which Avila puts the events of the 60s and beyond. We are talking about some 45 [... more]
$50.00
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The Indian Clerk: A Novel
Surprise!: Yes! Ramanujan is a strange person, even in the eyes of his own countrymen. But the real strangeness resides in the group of Cambridge mathematicians and their colleagues in which he ends up after arriving in England. If the author has painted [... more]
$24.95
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Practicing Hospitality: The Joy of Serving Others
Practical and thought-provoking: I appreciated the emphasis on orderliness rather than perfectionism in the home, the importance of establishing family traditions, and the many practical tips to prepare ahead for unexpected guests. I also valued the [... more]
$9.99
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Smart Closet Makeovers
Recommended for anyone needing to make their closets more efficient, more elegant, more esthetic, or simply better organized: Profusely illustrated throughout, Smart Closet Makeovers offers step-by-step instructions on basic shelf building, practical [... more]
$14.95
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