History of the Theatre Some theatre students and teachers take this book for a theatre history bible of sorts. Unfortunately, this results in readers switching off their critical thinking skills and accepting Dr. …
Taking Sides Clashing Views These topics are charged but more importantly the articles which argue two sides of each topic demonstrate some of the historical approaches to any subject. The articles are relatively easy to …
The Mind s New This is a very readable, very complete introduction/history to the thinking, questions and issues underlying cognitive science from its philosophical origins. It pulls many threads together to give …
James Madison and the Richard Labunski wrote a an exceptional book on the creation of the Bill of Rights, for which I give my great thanks and express my indefinite gratitude. He provided exceptional backdrop on each …
London A History Modern The author comes across as a curmudgeon who condemns the London of the industrial revolution on the one hand but secretly wishes for a return to that “authentic” London and for a rejection of the …
Church History Twenty Centuries This book could be a valuable addition to the student’s library if it wasn’t for the obvious editorializing which punctuates the chapters and betrays the author’s anti-Catholic bias.
A much better …
Restless Giant Oxford History Patterson successfully presents modern history in this book in a very concise and easy to read book. It’s objective for the most part, and covers the most relevent events of each decade mentioned. …
Illustrated History of Landscape Sullivan and Boults have produced a one-of-a-kind achievement with this remarkable volume. Though conceived as a textbook, it will have immense appeal to anyone with an intellectual curiousity …
Post Mortem Solving History Their lives changed history. Their deaths were mysteries, until now! Post-Mortem: Solving History’s Great Medical Mysteries by Philip A. Mackowiak, MD, FACP, examines the controversial lives and …
American Architecture A History Bought it as a required text for an architectural history class. Ended up keeping it in my library after I graduated.
A well-written, easy to read chronology of American Architecture American …