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Books: Text Books: Political Science
The American Political Tradition: And the Men Who Made it (Vintage)by Richard Hofstadter List Price: $14.95 Available from Amazon $9.72 On 7-21-2006 
See Item's Page Book Description A revised edition of the clasic study of American politics from the Founding Fathers to FDR. Inside Flap Copy A revised edition of the clasic study of American politics from the Founding Fathers to FDR. |
Editors on Editing: What Writers Need to Know About What Editors Doby Gerald Gross List Price: $16.95 Available from Amazon $11.02 On 7-21-2006 
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Ancient Greeceby Eric D. Nelson and Susan K. Allard-Nelson List Price: $18.95 Available from Amazon $13.26 On 7-21-2006 
See Item's Page Book Description A modern examination of the ancient world. The incredible influence of Ancient Greek culture on everything from science to literature to politics continues to be relevant—and hotly debated. In The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Ancient Greece, you are invited to meet the Ancient Greeks and to understand their legacy by entering their world. |
Earth In Mind: On Education, Environment, and the Human Prospectby David W. Orr List Price: $19.95 Available from Amazon $12.97 On 7-21-2006
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The Politics (Penguin Classics) by Aristotle, Trevor J. Saunders, and T. A. Sinclair List Price: $12.95 Available from Amazon $9.97 On 7-21-2006
See Item's Page From Library Journal The past few years have seen a spate of new translations of classic texts in philosophy, in part because of more complete texts on which to base the translations and in part because of a desire to render the texts in a more contemporary English. Simpson (classics and philosophy, CUNY) has produced a fresh and lively translation that is perhaps more logically ordered. He makes a strong case for rearranging the standard order of the books of the politics to provide a sequence more in keeping with Aristotle's intentions, positioning books 7 and 8 to follow Book 3. The text begins with a translation of Book 10, Chapter 9 of the Nicomachean Ethics, which Simpson argues is a precursor to the Politics. A comparison with standard translations, such as those of Jowett and Barker, indicates that Simpson put much effort into this version and clarified a number of points that earlier translations left unclear. An excellent addition to all academic and major public libraries.?Terry C. Skeats, Bishop's Univ. Lib., Lennoxville, Quebec Copyright 1997 Reed business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. Richard Kraut, Northwestern University This is an admirable translation, meticulous in its attention to Aristotle's Greek and judicious in its phrasing and choice of terms. It should prove invaluable to beginning students and scholars alike. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. |
Leadership and the New Science: Discovering Order in a Chaotic World Revisedby Margaret J. Wheatley List Price: $19.95 Available from Amazon $12.97 On 7-21-2006
See Item's Page Product Review When Margaret J. Wheatley's Leadership and the New Science was initially published in 1992, it outlined an unquestionably unique but extremely challenging view of change, leadership, and the structure of groups. Many readers immediately embraced its cutting-edge perspective, but others just could not understand how the complicated scientific tenets it described could be used to reshape institutions. Now Wheatley, an organizational specialist who has since coauthored A Simpler Way, updates the original by including additional material (such as an epilogue addressing her personal experiences during the past decade) and reconstructing some of her more challenging concepts. The result is a much clearer work that first explores the implications of quantum physics on organizational practice, then investigates ways that biology and chemistry affect living systems, and finally focuses on chaos theory, the creation of a new order, and the manner that scientific principles affect leadership. "Our old ways of relating to each other don't support us any longer," she writes. "It is up to us to journey forth in search of new practices and new ideas that will enable us to create lives and organizations worthy of human habitation." --Howard Rothman --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From AudioFile In this revised edition of her 1992 book, Wheatley provides an overview of some dramatic changes in scientific thought, such as chaos theory and quantum physics, and then applies those theories to organizations. What kind of organizations? Organizations of all sizes and shapes and business. Wheatley reads her work competently, in a controlled, even voice. Her straightforward presentation offers few distractions and is easy listening. She integrates the theoretical with a range of practical examples from many of the organizations she has worked with. J.E.M. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. |
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